PODCAST · arts
Talking in the Rain
by Serra Uncu
Tune in to hear a new artist's experiences each episode and find out who they are beyond what they're currently working on and promoting! Hosted and produced by Serra Uncu│Cover art by @raenytuesdayart
Episodes
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Lover Girl with Boundaries | Semiah Smith
Semiah Smith is a Mohawk pop musician from the Six Nations. In this episode we talk about what Semiah likes when it comes to creating music, the songwriting vs the production. She talks about her song ded 2 me and making more stripped back songs. She also gets into wanting to showcase her…
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Neoclassical Man | Jonatan Lujan
Jonatan Lujan's an Argentinian dancer based in New York City. In this episode Jonatan talks about how he started ballet at a late age and how his fast transition into professional life was. He talks about moving around the world for his work and what the most challenging and the best parts about…
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Do You Speak the Language?｜Ralph Escamillan
Ralph Escamillan is a dancer and choreographer based in Vancouver, BC. In this episode we talk about how Ralph got into vogueing and the ballroom scene, how having his own house and being a mother has shaped and changed his experience in the ballroom scene. Ralph talks about how ballroom is…
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Ephemeral Experience｜Alexis Fletcher & Sylvain Senez
Alexis and Sylvain are co-artistic directors of Belle Spirale in Vancouver, BC. In this episode we delve into topics like having an analytical eye when watching other works, but also being open to being moved by a performance instead of thinking about how it was created, feeling compelled to...
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Question the 'Why?'｜Keilani Elizabeth Rose
Keilani Elizabeth Rose is a classically and culturally trained dancer, actor and award-winning filmmaker. In this episode we talk about how Keilani growing up in an artistic family has helped her find her path, dance being medicine as well as guiding a deeper connection of your body, mind and…
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Who I'd Be｜Tanner Zerr
Tanner Zerr is a Vancouver based actor mostly working in theatre. In this episode we get into what he focuses on when he’s preparing for a show, finding humanity in every role, if actors should connect to their characters to be able to portray them well on stage, how vulnerable acting is and...
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Obscure Operas｜Roan Shankaruk
Roan Shankaruk is a composer, performer and artist based in Vancouver, BC. Most recently she has composed an adaptation of the 1922 novella The Fox as an opera. We talk about what about opera speaks to her and how she has evolved into it through musical theatre. She also talks about horror operas...
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Are We Pretentious?｜Isak Enquist
Isak Enquist is a dancer, choreographer, actor and sound designer. He is the co-director of Little Room Productions which will be presenting its first full length dance work, Fall(se) Circ(us), choreographed by Isak. In this episode we talk about sound design and creating a piece of music that…
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Fingerprints in Each Shot｜Chris Lavis
Chris Lavis is an award winning writer, director and animator. He created Clyde Henry Productions with Maciek Szcerbowski in 1997, and their first animated short Madame Tutli Putli was released in 2007. Their latest work The Girl Who Cried Pearls follows the story of a young man who falls in love...
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Performing is My Game｜Terrell Edwards
Terrell Edwards is his name and performing is his game. Known for his velvety voice, Terrell Edwards is a singer and songwriter bringing legendary jazz and soul artists back to life. In this episode we talk about the first time he performed on stage and the feeling of belonging he had and how he...
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Take Me to Church's Chicken｜Melody Mangler
Melody Mangler is a burlesque and cabaret performer based in Vancouver, BC. We talk about her love of horror, gore, weird movies and Church's Chicken. Melody talks about some of her acts (including Ode to Church's Chicken), how she gets the ideas for them, the process and how long it takes to…
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An Adventurous Spirit｜Alison Reid
Alison Reid began her career in the film industry as a stunt performer and was one of the first female stunt coordinators in North America. She has been directing tv shows and movies for over a decade and her latest work, The Art of Adventure will be premiering at VIFF. We talk about her…
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Love Transcends Time｜Mayumi Yoshida
Mayumi Yoshida is a writer, actor and director from Japan, living and working in Vancouver, BC. We talk about her latest work Akashi, how much of it is real vs. fiction, how the story started out as a play and evolved into a feature film and what translated best from stage to screen. Mayumi talks...
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Curious or Hopeful?｜Brishkay Ahmed
Brishkay Ahmed is a writer, director and filmmaker from Afghanistan who doesn't want to make a "breaking news" documentary. Her latest work In the Room, a visually stunning, informative, and deeply personal exploration of cultural identity and resilience featuring interviews with five impactful...
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Designing by Process｜Scandinazn (Jamie Carlson)
Jamie is an artist based in Vancouver, BC with a focus on making jewellery in a sustainable and ethical way. We discuss the origins of her brand name Scandinazn, growing up in a mostly white city as a mixed person of colour and how that has played a role in her art. We also get into her creation...
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A Real Band｜The Origin
The Origin is a rock band from Victoria, BC with Tom Hayward on guitar, Curtis Duggan on bass and Liam Hayes on drums. While the three are making music and getting ready to play more live shows, they are also looking for a guitarist to join them! In this episode we get into how The Origin was...
