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Some Small Magic is an interview series with artists about their methods, their lives, and their philosophies, archiving the stories and practices that create the contemporary stage.

Feb 21, 2018

Adam Rose is a dancer based in Chicago, and the Founder and Artistic Director of Antibody Corporation. Topics include the mind-body problem, fragmented adolescent theories, and spirituality.

 

Music by SJ Roberts: Find more at sjroberts.bandcamp.com.


Jan 24, 2018

Corey Smith, an artist and friend, joins me for an informal chat about his recent show The New Prairie School, the Midwest, the Neo-Futurists, objects, capital-P capital-A Performance Art, art galleries, and ambient fish.

 

Music by SJ Roberts: Find more at sjroberts.bandcamp.com


Jan 10, 2018

Erica Mott tells me about overcoming deep fear through joy and surprise, making new objects out of trash, learning from every voice, and the magical elements of presence.

 

Music by SJ Roberts: Find more at sjroberts.bandcamp.com


Dec 20, 2017

Don Share is the editor of Poetry Magazine, the longest-running monthly English language periodical dedicated to poetry. We talk about the idealism of poetry, poetry's durability and portability, editing with a legacy, and the joy of literary magazines.

 

Music by SJ Roberts. Find more at sjroberts.bandcamp.com.


Nov 22, 2017

Cut from a recording that's being saved for a future project, here's a quick conversation between Christopher Knowlton and I about puppetry and object performance.

 

Music by SJ Roberts: Find more at sjroberts.bandcamp.com