Une émission d’art et culture en français depuis 1996, avec des entretiens approfondis avec des membres de la scène artistique montréalaise et de nouvelles musiques d'artistes locaux.

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July 5, 2024: Art in action interview - Justseeds artists' cooperative mobilizing graphics for Palestine & Radio Alhara راديو الحارة - Interview with choreographer Léa Tremblay Fong

Art in action interview - Justseeds artists' cooperative mobilizing graphics for Palestine In this edition of the Art in Action interview series we hear a conversation with artist Andrea who works with the Justseeds artists' cooperative and has been helping to coordinate a series of graphic packages supporting the Palestinian struggle for freedom. These graphics have been widely shared around the world in the context of the movement to protest the Israeli government attacks on Gaza. View the graphics here: justseeds.org/graphics The accompanying graphic is by Asa MacPhee & Josh MacPhee, info: justseeds.org/graphic/free-free-palestine-watermelon/ Music on this program is "Passage" by Anarchist Mountains. Stefan produces this monthly artist interview series, Art in Action, that broadcasts monthly on Radio AlHara in regular programming on the first Friday of each month at 4:30pm in Bethlehem, Palestine and 9:30am eastern time. This series also airs on the third Friday of each month at 11am on CKUT in Montreal (ckut.ca) and on the second Thursday of each month on CJLO 1690 AM at 8am also in Montreal. Radio Alhara راديو الحارة - Interview with choreographer Léa Tremblay Fong For this interview Léa Tremblay Fong speaks on a recent project that she coordinated in collaboration with multiple arts partners, including Festival Accès Asie, called Sit, Eat and Chew 五味杂陈 This piece explores the ways that local organizers are working in collaboration with artists to create creative openings within the large questions and struggles with gentrification coming forcefully to Chinatown in Montreal but also being repeated in many Chinatown communities around North America. Also generally Léa speaks about community engaged dance projects and her experience specifically developing this work. Info on the project: accesasie.com/en/event/sit-eat-and-chew/ Music on this edition is an excerpt of a DJ set by my friend Parker Mah, an excerpt from a live performance that took place at articule. Graphic to accompany the interview is from Festival Accès Asie website. Stefan contributes artist interviews to @radioalhara in Palestine that broadcast on the first Friday of each month at 10:30am eastern time, 5:30pm in Palestine (www.radioalhara.net). Also the interviews air on the third Friday of each month at 11am on CKUT 90.3FM in Montreal (ckut.ca).

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