EPISODE · Jul 15, 2021 · 47 MIN
17. Nathan Joe - storytelling, taking up space, reaching for it
from Asian in Aotearoa · host Jenna Wee
Nathan Joe is a Christchurch born Chinese-Kiwi, an award-winning playwright and performance poet. He is the curator of DIRTY PASSPORTS and the director of upcoming play YANG/YOUNG/杨 (23-30 July at Basement Theatre). Nathan shares about his creative journey, expression of identity and labels, taking up space, relationships, romance, and what’s on the horizon for him. Follow Nathan: https://instagram.com/yellowperilproductions ☕️ SUPPORT the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/asianinaotearoa FOLLOW @asianinaotearoa on Instagram VISIT asianinaotearoa.com ___ ABOUT THE PODCAST Hosted by Jenna Wee, Asian in Aotearoa (New Zealand) explores the lives of Asian creatives in their 20s and 30s, one uncensored convo at a time. Questioning our concept of home, identity, family, relationships, sex, racism, body/beauty, healing, decolonisation, navigating whiteness - and how this shapes the way we move through the world and influences our creative work.
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Nathan Joe is a Christchurch born Chinese-Kiwi, an award-winning playwright and performance poet. He is the curator of DIRTY PASSPORTS and the director of upcoming play YANG/YOUNG/杨 (23-30 July at Basement Theatre). Nathan shares about his creative journey, expression of identity and labels, taking up space, relationships, romance, and what’s on the horizon for him. Follow Nathan: https://instagram.com/yellowperilproductions ☕️ SUPPORT the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/asianinaotearoa FOLLOW @asianinaotearoa on Instagram VISIT asianinaotearoa.com ___ ABOUT THE PODCAST Hosted by Jenna Wee, Asian in Aotearoa (New Zealand) explores the lives of Asian creatives in their 20s and 30s, one uncensored convo at a time. Questioning our concept of home, identity, family, relationships, sex, racism, body/beauty, healing, decolonisation, navigating whiteness - and how this shapes the way we move through the world and influences our creative work.
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