U-M Creative Currents
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U-M Creative Currents
Exploring Creative Careers: Meet the 2024-2025 Residents (Part 1)
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Arts Initiative
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Season 3
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Episode 5
In this episode of U-M Creative Currents, we introduce listeners to the 2024-2025 Creative Careers Residents—Leah Crosby, Kara Roseborough, and sara faraj. Host Mark sits down with each resident to discuss their work, creative processes, and upcoming projects. From audio storytelling and jazz ballet to participatory photography, these artists and scholars are pushing boundaries in their respective fields.
Featured Guests & Projects:
- Leah Crosby (MFA, Stamps School of Art & Design) – Crosby’s project is titled "Three Times as Tightly" and is a three-part audio work that uses marine animals as symbols to explore human attachment and identity formation. The three chapters include The Anglerfish, The Axolotl, and The Marine Iguana.
- Kara Roseborough (MFA in Dance, SMTD) – Roseborough is developing a jazz ballet “La Vie en Rose,” which chronicles the journey of a small-town Black waitress with dreams of dancing in New York City. The piece examines issues of race and gender as they pertain to an artist’s journey and incorporate the history of Black people in southeast Michigan.
- sara faraj (Master of Urban & Regional Planning, Taubman College) – Faraj facilitated Photovoice workshops in 2024-2025 to cultivate space for liberatory education and collective reflection for social change. The Photovoice methodology, which was developed by Caroline C. Wang and Mary Ann Burris, includes photography training, ethical considerations of photography, direction and narrative development through reflection and collaborative activities.
Relevant Links:
- There will be a public presentation of Three Times as Tightly, Leah Crosby’s project showcase and a listening party at the Canterbury House on March 14 at 7:00 p.m. The audio will also be online the same day. Reception to follow the listening party, RSVP today.
- There will be a public performance of “La Vie en Rose” on Saturday, March 29 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 30 at 3:00 p.m. at the Riverside Arts Center. Get your tickets here.