May 15, 2020 - The Arts in the Time of Sequestration

On this week's episode of Speaking of the Arts Diana gets to improvise her Jakarta nightclub days with Adam Brietzke and Kathleen Johnson from Talking Horse Production and The Stable Boys, and she falls in love with the music of 17th century Venetian composer, Barbara Strozzi thanks to Monica Palmer of the Missouri Symphony Orchestra. Plus, Ragtag Cinema's Barbie Banks introduces a new French film that looks at being a female escort through a different lens ,'Alice'; Catherine Armbrust talks about 'Chimera' a virtual art show by the next generation of young artists (https://armbrustc.wixsite.com/chimera2020), and Alex George talks about two new books that offer a literary escape - 'Circe' by Madeline Miller and 'In Five Years' by Rebecca Searle.

What is Speaking of the Arts?

Speaking of the Arts is mid-Missouri's only weekly arts show. The show is hosted by Diana Moxon, who chats with actors, directors, authors, musicians, festival directors, event organizers, arts curators, and artists about the events they are involved in and also about their own works and their influences. Whilst the show focuses mainly on the mid-Missouri arts scene, Diana's guests have included international composers, conductors, authors as well as artists, musicians, and performers from around Missouri.