Duende Discussions
A fun and invigorating artist interview podcast where I talk to my brilliant friends about their personal and creative relationship with duende - the visceral vibration of the soul making impact with its most authentic, ancient self - made famous by Spanish playwright and poet Federico Garcia Lorca. My guests and I will explore how to define what the mysterious duende actually is, how to access it, what to do with our art once we've confronted it, wrestle with it - possibly in real time! - as well as decipher who/what has it today, and what role it plays in today's ever evolving and challenging artistic landscapes and vocabularies. Why duende today? Because like Lorca says, “The true struggle is with the duende.”
Duende Discussions
1 - Shane Sakhrani - The Curse
For my very first episode I got to talk with brilliant comedic writer and spiritual giver of insight and care, my kind and funny twin friend, Hong Kong's karaoke king - Shane Sakhrani! We break down our personal definitions of duende, Shane opens up about how he alchemizes the chaos of confronting his duende into a different type of dramedy, and we discuss his choice of Nathan Fielder's and Benji Safdie’s provocatively absurdist "The Curse" as his example of “Where is Duende Today?” - what was up with that wild ending??!! Lol We play the first ever game of “Duende or No Duende?” - Oasis reunion tour or cash grab?, immersive theatre and Bill and Ted’s Excellent Godot - which all bring up the question of how to, like Lorca says, “rob yourself of safety” in an artistic landscape that is seemingly more and more prioritizing the opposite. Join us for a fun, thoughtful and stimulating hour of duende discussing!
Have a great duend-ay! :)
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