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Episode 17 - Ananya Chatterjea

Who Yo People Is

Release Date: 01/06/2020

Bonus Track - Florinda Bryant show art Bonus Track - Florinda Bryant

Who Yo People Is

Florinda is an interdisciplinary artist, activist and educator that I’ve been art-family with since 1998. Here she talks about tending not only to her art, and her communities, but to her own mental, physical, spiritual health. A Texas gurl who calls Austin home, Florinda has worked with Salvage Vanguard Theater, the Rude Mechs, the Vortex, Paper Chairs, Theater en Bloc and Teatro Vivo in Austin, TX and the Ensemble Theater in Houston.

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Episode 36 - Mankwe Ndosi show art Episode 36 - Mankwe Ndosi

Who Yo People Is

Mankwe Ndosi says her people are “fierce makers, re-workers, healers and those the push themselves to make in the uncomfortable places/and populate the uneasy textures and terrains…(they are) connectors who are willing to be compassionately uncomfortable...”

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Episode 35 - Renita Martin show art Episode 35 - Renita Martin

Who Yo People Is

In addition to writing, performing, publishing and producing - Renita is founder of Rhythm Visions Production Company whose mission is to advance social and economic development in our communities through the creation and promotion of world-class art. More at: http://www.whoyopeopleis.com/season-3

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Episode 34 - Aimee K. Bryant show art Episode 34 - Aimee K. Bryant

Who Yo People Is

Aimee says "take a leap of faith - move towards what you want, what feels good - even if it is scary.”

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Episode 33 - Sonja Parks show art Episode 33 - Sonja Parks

Who Yo People Is

Making certain that the “entire artist” is taken care of and respected.

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Episode 32 - Stacey Karen Robinson show art Episode 32 - Stacey Karen Robinson

Who Yo People Is

Stacey Karen Robinson "stewarding what is coming through".

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Announcing Season 3 show art Announcing Season 3

Who Yo People Is

Season 3 of "Who Yo People Is" will be dropping soonsoon...check out more at: https://www.whoyopeopleis.com/season-3

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Episode 31 - End of Season 2/Honoring Diane Rodriguez show art Episode 31 - End of Season 2/Honoring Diane Rodriguez

Who Yo People Is

Today we honor Diane Rodriguez. Diane transitioned on 4/10/20. May all the Love Beauty & Blessings that she so generously gave the world/carry her in Light with Love. Listen to episode 18/and receive her wisdom/and Glory. 

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Episode 30 - Alexis Pauline Gumbs show art Episode 30 - Alexis Pauline Gumbs

Who Yo People Is

An academic guided by intellectual practices inspired by Black liberation and Love, Alexis is a 2020-21 National Humanities Center Fellow. She says she is a Marine Mammal Apprentice...one who is carrying on blood line traditions of listening to whales. Alexis says, "one foot in the water one foot in the sand is where I hear the best."

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Episode 29 - Sangodare show art Episode 29 - Sangodare

Who Yo People Is

Sangodare creates media and art for healing and transformation. Activating energy and vibrational fields to open space for people to be more of who they are, Sangodare makes connections between the vocality of Black preaching styles, and Ifa oriki traditions and tonalities.

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Ananya Chatterjea is Ananya Dance Theatre founder, artistic director, choreographer, dancer. She is a 2011 Guggenheim Choreography Fellow, 2012 McKnight Choreography Fellow, 2016 Joyce Award recipient, 2019-2020 Urban Bush Women Choreographic Fellow, and a 2019 Dance/USA Artist Fellow.

In this interview Ananya speaks of growing up in Kolkata, India learning about transnational feminist & women’s movements, urban beats, social justice and the drum beat of women's daily life in dance. She speaks of coming to the US to study at Columbia university (NY), and later temple University where she received her (Ph.D). Ananya shares her Journey with what it means to make a dance and the how her commitment to social justice taught her to choreograph. With Social Justice roots learned in India Ananya  speaks of balancing the weight of loneliness and work as a young working single mother by building her own company - teaching dance to women of color, making work, and building community - while creating space for WOC to share their stories and histories of colonialism, violence and resilience through dance. 

More about Ananya at: 
http://www.ananyadancetheatre.org/bios/ananya-chatterjea

More about Ananya and all dem Guests at:
https://www.whoyopeopleis.com/season-2