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

James Bartelle & Zarah Spalding recently shared their latest theatrical production Flying Dreams: The Ambitious Ascent of Icarus & Daedalus as part of our Mondo Bizarro Presents series in April. James is a multi-disciplinary artist living and working in New Orleans. Through the mediums of visual art, live performance, and theatrical writing, he "specializes in blurring those pesky lines that try to separate realism from magic." Zarah is a theater and film artist who you may have seen in the New Orleans Shakespeare festival, the Nola Project’s production of the Tempest or on TV shows such as Will Trent, Leverage Redemption and Queer as Folk.

For more info about us and to donate to the show visit www.mondobizarro.org.

May 6th is GiveNOLA Day! Please consider a generous donation to Mondo Bizarro to keep porgrams like Mondo Bizarro Presents and HATCHED going.

Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Here are some links you may want to check out as you listen to the show:

• Tulane Shakespeare Festival

On Hatched #37 we talk with Michelle Joan Papillion. She is a a grower, creator and builder who works conceptually. Her current work is centered around shared economics and cultural heritage preservation. She's a steward of her ancestors' native land and created Royal Queen Farms.

For more info about us and to donate to the show visit www.mondobizarro.org.

Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Here are some links you may want to check out as you listen to the show:

• Michelle Papillion's Website
• Michelle Paillion at A Studio in the Woods
• A Studio in the Woods

In this episode we talk with Tannis Kowalchuk & Jess Beveridge from Farm Arts Collective. This past weekend we hosted them as part of our Mondo Bizarro Presents series during which they shared their latest work Decompositions. Farm Arts Collective is an Agri-Cultural organization located on Willow Wisp Organic Farm in Damascus, Pennsylvania whose mission is to build a healthy and creative community through life-sustaining practices in farming, art, food, and ecology.

For more info about us and to donate to the show visit www.mondobizarro.org.

Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Here are some links you may want to check out as you listen to the show:

• Farm Arts Collective Website
• Farm Arts Collective on Instagram
• Farm Arts Collective on Facebook
• Willow Wisp Organic Farm Website
• North America Cultural Laboratory (NACL)

Monique Verdin is a transdisciplinary artist and storyteller who documents the complex relationship between environment, culture, and climate in southeast Louisiana.

For more info about us and to donate to the show visit www.mondobizarro.org.

Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Here are some links you may want to check out as you listen to the show:

• Monique's Portfolio
• Land Memory Bank and Seed Exchange
• Botanica: Gardens, Landscapes and Plant Medicines in South Louisiana
• Nanih Bvlbancha

Kelly Bond is a New Orleans based director, choreographer, performer and teacher. Her and her creative partner, Ellery Burton, recently premiered their latest dance experiment, Fuzzy Bulldozer, at Catapult as part of our Mondo Bizarro Presents series. They'll be doing it again in Philadelphia and New Orleans later this year so follow Kelly on social media to get your tickets as soon as they are available.

For more info about us and to donate to the show visit www.mondobizarro.org.

Our theme music is by Rotary Downs.

Here are some links you may want to check out as you listen to the show:

• Kelly Bond's Website
• Kelly Bond on Instagram
• Faye Driscoll
• Cannonball Festival
• Marigny Opera House
• Mondo Bizarro on Instagram