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Hope is Necessary｜Alexis Fletcher
Alexis is a dancer, choreographer, producer and co-artistic director of Belle Spirale. In this episode we talk about her 15 years at Ballet BC and the transitional nature of being a professional dancer, collaborating with other artists and her preference in working collaboratively, how her…
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Loudly Insecure｜Candice Weber
Candice Weber is a fiber and mixed-media artist working out of Gore Studio in East Vancouver. Mixing her background in animation and fibre-art, Candice bridges the space between technology and traditional work. We talk about how she got started making fibre art, exploring new mediums, being a...
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Your Body's an Artistic Instrument｜Alina Sotskova
Alina Sotskova is a dancer, choreographer and psyhologist. She is the founder of Voirelia, a contemporary dance company exploring dance, psychology and philosophy. We talk about how intimidating it is to go back to dancing after a long break, Alina working as a clinical psychologist alongside as…
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Storyteller｜Corey Payette
Corey is a storyteller, writer, composer and director. He is a member of the Mattagami First Nations, with French-Canadian and Irish ancestry. We talk about why he started to write, founding Raven Theatre, being the artistic director of Urban Ink and co-creating TRANSFORM festival. The need to…
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Triple Threat Cat｜Sarah Lane
Sarah Lane is a musical theatre actor based in Vancouver, BC. In this episode we talk about Sarah's passion for teaching and learning, letting go of dreams but finding new ones, musical theatre actors being triple threats and getting the strength and courage to actually "do it". We also get into...
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"Slow Cooker" Human｜Emma Love
Emma Love is an actor, voice actor, audiobook narrator and singer based in Vancouver, BC. In this episode we get into how she got into all the different avenues of performing and creating, adversarial relationships, little ways of safety and routine and how easy it is to miss comfort. Emma talks...
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This is My Passion, Actually｜Adrienne Hyde
Adrienne Hyde is a multi-instrumentalist focusing on early music. We talk about how she started with piano, switched to cello and now plays multiple instruments such as viola da gamba and the lirone and how she tends to be led to discover new things and realize that it's her passion, actually....
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Flamenco is a Way of Life｜Jhoely Triana
Jhoely Triana is a Colombian flamenco artist based in Vancouver, BC. We talk about her journey in finding flamenco, tablao performances, finding community and a support system with flamenco and just how much jaleos (words of encouragement) help in finding oneself. We also get into loving creation...
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Inside the Piano｜Vicky Chow
Vicky Chow is based in Brooklyn, New York. Focusing on contemporary classical music, she brings experimental elements to performances using techniques like playing inside the piano. In this episode we talk about how she felt disconnected from classical music that is taught in schools and…
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Fostering Conversations｜Dave Deveau
Dave is an award-winning writer who investigates queer themes and writes plays for young audiences that start conversations. His work has been produced across North America and Europe. His latest work, Papa Penguin Play will make its debut with the Carousel Theatre for Young People, in...
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Time Isn't Real｜Bealby Point
Bealby Point is a rock band made up of Jack Armstrong (vocals, guitar), Jordan Studer (bass), Zack Yeager (drums) and Clay Dewar (guitar). We get into how the band was formed, where the name Bealby Point comes from, how I accidentally heckled them and their best heckle, how time seems to be a…
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Learning from Each Other｜Johnny Trinh
“When speaking becomes noise and ignorance becomes silence, we’re left with this disconnection, without a sense of community. Community happens when we feel heard and willingly listen. So, who do you listen to? Who do you silence? Can you listen even when it’s uncomfortable?” - Johnny D. Trinh is...
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Bringing Characters to Life｜Cheyenne Rouleau
Cheyenne Rouleau is a playwright, actor and creator from Burnaby, BC. In this episode we talk about her newest work Sunrise Betties, a fictional play inspired by when drug-fuelled gang wars controlled East Vancouver and corruption ran rampant in the local police force. We talk about her…
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Pirates Don't Sing Harmonies｜Seán Dagher
Montréal based Seán Dagher is a musician who will be leading La Nef (Montréal) and Chor Leoni (Vancouver) during The Return Voyage, a show all about sea shanties, performing February 16th and 17th in Vancouver. In this episode we talk about working for the Assassin's Creed soundtrack, singing…
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The Show Must Go On｜Carly Pokoradi
Carly Pokoradi is a Vancouver based artist and creator. We talked about her start in the performing world, the experiences she's gotten from Studio 58, her project Recontextiled, how she's a certified ASL interpreter, Juliet: A Revenge Comedy, the comedy duo she's part of; The Dangerous Janes,...
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Staying Creative｜Cameron Wilson
Cameron Wilson is a violinist and composer, his work "A Midnight Clear" will make its world premiere with Chor Leoni in Vancouver. In this episode we talk about how Cameron started playing the violin, his musical inspirations, how he stays creative and the mentally taxing art of composing. We…
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Handel's My Guy｜Allyson McHardy
Allyson McHardy is a Toronto based singer/opera artist. We talked about performing in different countries, growing up singing, teaching singing, Handel's Messiah and why Handel is Allyson's guy. (Hint: it has to do with her being an alto/mezzo-soprano.) We talked about a bunch more so listen to...
