“Love is what raised me, and that’s what influences the things that I create.” - this week’s guest, multi disciplinary artist and evolving spirit isi bhakomen!
isi bhakomen is an Afro-Latinx poet, playwright, photographer, filmmaker based in Toronto. They are currently entering their final year studying acting at the National Theatre School of Canada, and have developed work withTIFF’s next wave festival, Tarragon’s Young Playwright’s Unit and Soulpepper’s City Youth Academy.
In this episode we talked about isi’s connection with different artistic...
“Love is what raised me, and that’s what influences the things that I create.” - this week’s guest, multi disciplinary artist and evolving spirit isi bhakomen!
isi bhakomen is an Afro-Latinx poet, playwright, photographer, filmmaker based in Toronto. They are currently entering their final year studying acting at the National Theatre School of Canada, and have developed work withTIFF’s next wave festival, Tarragon’s Young Playwright’s Unit and Soulpepper’s City Youth Academy.
In this episode we talked about isi’s connection with different artistic mediums, the importance of Afro-Latinx representation in art and media, their journey in theatre and arts training, the effects of history and family on their art, and how Victoria Santa Cruz saved their life.
Show Notes
- The Insomniac Film Festival
- Paula Wing, theatre artist whom isi connected with at the Soulpepper’s City Youth Academy
- U For Change program in Regent Park
- Isi’s new poem Somewhere over the Rainbow will be part of Soulpepper’s Queer Youth Cabaret on Thursday June 25 (come watch!)
- Tarragon Playwrights Unit, where isi developed their play BOOM
- Jennifer Villaverde
- TIFF Next Wave Festival
- AGO Youth Council
- National Theatre School of Canada, or NTS
- isi’s letter on twitter, about an experience they had as a student at NTS
- Angélique by Lorena Gale, a play in which isi played the titular character in their first year at NTS
- ahdri zhina mandiela
- d’bi.young anitafrika
- Paprika Festival
- Miquelon Rodriguez
- Nina Lee Aquino
- Beatriz Pizano
- Victoria Santa Cruz, and her famous poem Me Gritaron Negra
- Chavela Vargas
- Augusto Bitter’s solo show Chicho
- Isi’s ongoing photo project X
- Lido Pimienta
- Princess Nokia
- Celia Green’s solo show Wah Wah Wah
- Donna Michelle St. Bernard
"El amor es lo que me crió, y eso es lo que influye en las cosas que creo." – ¡Esta semana tenemos como invitadx artista con múltiples talentos y de espíritu en evolución, isi bhakomen!
isi bhakomen es poeta, dramaturgx, fotógrafx y cineasta Afro-Latinx con sede en Toronto. Actualmente está por empezar su último año en el programa de actuación en la Escuela Nacional de Teatro de Canadá, y ha trabajado con el festival TIFF Next Wave, la unidad de escritores jóvenes de Tarragon Theatre y el programa City Youth Academy de Soulpepper Theatre.
En este episodio, hablamos sobre su trayectoria en el teatro y su formación artística, la importancia de la representación Afro-Latinx en el arte y los medios, los efectos de su familia reflejados en su arte, y cómo Victoria Santa Cruz le salvó la vida.
Bibliografía:
- Insomniac Film Festival, festival de cine
- Paula Wing, artista de teatro con la cual isi conecto a traves de Soulpepper’s City Youth Academy
- U For Change programa en Regent Park
- nuevo poema de isi Somewhere over the Rainbow que sera parte de Soulpepper’s Queer Youth Cabaret este Jueves 25 de Junio
- Tarragon Playwrights Unit, unidad de escritores donde isi desarrolló su obra de teatro BOOM
- Jennifer Villaverde
- TIFF Next Wave Festival, festival de cine para jovenes
- AGO Youth Council, o Consejo Juvenil de la Galería de Arte de Ontario.
- Escuela Nacional de Teatro de Canadá o NTS
- Carta de isi en twitter, donde habla de una experiencia que vivió como estudiante en NTS
- Angélique de Lorena Gale, obra de teatro en la que isi interpretó al personaje titular en su primer año en NTS
- ahdri zhina mandiela
- d’bi.young anitafrika
- Paprika Festival, festival de teatro para jovenes
- Miquelon Rodriguez
- Nina Lee Aquino
- Beatriz Pizano
- Victoria Santa Cruz, y su famoso poema Me Gritaron Negra
- Chavela Vargas
- solo show de Augusto Bitter, Chicho
- X , proyecto fotográfico en curso de isi
- Lido Pimienta
- Princess Nokia
- solo show de Celia Green, Wah Wah Wah
- Donna Michelle St. Bernard
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