On December 2, 2020, the Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry at the University of Chicago held a FarBar conversation on storytelling and oral tradition with performer/composer Nathalie Joachim, storyteller Emily Hooper Lansana, and film historian, preservationist, and curator Jacqueline Stewart. They shared with the online audience insight into their personal storytelling practices, and then […] Read more…
Big thanks to Frank J. Oteri, Alexandra Gardner, and NewMusicBox for lifting my spirits in this time with this interview that took place just before the US outbreak of Covid-19. It feels good to be reminded(in my own voice and words) of who I am, and what is truly of value to me. From my […] Read more…
Meet The First-Time GRAMMY Nominee: Nathalie Joachim On The Haitian Musical Roots Of ‘Fanm d’Ayiti,’ Community Building & Standing In Her Truth. Bonus: Watch the new official music video for Lamizè pa dous from Fanm d’Ayiti, featuring Spektral Quartet. > Watch the video and read the full story Read more…
Flutronix was on the radio! We spent an awesome week down in Chapel Hill, NC, where we’ll be in residence at the University of North Carolina for the next two years. For those of you who don’t know, we’ve been commissioned by Carolina Performing Arts to develop our latest project, Discourse: a new site-specific evening-length performance piece […] Read more…
Very happy about this interview I did in Indy Week. It’s a thorough profile of Flutronix‘s latest project, Discourse, commissioned by Carolina Performing Arts, and highlights our commitment to using art as a way to connect with people and communities in order to process the challenging times we’re living in. “I really do feel that artists […] Read more…