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March 14: Hossam Ramzy  |
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ART+ talks to Hossam Ramzy about his music, we listen to Kashmir, one of his music arrangements on No Quarter Unledded with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (one half of Led Zeppelin). We talk about his new album Tribal Bedouin Dance, and why his music is uplifting. Here is the audio file of Hossam Ramzy's Talk on March 14, 2007 |
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March 21:
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ART+ interviews Mr. Hiroki about his film Its Only Talk which will play at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. Mr. Taro Goto, Assitant Director of the Festival introduces Mr. Hiroki and It's Only Talk. Mr. Goto tells us about this year's special 25th Anniversay of the Festival. Mr. Hiroki talks about the film's message: that gentleness and love alone cannot cure mental diseases. A sick person has to realize the reality of life and the others around the person should show fortitude towards him/her. We listen to music by Dragon Ash who wrote the film's music The interview was translated by Ms. Makiko Kato. Audio of Mr. Hiroki's interview in English is here , Audio of Mr. Hiroki's interview in Japanese is here . |
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March 28:
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Dr. David D. Burns, the author and psychiatrist who helped millions help themselves with Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy talks about the art of Feeling Good and how we can use Cognitive Therapy to control anxiety and depression. Dr. Burns talks to us about how we can treat anxiety without medication Dr. Burns explains Cognitive Therapy and how it can help us change the brain and overcome depression and anxiety without medication. Dr. Burns discusses his new book, When Panic Attacks and the techniques that can help change our thinking so that we enjoy our life free of anxiety and depression. Dr. Burns is an Adjunct Professor of Clinical and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. To read more about Dr. Burns, please visit his Wiki page and his website. Here is a 2 minute excerpt from Dr. Burns' talk on March 28 Here is the audio file of Dr. David D. Burns' talk on March 28, 2007 | |||||||||||
April 3 (Tuesday Special):
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Interview Delfeayo Marsalis, the highly acclaimed jazz musician, composer, trombonist and Grammy Award-winning producer whose playing blends fierce jazz chops, classical ideas, and New Orleans street parade rhythms. Delfeayo Marsalis performs with his Quartet at Davis' Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts from April 3 - 7, 2007. He talks to us about his new album Minions Dominion on which he has 5 compositions. He talked about his work with two jazz legends: Elvin Jones and Art Blakey and about his 22 year career as a music producer. Here is the audio of the interview with Mr. Delfeayo Marsalis |
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April 4:
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Shemekia Copeland talks to us about why she sings the blues, how she grew up around music and her plans for her new album. We hear some of the songs she will sing in her upcoming performance at the Mondavi Center for Performing Arts in Davis, CA on April 20, 2007. Here is the Audio file of Shemekia Copeland's interview |
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April 11:
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Interview with Mr. Maximov about his animation work, his interest in developing computer games, e.g. Full Pipe , the animation software he uses and his volunteer work with children every summer. Mr. Maximov discusses how he teaches animation and why motivation is one of the most important things in this art: motivation of the animator and the motivation of the characters he is animating. | |||||||||||
April 18:
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Artists John Natsoulas, Donna Billick and Diane Ullman, UCDavis Associate Dean, join us to talk about collaboration between art, science and the community. They talk about the community and artists' collaboration in the upcoming 18th CCACA California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art which will be held in Davis, CA from April 27 - 29, 2007. They tell us how this developed to be the biggest Ceramic Conference in North America. It is organized by the Natsoulas Gallery. They also talk about the role of public gardens in education and how ceramic art from Davis will be represented at the 2007 APGA Annual Conference in Washington, DC in June. They also discussed the new, unique Art, Science Fusion Program at UCDavis and why art education is essential to teaching and developing leadership skills. Here is the Audio file of the Natsoulas, Billick, Ullman interview | |||||||||||
April 25:
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The RWW Center is an art institution built about 50 years ago beside the Pyramids in Egypt. Lady Hillary Weir, former diplomat and wife of British Ambassador in Egypt from 1979-85 talks about RWW's philosophy and the exhibits she helped organize for the RWW Art Center in Britain in 1985-86 and 2006. Barbara Heller who helped organize these exhibits in Britain will talk to us from London. Architect Ikram Nosshi and Suzan Wissa Wassef who run the Art Center in Cairo talk about celebrating 50 years of Art at the Center, the Center's philosophy and some of its publications. Here is the Audio file of the RWW Art Center interview with Lady Hilary Weir, Barbara Heller, Suzan Wissa Wassef and Ikram Nosshi | |||||||||||
