Stoke Sessions

By Stoke Magazine

Stoke Sessions is a series of podcast episodes which are interactions with people engaged in different progressive spheres and occupy diverse spaces. The first series of podcasts focus on young artists from and in Bhopal. Coming from practices across performance, literary and visual arts backgrounds, they will share their experiences, elaborate on their body of work, their relationship and histories with their artforms, as well as insights into and hopes from their fields of choice.

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Ep. 04 - On Art, Activism, and Bhopal with Kokila

Stoke SessionsJan 03, 2021

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Ep. 04 - On Art, Activism, and Bhopal with Kokila

What does being a politically aware artist in a city like Bhopal entail? Asmi in conversation with Kokila discuss the realities, inspirations, struggles and disappointments in dreaming and working towards a better world. While grappling with overarching issues like corporate crime, the climate crisis and a rapidly changing city, there is also an undercurrent of unwanted labelling of vocal individuals, struggles of working in spaces which aren't feminist enough - to problems of appropriation, capitalist aspirations and becoming an accidental activist.

Jan 03, 202159:59

Ep. 03 - Aishwarya Shrivastav and Lavanya Rana on Women and Poetry

How do women of all ages today navigate the world of poetry and art, in the context of small town and cities, the seeds of inspiration, masculine and inaccessible performance spaces, dealing with the invisibilisation of work and identities, being alone with their thoughts to figuring out how to create poetry in collaboration. There are demanding expectations of being perfect as women and also as artists. Aishwarya and Lavanya in a free flowing conversation with Asmi explore what it means to be women engaged in creative expression.

Nov 01, 202057:60

Ep. 02 - On Theatre with Avijit Solanki

Exploring inspirations, methods and new trends in theatre with director, actor and dramaturge Avijit Solanki while tracing his work in the last few years.

Oct 15, 202038:00

Ep. 01 - On the Classical Arts with Kalyani, Vaidehi and Sarang Phagre

What is Indian Classical Dance and Raag Sangeet? How are they different from their 'popular' counterparts? What are its context and themes? What is it like to pursue careers in the classical arts? How is it like teaching the arts? How can we become more discerning and appreciative while engaging with it? What is the Guru Shishya parampara? What are the spaces that these arts flourish in? Listen to Kalyani, Vaidehi and Sarang answer these questions while also tracing histories of classical dance and music.

Oct 01, 202059:29