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Cute and Creepy｜Violet Patrich
Violet Patrich (Ultraviolet Oddities) is a Vancouver based artist creating art by upcycling baby dolls, from baby head planters to eyeball bolos which have been described as both cute and creepy. In this episode we get into her artistic practice; how it began and how it has evolved over time, art...
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The Grunge Triangle｜Autonomous Apes
Autonomous Apes is a rock band born from a loving relationship between Russian Eternal Depression and 90s Grunge Music. The band that began in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2020 is currently based out of Vancouver, BC and the immigrant trio is made up of Egor Kopshar on guitar and vocals, Justin Wu…
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They Were On One, Perhaps On Two｜Slightest Clue
Slightest Clue is a Vancouver based post punk/garage rock/dark pop band and I am joined by all four members, Malcolm, Hannah, Sean and Nick. Listen to hear how the band formed, what their creative process is like, if they are lyrics listeners or not, pre and post show rituals, playing in Toronto,...
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The Magic of Tinkering｜Miwa Matreyek
This episode's guest Miwa Matreyek is an artist who creates an emotional, dreamlike mediation on climate catastrophe an the anthropocene. She uses animation, collage and her own shadow body which culminates in a performance that is emotionally impactful. Miwa is performing two of her pieces...
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Classification Crisis｜Sonja Ahlers
Victoria based Sonja Ahlers and I talk about Classification Crisis, a survey exhibition showcasing her 30 years of work in the art world. Catch it at the Richmond Art Gallery until November 5th! We talked about vulnerability in art, getting into new mediums, mail art, zines, collage art, social...
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Objects to Feel With｜Amberlie Perkin
Happy 10 episodes! Today's guest is interdisciplinary artist and art educator Amberlie Perkin. She will be leading a clay workshop on July 22nd with the Create Arts Festival. We talked a little about the festival, her workshops, being an art teacher in the public school system, her signature…
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What a Gay Old Time!｜Cadence Rush Quibell
Yes, gay as in enjoyable and gay as in LGTBQ because The Prom is both! Cadence and I talked about TUTS' The Prom in which they are performing until August 25th. We delved into their experience with TUTS as their first actor who uses a wheelchair, character prep and building a backstory, their...
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Hurry Up and Revolt｜Jyla Robinson & Thomas Schultes
First time with two guests! In this exciting episode I was joined with actors Jyla Robinson and Thomas Schultes who are in Theatre Under The Stars' Matilda: The Musical. Some of the things we delved into include their characters, preparing for a show that has a couple different versions…
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Expect the "Unexpecting"｜Jessica Heafey
My guest today is Jessica Heafey who you can catch as Jo in Unexpecting until the 21st of May. We talked about preparing for a role which hasn't existed on stage before, researching for a role, acting in French vs English, working in and directing voiceover, We also delved into advocating for…
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Karaoke Without the Track｜Rob McAllister
Rob is one of the two longest standing members of Chor Leoni and he and I talked about his involvement with the choir for 31 years, how the choir and music has helped him on his mental health journey following him being rejected by the church after coming out as gay. This episode has mentions of...
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Put it in the Collective Pot｜Vanessa Goodman
I had the pleasure of talking with dancer and choreographer Vanessa Goodman. We started off talking about Graveyards and Gardens which Vanessa described as a “blurred transition of traditional Performance and installation performance.” You can catch it April 12th to 15th at 7:30pm at the Fei and...
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Clarifi-changes｜Joshua Beamish
Today my guest is choreographer Joshua Beamish. We talk about his latest work, MOVETHECOMPANY's "Source Amnesia", we get into different challenges he faces when it comes to personal vs. commercial pieces, choreographing work for the stage vs. the screen, founding his company MOVETHECOMPANY and…
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Mamma with a Laser Beam｜Steffanie Davis
Today my guest is actor, singer and dancer Steffanie Davis. She is currently playing Mamma Pig in Carousel Theatre's production of Stiles & Drewe's The Three Little Pigs. We talk about her role as Mamma Pig and the production, her experience as Killer Queen in We Will Rock you, acting for…
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Angel of Music｜Winona Myles
Today my guest is Winona Myles, a multi-disciplinary artist from the Secwépemc Nation. She grew up performing in both community and professional productions throughout the Lower Mainland. She has also worked as a solo artist, teaches and coaches young singers and actors. She is also playing Girl...
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Loop That Sound｜Claire Love Wilson
Today I have with me, Claire Love Wilson who is a theatre-maker, actor, playwright, musician, and singer-songwriter. Claire and I started talking about the current production they're in, The Café which you can catch until October 22nd at Kafka's Café. We then went into self-producing work…
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Tune in to hear a new artist's experiences each episode and find out who they are beyond what they're currently working on and promoting! Hosted and produced by Serra Uncu│Cover art by @raenytuesdayart
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