Episode Overview:

In this episode, Delia and Adam use the idea of “otherness” to identify experiences as children of immigrants, discuss creativity as healing as opposed to creativity as part of a job, and wind in and out of talking about colonization ending up at the best taco toppings.

More about the speakers: 

Adam is grateful to be a part of GBC again, and create original works. Raised in the mountains of Helena, MT and starting in poetry & theatre, Adam received his BA in Theatre from ASU in 2016. Adam moved to LA to pursue acting & networking and continues to work on film & theatre, he primarily works with an educational theatre program currently (Kaiser Permanente),he practices and writes his own sounds with guitar, violin, harmonica & piano. Adam voiced his first VO character in the project, ⁠“In the Ring with Daisy King”⁠ alongside Ramona Young. Adam’s family also runs a taqueria in Helena, MT, ⁠El Vaquero Taqueria⁠,be sure to visit if you want flavor at an affordable price, in Helena, Montana. For more about Adam visit his IMDB page and listen to his music on spotify.

Delia Ibañez is a place-based interdisciplinary artist and administrator raised in Virginia where Dividing Creek opens out to the bay. With a BA in Performance and Movement and certification in Socially Engaged Practice in Design and the Arts from Arizona State University, Delia utilizes the arts as a way to encourage critical thinking and relationship building. Delia’s personal body of work, Process in Place, has four branches - workbooks, residencies, collections, and workshops - which all intertwine to form networks of creative action directly impacted by geographical context. As the child of Alvaro Ibañez, a Colombian-born artist and graphic designer, and Denise DeVries, a writer and translator, Delia gained the family value for supporting access to the arts in rural communities (Learn about the family’s work here  A-Ibañez Art Design,). This led directly into work in dance, language, and visual/media design elements to create immersive and interactive reflective experiences. Delia is collaborating with Greybox Collective utilizing the Trauma Informed Creative Practices model. They are also involved with Safos Dance Theatre and Latin Hispanic Dancers United in addition to independent choreography, dance films, and publications

Producing Company Bio: Grey Box Collective (GBC) devises interdisciplinary, experimental, and post-dramatic work about social and emotional wellbeing (i.e. we make weird art about tough stuff). GBC finds innovative ways of exploring, challenging, and igniting difficult conversations. This is achieved by living in the messy grey areas of life and tackling socially relevant topics such as hate, shame, sexual violence, depression, and anxiety. GBC was founded in 2016 by Molly W. Schenck. Since then, GBC has produced over 20 new works, created by nearly 100 artists, and partnered with a dozen local organizations. GBC has presented work at the Boulder Fringe Festival, the Network of Ensemble Theaters’ annual conference, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, and at the Phoenix Center of the Arts while in residency with nue[BOX].  In response to the pandemic, GBC expanded it’s digital offerings by hosting virtual workshops on Trauma-Informed Creative Practices, opening an online store with devising tools, and launching a podcast.

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This episode was edited by Rayshawn Watkins Theme music Fox Williams 

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