S3 E6: Chasity & Lizbett
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Any Other Anythings?
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Episode Overview: In this episode, chasity and lizbett share stories about delve into being different, and commiserate with one another by way of horror, sci-fi, and burlesque.
More about the speakers:
Chasity Flores is a professional Dancer/Choreographer, an Arizona State University Alumni. She received her BFA in Dance and has been a part of many works at Arizona State University and throughout her community of Arizona. Since she and her twin sister, Destiny Flores (aka Ave Marcello of The Sintrics;local Arizona Rock Band)were young girls they would sing in beauty pageants together and at many event as well as performing songs in ASL (American Sign Language).She has been performing since she could walk, she started out a beauty pageant baby, young philanthropist for the cool hand club foundation, competitive cheer and was featured on ESPN with her pop-warner cheer-team, the boilermakers, Fiesta bowl runner up for Best soloist 2014, and 10 years of teaching experience from learning centers , group homes,studios, internships, and her true passion for dance. She is a trauma informed artist and facilitator. She choreographed a duet called Fallen Robin that was showcased in the spring 2016 undergraduate show at ASU as well as a Solo titled Shhh...eets and the bed along with it presented in the spring showcase of 2016.She has danced in works by artists around the valley with artists such as Jenny Gerena, Ricardo Alvarez,and Molly Schenck.
IG: Florwerkberserk
Lizbett is an artist, educator, and facilitator with a background in intersectional intergenerational feminism and theatre. Dr. Benge works with young, system-involved people, facilitating arts-based social-emotional learning projects and experiential political education. She loves being part of creative processes and learning with people. In October 2022 she initiated the first phase of her decade long community-based sci-fi circus mystery dinner theatre experience. Her upcoming projects include producing queer feminist burlesque + wrestling + performance art & dance experiences around the Phoenix valley, launching Starstuff a global pop-up arts festival, and building her creative consulting and arts firm, Skeleton Key Creativity.
www.skeletonkeycreativity.com
IG: Lizberryburlesque
skeletonkeycreativity
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. For more information, sign up for GBC’s newsletter, check out GBC’s website, and follow GBC on social media.
Links to more about Grey Box Collective:
https://www.greyboxcollective.com/
https://www.greyboxcollective.com/podcast
https://www.greyboxcollective.com/shop
https://www.greyboxcollective.com/product-page/introduction-to-trauma-informed-creative-practices
https://www.greyboxcollective.com/newsletter
https://www.facebook.com/GreyBoxCollective/
https://www.instagram.com/grey_box_collective/
https://www.instagram.com/traumainformedcreativepractice/
This episode was edited by Rayshawn Watkins
Theme music Fox Williams
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This episode was edited by Jenna Laplante
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https://www.instagram.com/greyboxcollective/
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https://www.greyboxcollective.com/
https://www.patreon.com/PlayintheGrey
https://www.facebook.com/GreyBoxCollective
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https://www.greyboxcollective.com/
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https://www.greyboxcollective.com/
https://www.patreon.com/PlayintheGrey
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https://www.instagram.com/greyboxcollective/
This episode was edited by Jenna Laplante
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Producing Company Bio: Grey Box Collective is an arts organization that produces projects on social emotional wellbeing (i.e. we make weird art about tough stuff). GBC was founded in 2016 by Molly W. Schenck. GBC’s work is interdisciplinary, experimental, and post-dramatic. We work primarily at the intersection of performing arts, visual arts, educational psychology, somatics (body and mind connection), and feminist theory. We aim to explore brand new forms of expression and make choices to rebel against the “norms”. Our work prioritizes investigating broad ideas (ex. hate, othering, shame, mental health and sexual violence) and typically steps away from traditional plot lines or characters. Since forming, we have been in residency and performed with nue[BOX], the Phoenix Center for the Arts, the Boulder Fringe Festival, and the Network of Ensemble Theatre’s annual conference. We have partnered with the Artist’s Box, Z-Room, The Movement Project, The Phoenix Hostel and Cultural Center, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Prison Law Office, the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence, and Take Back the Night Phoenix, and La Frontera (EMPACT)'s Trauma Healing Services Division. For more information, check out the links below.
More links to GBC:
https://www.greyboxcollective.com/
https://www.patreon.com/PlayintheGrey
https://www.facebook.com/GreyBoxCollective
https://www.instagram.com/greyboxcollective/
Host’s Bio: Molly W. Schenck is fascinated with human movement and what interrupts its full expression. This has guided the evolution of her studies and career. She specializes in the intersection of creativity and trauma. She is the creator of Trauma-Informed Creative Practices and author of Trauma-Informed Teaching Practices for Dance Educators. She has presented workshops and trainings for individuals, organizations, and arts leaders on the intersection of trauma and creativity locally, nationally, and internationally. For more information or to contact Molly regarding trainings, workshops and consultations, please visit mollywschenck.com
More links to GBC:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0KnU48LV2bIxQKiZvGL4pB?si=972478bed2394ace
https://www.greyboxcollective.com/
https://www.patreon.com/PlayintheGrey
https://www.facebook.com/GreyBoxCollective
https://www.instagram.com/greyboxcollective/
This episode was edited by Jenna Laplante
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