Scott Showalter on State of Wonder
This week we welcome the newly-named president of the Oregon Symphony.
May 24, 2014•7 min
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052414 State Of Wonder Seg B
052414 State Of Wonder Seg B by OPB's State of Wonder
May 23, 2014•18 min
052414 State Of Wonder Seg C
052414 State Of Wonder Seg C by OPB's State of Wonder
May 23, 2014•19 min
052414 State Of Wonder Seg A
052414 State Of Wonder Seg A by OPB's State of Wonder
May 23, 2014•14 min
Guest Curator Jeff Jahn: Why Portland As a Place for Artists?
We explore guest curator Jeff Jahn's theory of Portland as a "Capital of Conscience." Observations from three Portland artists, Sean Healy, Avantika Bawa and Chris Johanson about what it is about Portland that attracts or repels artists at certain times.
May 17, 2014•14 min
State of Wonder comes to Classical Up Close - COMPLETE SESSION
The Musicians of the Oregon Symphony stage a series of informal concerts each year - Classical Up Close. They very kindly invited us to join the party for one of this year's shows. Here's April and OS Principal Percussionist Niel DePonte talking with Symphony musicians before a live audiece at Portland's Brunish Theatre. This was recorded Wednesday April 23rd, 2014.
May 17, 2014•1 hr 44 min
051714 State of Wonder Seg C
Segment C – Classical Up Close – Spring for Music
May 17, 2014•22 min
051714 State of Wonder Seg B
Segment B –Marco Benevento –George Saunders
May 17, 2014•16 min
051714 State of Wonder Seg A
Segment A – Failed Kickstarter – Povey Glass Studio – Bullseye Evolve shout-out
May 17, 2014•14 min
051014 State of Wonder Segment C - Recycled Rain, Dave Stewart
Final segment of this week's show! A preview of the Recycled Rain project show. Also John Rosman fills us in on the career of comics colorist Dave Stewart, a master in his field. Head over to our website - John's got some great multi-media that shows off Stewart's skills.
May 10, 2014•7 min
051014 State of Wonder Segment B - Kaddish for Bernie Madoff, App the Film
Our second segment features the revivial of one of our favorite theatrical works of 2014, Alicia Jo Rabins' "A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff". We also check out a new Dutch tech thriller that asks you to turn your phone >ON< when entering the theater. Director Bobby Boermans tells us about using second screen technology to support his film's story.
May 10, 2014•17 min
051014 State of Wonder Segment A - Abioto Family, Monologues
Oh the Wonder! Here's the first part of this week's show, featuring some quality time with the Abioto sisters, and a recap of the wild weekend in New York for the Red Door Project's August Wilson Monologue Competition.
May 10, 2014•13 min
Bill Rauch Extended Interview
This is an extended conversation with Bill Rauch, Artistic Director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Director of "All the Way" on Broadway, Director of the "Pirates of Penzance" at the Portland Opera.
May 03, 2014•11 min
050314stow A Seg - Matt Braunger - CoverOregon - Laura - Gibson
State of Wonder talks to comedian Matt Braunger about his work wiith the Bridgetown Comedy Festival and Laura Gibson responds to the Cover Oregon parody by Lisa Loeb 01:33 – Bridgetown Comedy Festival and Matt Braunger 08:02 – Laura Gibson Cover Oregon Lisa Loeb parody
May 02, 2014•12 min
050314stow C Seg Todd Snider Beth Harrington
State of Wonder talks with musician Todd Snider about his new book "I Never Met a Story I Didn't Like" and Beth Harrington's new documentary about the Carter and Cash family's impact on country music "The Winding Stream". 00:00 – Musician Todd Snider 08:41 – Beth Harrington Carter Family documentary
May 02, 2014•12 min
050314stow B Seg Bill Rauch - Laura Fritz
State of Wonder's second segment this week talks with Oregon Shakespeare Festival's artistic director Bill Rauch about the Tony nominated play "All the Way" staring Bryan Cranston of "Breaking Bad" fame. Bill Rauch is also directing a revival of Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pirate's of Penzance" with the Portland Opera. We profile video installation artist Laura Fritz as she creates sculpture with light and video. 00:00 – Bill Rauch Directs All The Way on Broadway 05:30 – Bill Rauch collaborates on P...
May 02, 2014•14 min
050314-SOW-Matt Braunger Bridgetown Comedy Fest
April interviews comedian Matt Braunger about co-hosting the Bridgetown Comedy Festival
May 02, 2014•6 min
042614 Guest Curator Jeff Jahn, Japanese Garden, OR Poet Laureate Peter Sears
This week we were joined by guest curator Jeff Jahn to talk about his take on art in Portland. We also talked to Oregon's newly announced Poet Laureate Peter Sears. 01:00 — Guest Curator Jeff Jahn 04:25 — Portland Artists Sean Healy, Avantika Bawa and Chris Johanson 15:56 — Portland's Japanese Garden Polly Lauser, Diane Durston 23:55 — Blackfish Gallery Panel, Eva Lake, Paul Sutinen on difficult art 35:20 — RACC Arts Tax update 45:00 — Poet Laureate announced Peter Sears 51:20 — Black Prairie al...
