{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Three Bells","title":"S3:E3 Committed to creative resilience – Matthew Ché Kowal & Molly North in conversation with Stephanie Fortunato","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2213,"description":"Summary: In this episode, our host Stephanie Fortunato sits down with Matthew Ché Kowal and Molly North, founders of Majestic Collaborations, a company that takes an experiential learning approach to community preparedness, specifically using music, art, and cultural festivals as an immersive classroom. The three discuss Majestic Collaborations’ Four Pillars model for successful events: Safety, Sustainability, Accessibility, and Community Engagement. References:Standing Rock Protest, 2016 – 2017 protests against the Dakota Access pipeline - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakota_Access_Pipeline_protestsTour de Fat, bicycle parade by New Belgium Brewing company - https://www.newbelgium.com/events/tour-de-fat2/Performing Arts Readiness Project - https://performingartsreadiness.org/Denver Pride Festival - https://denverpride.org/fest/Elijah Anderson, American Sociologist and author of The Cosmopolitan Canopy: Race and Civility in Everyday Life- http://elijahanderson.com/Mellon foundation, New York based not for profit corportation - https://mellon.org/Salt Fat Acid Heat Cookbook written by Samin Nosrat - https://www.saltfatacidheat.com/Plena Music, native to Puerto Rico - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlenaThe Federal Emergency Management Agency - https://www.fema.gov/Art of Mass Gatherings Symposium - https://theartofmassgatherings.com/Matthew Che Kowal’s Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/matthew-kowal Matthew Ché Kowal bio:Matthew, co-founder of Majestic Collaborations, Majestic Amplifications, and Majestic Water is a festival coordinator, artistic director, spokesperson, musician, and community leader. His consulting work with Performing Arts Readiness spans agencies, festivals and venues in emergency and disaster preparedness. Contracted by Denver Arts & Venues, the Canadian Government, brands like New Belgium, and festivals like Tour de Fat, and Five Points Jazz Festival, he has organized hundreds of gatherings since 2005, collectively raising over $5 million...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/27Rfwxhh4IuSD1kvZorJogox-ys48l7VyD8k_wqnhME/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE5ODQyLzE2NjQ5/MTc1NTQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}