Arts
Interim Producing Artistic Director David Winitsky on the Future of the Kitchen Theater [Audio]
WRFI News Team contributor Pamela Tan speaks with David Winitsky, the Kitchen Theater’s New Interim Producing Artistic Director. They discuss his ties to theater in Ithaca and his vision for the Kitchen in these unprecedented times.
Read MoreMegan Barber of the Community Arts Partnership on Supporting Artists During the Pandemic [AUDIO]
WRFI News Team contributor Pamela Tan speaks with Megan Barber, the Executive Director of the Community Arts Partnership, or CAP. The two discuss CAP’s efforts to support local artists during the pandemic, including reimagining First Friday Gallery Nights and the Greater Ithaca Art Trail.
Read MoreExecutive Director Doug Levine on the State Theater’s Livestreams During the Pandemic [Audio]
An interview with Doug Levine, Executive Director of the State Theater of Ithaca, about the status of the historic theater in recent months, along with his efforts to host innovative livestreams during the pandemic. WRFI news contributor Pamela Tan reports.
Read MoreThe Cherry Artists’ Collective on “Felt Sad, Posted a Frog” and other streams of global quarantine [AUDIO]
WRFI News Director Michayla Savitt spoke live on WRFI News at 6 with The Cherry Artspace Artistic Director Sam Buggeln and Cherry Arts Collective Artist Erica Steinhagen about the company’s new live-stream theater project, “FELT SAD, POSTED A FROG, and other streams of global quarantine.” There are three performances left of the production: Thursday 5/7,…
Read MoreThe Singing Notes & Slinging Jokes Duo Discuss Performing Amid the Pandemic
Kenneth McLaurin and SingTrece, the comedy and music duo known as Singing Notes and Slinging Jokes, talk about how the pandemic has affected their creative process and how their online live events have both challenges and silver linings.
Read MoreThe Kitchen Theater and the One-Minute Play Festival Coronavirus Plays [AUDIO]
The One-Minute Play Festival organized an April 2020 event where the audience watched plays–all inspired by the social impact of the coronavirus–via Zoom. The Kitchen Theater’s Tyler Struble, director of the local performance, and actors R.J. Lavine and Chris Dawson share their experience with creating this live, online performance.
Read MoreThe Animal Itself: Interview with Ithaca storyteller Jay Leeming [AUDIO]
WRFI’s Roger Smith interviews Ithaca storyteller and poet Jay Leeming, who talks about his career in the arts and why stories are like wild animals. Leeming also gives a sample of his performance style with an excerpt from the ancient Mesopotamian epic of Gilgamesh. Interview first aired on WRFI’s “Your Morning,” March 13, 2020. Jay…
Read MoreLocal public art inspired by the Taughannock Giant [AUDIO]
WRFI Contributor Pamela Tan speaks with Ithaca City Council Member George McGonigal and artist Scott HiItz about recent and upcoming public art pieces inspired by the Taughannock Giant. Proposted Tompkins Giant No. 1 render. Credit: City of Ithaca
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