Apr 26, 2014•53 min
Federale Interview
April speaks with the members of Portland band Federale on the eve of their 10th Anniversary celebration at Mississippi Studios. Their music mines the sounds of spaghetti westerns.
Apr 23, 2014•7 min
Rene Denfeld - more of our interview
Rene Denfeld's new novel draws on her professional experience as a legal investigator on death penalty cases. It weaves vivid, difficult truths about prison life with poignant explorations of inmates inner lives. Here's some additional sound from the interview excerpt you heard on the show this week. The Enchanted recently came out in paperback (Feb 2015).
Apr 19, 2014•19 min
Namita Gupta Wiggers on State of Wonder
Namita Gupta Wiggers is on our show this week, talking about changes in the regional art landscape since 2000, and the recent news that she's stepping down as Director/Chief Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Craft.
Apr 19, 2014•7 min
Apri. 19 2014 FULL SHOW: OAB exhibtion, Namita Wiggers, Rene Denfeld, Federale, Primus St John
We look back at 15 years of Oregon artists on television with Oregon Art Beat. Curator Namita Wiggers helps us look back. Plus, Rene Denfeld's novel Enchanted, the spaghetti western twang of Federale, and poet Primus St. John.
Apr 19, 2014•53 min
Rene Denfeld reads from The Enchanted
Denfeld is a legal investigator who works on death penalty cases, seeking out information that might be relevant during inmates' appeal process. Her new novel, The Enchanted, is about prison life, the complicated relationship between inmates and the investigators, and the will to find joy in the darkest of places. Here's Denfeld reading an excerpt. Find her Friday night, April 18th at Sunriver Books, and listen for her this weekend on State of Wonder.
Apr 18, 2014•1 min
041214 SOW Wafaa Bilal at Linfield Gallery
Wafaa Bilal is an Iraqi American artist who is writing the names of civilians killed in the Iraq war on the walls of the Linfield gallery in McMinnville in translucent paint.
Apr 12, 2014•10 min
Rasheed Jamal on State of Wonder
Rasheed Jamal performs as a solo artist, and he's one-third of The Resistance. This is a longer version of the interview on our April 12th show. Go see the story page for more comments from some local promoters. We invited Rasheed in to talk about what he's observed as a transplant to Portland, and what happened at Kelly's Olympian last month.
Apr 12, 2014•14 min
041214 SOW Kenji Bunch, Alison Roper, Wafaa Bilal, Makoto Fujimura
We explore compelling installation work with Wafaa Bilal, breakout thinking with Makoto Fujimura, and Alison Roper's longtime love affair with her OBT audience. 1:00 — Kenji Bunch 8:18 — Oregon Rep Singers 10:44 — Alison Roper, the departing principal dancer of Oregon Ballet Theatre, checks in 21:05 — Wafaa Bilal’s installation at Linfield, bringing elegant form to the losses of the Iraq War 31:11 — What artist Makoto Fujimura has been working on during a residency with Southwest Washington’s Mu...
Apr 12, 2014•54 min
Oregon Repertory Singers' Board Chair Mike Lindberg Speaks
Mike Lindberg talks to April about the allegations of missing records that triggered a police investigation. We haven't been able to reach former executive director Jed Shay for a comment.
Apr 12, 2014•11 min
If It Please You Lord: Keith Achepohl's ex-votos
Lovely objects of devotion. Eugene artist Keith Achepohl has created lovely works inspired by his collection. Hit our website for images and exhibit info.
Apr 05, 2014•7 min
Apr. 5 2014 - FULL SHOW: PDX Arts tax, Cascadia Composers, Russian choral, Kneebody etc.
Agonies. Ecstacies. We ran into a number of works this week exploring our relationship to the unseen, from Keith Achepohl's lovely, poignant ex-voto prints to Cappella Romana's haunting Russian choral melodies. If your taste runs more toward elephants in the room, check out our two-fer on Portland's arts tax. Here's where to find what you're looking for in today's show. 01:15Portland Arts Tax 15:10Cascadia Composers 23:18 Cappella Romana to premier Steinberg's Passion Week 32:00 Keith Achepohl's...
Apr 05, 2014•53 min
Portland Arts Education And Access Fund: A Work in Progress
The tax has paid big dividends to public schools, which have funded arts teaching positions. In some cases, entire music programs have been restored. But arts groups are back to square one in the search for consistent operating support.
Apr 05, 2014•15 min
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