13 - The Only Stranger at the Gala
Vicki and Jacob talk galas. Are they different when they're for surf museums? Do you want to bring your hobbies into work? Launch of the 2nd SWS Podcast series.
Read More12 - Artaud as your boss?
Sarah Garton Stanley, Vicki Stroich and Jacob Zimmer talk
"leadership" in theatre and life, brain drain and whether one would want Artaud as a boss. And yes, surfing.
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11 - Actors are Real People Too
Adrienne and Jacob talk with Annabel Soutar, playwright and Artistic Director of Porte Parole. The conversation ranges from an introduction to Annabel, her work and influences; the responsibilities related to involving real-life individuals as sources, subjects or performers within theatrical productions.
Read More10 - Need a concierge?
Jacob and Adrienne chat with Theatre Centre AD Franco Boni about city planning, navigating civic bureaucracy, engagement with community, how theatre touring practices could be affected by efforts to conserve oil, the value of going away and coming back, what the buildings are for, leadership, and how theatre artists can participate in wider community discussions.
09 - Patios are gold.
Adrienne, Jacob and (briefly) Nathan Medd, talk about building habits, condos and the theatres near by them and what to do other than limitless complaint.
Adrienne and Jacob debate an idea for a show.
Also, a tip: Sometimes conversations are awkward.
Let us know what you think and ask us questions about the ethics of representation:
email: jacob@smallwoodenshoe.org or adrienne@neworldtheatre.com
tweet: #SWSPodcast @jacobzmmer @AdrienneWong88
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08 - Babies are Racists
In this podcast, Jacob and Adrienne are joined by Rupal Shah to discuss work that comes from cultural contexts other than the dominant mainstream.
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07 - Words of Wisdom
Jacob and Adrienne talk about advice.
How to teach toddlers about healthy sexuality. What would we tell young artists at the beginning of their careers. The differences between radio and podcasting. The difference between 'form' and 'format' and 'structure'. What is the social function of sadness?
We apologize for the quality of Jacob's mic. He forgot his good mic at home. It won't happen again.
Read More06 - and then there were three
Episode 6 of the SWSpodcast, where in your co-hosts Adrienne and Jacob talk about how Jacob's show went at the Rhubarb Festival and then are joined by Nathan Medd to discuss the intricacies of messaging for large organizations, the relationship between research and development and product, and how to effect change - or if its even worth trying.
Read More05 - A bit fit? Which bits are fit?
Episode five of the SWS Podcast in which Adrienne Wong and Jacob Zimmer discuss performing live to tape, applying bio-data collection techniques to theatre, placing the user at the centre of the experience, and the changes to the Canada Council's Awards to theatre operating companies.
- Rhubarb Festival
- The Monarch
- Buddies (in Bad Times) space
- Fun Palace
- The Moth
- This American Life's host is Ira Glass
- Shure 7B
- AT 4050
- HowlRound
- Techne: Getting Fit article about collecting more data.
- FitBits
- Quantified Self Movement
- Heisenberg principle. "This ascribes the uncertainty in the measurable quantities to the jolt-like disturbance triggered by the act of observation."
- Interviewing Humans
- Erika Hall
- Design-based Thinking
- Inclusive design
- Dustin Harvey's terrible Skype photo
- German Post-Dramatic Theatre
- Comedian
- Burlesque
Why the Canada Council's theatre budget decision has some companies crying foul
- Adrienne was, indeed, using the term "false syllogism" incorrectly.
- Vertigo Theatre
- DVxT
- Theatre Front
- Factory Theatre
- Passe Muraille
- Mounting debt sinks Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company
- Canadian Stage
- Neptune Theatre – Jacob would like to clarify the he meant the early 2000's, not the 1990's.
04 - We do things
Wherein Jacob and Adrienne talk about how much a person can do, what "the audience" wants and the pros and cons of independent theatre festivals for developing new work.
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03 - Live to me
In which Adrienne and Jacob discuss the relative deadness of theatre, public broadcasting, and what it means to make space.
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02 - Is This Podcast Ragu?
In which Adrienne and Jacob discuss authenticity in terms of original practices Shakespeare, Chinese New Year menus and theatre architecture. Essentially: what's in the sauce.
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01 - A Podcast In Search of a Title
The first episode.
In which Jacob and Adrienne discuss ways of externalizing ideas during the creation process, the ethics of permission in contemporary performance practices, how to build a culture of supportive critical dialogue within the arts community.
Jacob talks shows he’s working on. Adrienne talks about shows she’s working on. And other stuff.
Read More00 - The one before the podcast
The one we're not releasing.
In which Jacob and Adrienne talk about what they're up to, the relative qualities of box wine. Also about doing a podcast together and what that might look like. They come to some decisions - primarily that they are going to do a podcast together.
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