Documents of Our Times

Documents of Our Times: Artists Talking Craft, Values, Inspiration, Vision. Our guest is Mohamed Kotb, whose food art intersects with cultural and spiritual practice, memory, and lineage. Specifically, he will talk about how his making of food and spices is infused with his practice of Sufism. Recorded May 24, 2021 at the Shawngram Institute for Performance & Social Justice, St. Paul, Minnesota. Closed captioning available. © 2021 Ananya Dance Theatre

Documents of Our Times: Artists Talking Craft, Vision, Values, Inspiration. Our guests are Marc Heu and Gaosong Heu, who have developed their artistic passions along very different streams though they are partners in life. Gaosong is a performing artist and a beautiful singer and actor. Marc is a food artist who weaves deliciousness with beauty in the desserts he makes in his workshop on University Avenue. They speak on their separate artistic crafts as well as working together in their community. Recorded April 28, 2021 at the Shawngram Institute for Performance & Social Justice, St. Paul, Minnesota. Closed captioning available. © 2021 Ananya Dance Theatre

Documents of Our Times: Artists Talking Craft, Vision, Values, Inspiration. Dameun Strange, an important voice in the Twin Cities music scene, an important collaborator of many years, and an artist who brings together innovation and social justice in many ways, discusses the impact of a recent trip to Senegal. Dameun performs Senegal Rises. Recorded March 13, 2021, at the Shawngram Institute for Performance & Social Justice, St. Paul, MN. Closed captioning available. © 2021 Ananya Dance Theatre

Documents of Our Times: Artists Talking Craft, Vision, Values, Inspiration. Discussion with artists Orlando Zane Hunter, Jr. and Ricarrdo Valentine from Brother(hood) Dance. Recorded February 13, 2021 at the Shawngram Institute for Performance & Social Justice, Saint Paul, Minnesota. Closed captioning available. © 2021 Ananya Dance Theatre