Multidisciplinary artist, Jovan Landry, and Tony Award-winning director and Artistic Director of Chicago's Goodman Theatre, Robert Falls, talk about deepening their artistic work and leading during times of crisis. 

We'll learn about Synergy, the first all women hip-hop album and then hear an excerpt from that work. The episode closes out with a segment from School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play by Jocelyn Bioh and directed by Lili-Anne Brown. The play was scheduled to open in March of 2020 and will resume performances when it's safe to gather.

"Interlude: Chicago Woman Hip-Hop", from Synergy, the first all-woman produced, performed, and engineered Hip-Hop album. An Interview with Chicago Hip-Hop Veterans Femcee Flipside, Unmuvabo, Lady Gemstar, Jaquanda Villegas, and Tasleem Jamila, on what it means to be a woman in hip-hop from Chicago. Recorded and arranged by Jovan Landry, music produced by Qisum, mixed and mastered by Viibez.

School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play by Jocelyn Bioh and directed by Lili-Anne Brown and produced by the Goodman Theatre. This excerpt includes performances by Lanise Antoine Shelley and Tania Richard.

Pivot Arts is an adventurous performance organization and you can learn more about us at pivotarts.org. This episode was sponsored by FLATS, a Chicago based apartment community with editing by Hannah Foerschler and original music by Andrew Hansen. Graphic design by Vin Reed. Your host and producer for Pivot Arts is Julieanne Ehre.