Native Americans protest DAPL in North Dakota
Featured on the February 17th, 2017 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:
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With the help of protesters around the world, The Standing Rock Sioux were able to temporarily stop construction of a multi-state, multi-billion dollar pipeline. From Fronteras, Laurel Morales connects what’s happening in North Dakota with what’s been happening to tribes in the Southwest for generations....
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Essayist Adiba Nelson celebrates the concept of "Black Futures Month" with a look at five creative artists in Tucson who are forging a path ahead without forgetting where they came from...
Adiba Nelson in the AZPM radio studio, 2016.- People come to the United States for many reasons. In the case of pianist Nino Bakradze, it all about following her musical dreams. Freelance writer Bryn Bailer talked with Nino Bakradze following her return from playing recital tours in Spain and the Czech Republic…
Pianist Nino Bakradze
- And, a conversation with physical theater artists Rick Wamer and Kate Clarke about their new stage collaboration Kafka's Monkey. The performance is part of a collection of three stories called "Tales of Transformation" about characters facing change and evolution that emphasize mime and "body theater"...
Bonus interview with actor Kate Clarke, discussing her experience performing Kafka's Monkey with director Rick Wamer:
Actor Kate Clarke in character as Red Peter from "Kafka's Monkey".
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