In this concluding episode of The Artist Inclusive Podcast, hosts Anna Rosa and Shanga Parker, as well as Daniel Lamb, reflect on another diverse and successful season. Not only does the trio share lessons learned, but they also discuss their inspirations taken from the guests - all three have taken up a more active art-making practice. The three then discuss recent media consumption, and plans for the future. Take a listen to this episode of The Artist Inclusive Podcast for some well-informed reflection, in equal measure to a look to the road ahead. 

In this episode of The Artist Inclusive Podcast, host Anna Rosa and Shanga Parker are joined by Dominic Taylor. Dominic is a Professor in the UCLA Department of African American Studies, as well as the Vice Chair of Graduate Studies and Professor at the UCLA Department of Theater. Dominic is a scholar of African-American theater and a writer-director whose work has been seen across the country. He is the former associate artistic director of Penumbra Theatre Company in St. Paul, Minn., one of the premiere African-American theaters in the country. There he utilized his unique culturally specific play development process called OKRA. As a scholar, Taylor’s training began under the tutelage of George Houston Bass and his Research to Performance Method (RPM) at Brown’s Rites and Reasons Theatre. In the summer of 2014, Taylor was part of the Consortium on African-American Aesthetics at Emory University. Nearly 20 years ago, he was part of the original group of artists and scholars gathered at August Wilson’s “The National Black Theatre Summit: On Golden Pond.” Taylor was part of the cohort that presented a paper on aesthetics. Previously, Taylor was an associate professor at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He has also taught at Bard College and City University in New York; Columbia College of Chicago; Bennington College and Brown University. Taylor is an alumnus member of New Dramatists. He received his bachelor’s and master of fine arts degree from Brown University and is a member of Stage Directors and Choreographers, a board member of the Givens Foundation for African American Literature and an associate artistic director of America-in-Play. Take a listen to this episode of The Artist Inclusive Podcast for a look into what it means to truly follow artistic impulse.

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In this episode of The Artist Inclusive Podcast, hosts Shanga Parker and Daniel Lamb are joined by Lora-Ellen McKinney. Lora-Ellen is a poet, dancer and writer who began her professional life as a pediatric psychologist, hospital administrator, medical school professor and federal policy analyst. In this episode of the Artist Inclusive Podcast, Lora-Ellen discusses how art reaches where conversation can’t and how truth both hurts and heals but must be sensitively told. She discusses how, as in life, engaging our art requires us to address our flaws, forgive ourselves, celebrate ourselves, and keep searching for the places that beauty hides. Listen to this episode of the Artist Inclusive Podcast for a sense of true inspiration. 

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