Art & Other People
Art & Other People
Podcast Description
Art & Other People explores the intersection of care and creativity at a time when artists and caretakers are more needed than ever.Artist-teachers Sophie Herxheimer and Dan Schifrin talk with artists across music, poetry, painting, film, and more, and investigate the spaces where imagination thrives — as much in the dustbin lids and screaming babyland of domestic effort as in the ivory towers of some mythical studio solitude.Our theory of change is that everyone is creative, and accessing that creativity is fundamental to personal, familial, and social health.Can the practice of caring for others expand our capacity as makers? And what do we make of that?
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The podcast focuses on the interplay between care and creativity, discussing themes such as the artistic process within domestic life and the significance of vulnerability in storytelling. Episode examples include conversations with filmmakers and musicians about their experiences, such as Sarah Gavron's exploration of youth storytelling in her film 'Rocks' and the dynamics of artistic creation in the midst of caregiving responsibilities.
Art & Other People explores the intersection of care and creativity at a time when artists and caretakers are more needed than ever.
Artist-teachers Sophie Herxheimer and Dan Schifrin talk with artists across music, poetry, painting, film, and more, and investigate the spaces where imagination thrives — as much in the dustbin lids and screaming babyland of domestic effort as in the ivory towers of some mythical studio solitude.
Our theory of change is that everyone is creative, and accessing that creativity is fundamental to personal, familial, and social health.
Can the practice of caring for others expand our capacity as makers? And what do we make of that?
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“Art & Other People” was made possible by a grant from Asylum Arts at The Neighborhood.
Award-winning author Jai Chakrabarti explores how art serves as both lifeline and caretaking tool during humanity's darkest moments, as well as during a typical day of working and parenting.
Drawing from his novel ”A Play for the End of the World,” Chakrabarti shares the extraordinary true story of educator Janusz Korczak staging Rabindranath Tagore's play ”The Post Office” with orphans in the Warsaw Ghetto just weeks before their deportation to concentration camps.
When discussing his writing process, Chakrabarti reveals how fiction functions as an ”empathy machine,” allowing both creator and audience to cross cultural boundaries and inhabit others' experiences. He draws an illuminating parallel between creative work and parenting. Both require ”a willingness to imagine them in their fullness” while accepting that children and characters alike ”become who they become” regardless of our intentions.
Hear Chakrabarti read from “A Play for the End of the World,” as well as from his short story ”Lilavati's Fire,” from his award-winning collection “A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness.”
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