Episode #224 - soloNOVA Arts Festival Preview
This is the fifth year of the soloNOVA Arts Festival, a festival made up of the best of the best solo performers according to Jennifer Conley Darling, producing artistic director. On this podcast you will listen to excerpts from four of the performers and hopefully you will agree with Jennifer.
Martin Denton begins by introducing Jennifer and they talk quickly about the history of the festival and Jennifer gives a very short synopsis of the four performances not being excerpted on this episode. Then with the dulcet tones of the autoharp begins an excerpt from Julia May Jonas’ Take Heart, the recounting of a child liar both humorous and touching.
Next up is Sally: M.I.A, written and performed by Krista DeNio. Martin remarks about her unique headgear and Krista replies that listeners will have to see it to understand it. Krista does a short excerpt from her surreal techno-tragedy and the sound effects are all done by her.
Last Laugh is Eric Lockley’s rendition of two black performers who begin to confuse performance and reality. Listening you really get the feel that two very distinct performers are at the mike but it’s all Eric.
We close with Moana Niumeitolu, writer, performer, and painter of Tongue-in Paint. You can’t see the paintings that are part of the show (you’ll have to attend for that) but you will hear her performing one of the 13 assorted characters she portrays.
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