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Heart in Art is a podcast dedicated to connecting people through their love of the Arts and creativity. Host Dani Van De Broucke (MFA, MEd.) is a U.K based: Writer, Educator and Founder of 'Open to Change Yoga.'

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  1. The Neoclassical

    Neoclassicism is the label we use for the period of art history after the Baroque. Spanning the 18th century enlightenment era and into the beginning of the 19th c. Paradigms or broad thought trends always develop in relation to the period before them, and often shift to embrace an opposing...

  2. The Baroque

    Continuing on with our art history series, this episode we’ll focus upon the aesthetic of The Baroque, with reference to European classical music. The term ‘Baroque’, coined by 19th century critics, describes the period in western European classical music between 1600 to around 1750. The name...

  3. The Renaissance

    Part of Series 3: Artistic Movements for Beginners. Join our host Dani Van De Broucke, as she explores the Renaissance paradigm through the exploration of three famous art pieces of the time: The Sistine Madonna [the Madonna di San Sisto ] by Raphael [Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino. (1513-1514)...

  4. Christmas Special 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens

    Get your Christmas treats out, light the fire and get cosy. Join our host Dani Van De Broucke for a yuletide Victorian classic story, A Christmas Carol, by English author, Charles Dickens.

  5. The Gothic

    This episode starts our new exciting new season, which is a beginners crash course in major artistic styles and movements across the centuries. This episode has a spooky vibe, and focuses upon Gothic Literature in particular, which spans a vast time period from the Middles ages (13th century) up…

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  6. 2020: What is it like to be a travel writer?

    2020: In a year that's turned travel upon its' head, what is it like to be a travel writer? Meghan O'Dea has been writing for the past decade about everything from tech to travel to cultivating resilience. Most recently, she joined Lonely Planet at a digital editor, where she frequently writes…

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  7. EDM vs. the Underground

    How has the Electronic Dance scene changed since the 1980s? With special guest, Canadian DJ and Producer, Model Citizen. Electronic Music has been an important part of counter-culture in both Europe and America over the past 40 years, but how did it makes it's way into the mainstream? What has...

  8. Do Photographers look at the world a little differently?

    Today I'll be talking to the first photographer we have welcomed to Heart in Art, Adam Lang of LangShot Photography. His work focuses upon portraiture and the urban landscapes and architecture in the some of the most beautiful cities in Europe. He describes his style as 'moody,' and he certainly...

  9. What is the role of Truth in Storytelling?

    Our special guest today is children's author and journalist, Ritu Hemnani. We talk about her new children's book 'Gope and Meera,' based upon the 1947 partition of India and the resulting destruction of the state of Sindh, which led the to largest mass migration in history. Ritu tells us about…

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  10. Antic Hay by Aldous Huxley Chapter 1

    This comic novel was published in 1923. The story takes place in London, and depicts the self-absorbed elite in turbulent times following the end of World War I. Listen and enjoy, as our host, Dani Van De Broucke, narrates chapter 1.

  11. Why is Vulnerability so important in Art?

    A multi-disciplinary storyteller from Indonesia, Edward Gunawan has worked as writer, producer, director and actor on award-winning stage and screen projects across Asia and the US. He was a producer on How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) and an executive producer on By the Time It Gets Dark.…

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  12. Poetry by Sonia Leung

    Sonia Leung began writing when she turned forty. In 2016, she earned a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing with distinction from City University of Hong Kong. Presently, Sonia is working on rewriting her English memoir Hong Kong Dream. She is also at work on her first bilingual lyric-poem...

  13. 'Maria's Orange Dahlia's a Short Story

    This is a short story by our host, Dani Van De Broucke, borne out of a writing experiment with perspective and time. Set in Oaxaca, Mexico, it tells of the interesting relationship between the protagonist David, and his mother Maria.

  14. How can storytelling heal?

    Mental health issues, such as addiction, remain a societal taboo, despite many high-profile celebrities, such as Elton John, Steven King and Daniel Ratcliffe to name but a few, bravely breaking their anonymity. This week we explore the role that storytelling plays in healing from addiction, and…

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  15. Why is Graffiti Subversive AND Sanctioned?

    In this episode, host Dani Van De Broucke chats with the uber-cool Jason and Stan, founders of Hong Kong Walls; a group responsible for much of the incredible Graffiti and Street Art around central Hong Kong. We've all heard of Banksy, and he has many global counterparts; In the NYC 'Fade', in...

  16. What has Desire got to do with Art?

    Good fiction writing requires characterisation that makes you feel invested in a character because they seem three dimensional, have human flaws and also, desires. The bare bones of any plot rely upon a character who wants something, but their yearning is extended, and perhaps never realised, due...

  17. How does the relationship between artist and craft develop over time?

    Artists sometimes discover their talent late in life, and some have a lifelong relationship with their chosen art form. As a writer, I know there have been times in my life I have loved fiction writing as a hobby, times when I have felt confident in my ability and realised it is my calling, and...

  18. Why is Story-telling a Political Act?

    In Chimamanda Adichie's 2009 Tedtalk 'The Danger of a Single Story,' Adichie talks about the danger of dominant or one track stories; discourse that can be culturally reductive, deny groups with less political or social impact a 'voice' i.e. representation in the prevailing historical or social...

  19. Why do artists work across mediums?

    Often artists work spans forms, for example writers/musicians, poets/singers and so on. There are also artists who work in a variety of mediums; writers who use many different platforms, for differing audiences and purposes, or visual artists who work with oil paints and digitally. But what lies...

  20. How does Art Communicate Truth?

    Today, we are joined by Karina Calver. Karina is an International Bestselling Author of A Girl’s Faith, published in February 2019. She is a counselor from Monash University, Australia, specializing in Trauma and Relationship counseling. Her memoir entitled “A Girl’s Faith”, is a collection of...

  21. What is Art?

    'Lying, the telling of beautiful untrue things, is the proper aim of art.' (Wilde, O, 1854-1900) 'Art is a lie that makes us realise the truth.'(Picasso, P, 1881-1973) Aesthetic, a lie, the truth, intention, concept, craft, imitation, lesson or challenge? Let's think about what art means to us...

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Heart in Art is a podcast dedicated to connecting people through their love of the Arts and creativity. Host Dani Van De Broucke (MFA, MEd.) is a U.K based: Writer, Educator and Founder of 'Open to Change Yoga.'

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