Today we had the pleasure of talking with two artists, Melanie Greene and Leslie Scott, who are both dancers, choreographers, teachers, and most importantly for our conversation today, two of the lead organizers for the International Dance Festival. The festival takes place in New Orleans September 4-7 and you can reserve tickets to their various events on their website www.idfnola.com.

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Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Here are some related links you may want to check out:

• Tulane Department of Theatre & Dance
• New Marigny Theatre
• Broad Theater
• Contemporary Dance Wiki
• Urban Bush Women
• Liz Lerman's Critical Response Process

Katrina Stories is a documentary podcast built from first-person accounts recorded after Hurricane Katrina as part Mondo Bizarro's I-10 Witness Project. Each episode weaves together voices that reveal the human impact of the storm—stories of loss, resilience, anger and hope. The series preserves these testimonies as living history, offering listeners an intimate connection to the people and places forever changed by the disaster. This episode gives you a general introduction to what you'll hear in this series.

Katrina Stories can be found wherever you listen to HATCHED.

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Our theme music was composed by Peter Bowling.

Millicent Johnnie is an award winning dancer, choreographer, director, teacher and filmmaker. She's currently in post-production on her most recent film Ma Negresse.

For more info about us visit www.mondobizarro.org.

Click here to donate to Mondo Bizarro.

Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Here are some related links you may want to check out:

• More Millicent on AI in the Arts
• Urban Bush Women