Sunflower Sessions: An Arts Podcast with Hannah Alexis
By Sunflower Sessions w/ Hannah Alexis
Sunflower Sessions: An Arts Podcast with Hannah AlexisJun 14, 2021
#11 - From Stage to Film: The Surge in Movie Musicals w/ Hannah
#10 - Self-Care, Movie Musicals, and The Women That Inspire Us
#9 - What Baking Can Do
Hannah speaks with a guest baker, Lisette, and how baking serves as an artistic art form for her. She also talks about what pushed her to open her own business selling her baked goods, how her family supports her throughout her endeavors, and awesome tips for aspiring bakers and artists alike!
#8 - Getting The Right Angles, Preparing For A Show, and Empathy
On this episode, Hannah talks with her guests, KaiVal and Telley, about the art forms they engage in currently. KaiVal participates in Musical Theatre and Telley has a passion for photography. KaiVal talks about how doing shows has changed since before COVID-19 and Telley tells us about who inspired him to pursue photography, as well as the importance of family during this time.
#7 - Changes, Role Models, and Billy Joel
Hannah and her friends, Sophia and Caroline, discuss various topics primarily around musical theatre, such as changes in musical theatre, music, color-blind vs. color-conscious casting, and role models. They also find some time to play a fun game, where they are guessing what musical these random song lyrics are from!
#6 - Goals, Joys, and Our Favorite Musical Theatre Songs
On this episode of The Sunflower Sessions Podcast, Hannah invites her friend Clarence to discuss their favorite musical theatre songs, aspirations, and people who are great influences to them. They also talk about pop culture, racial equity, and truly showing love and empathy to others.
#5 - A Talk About Stand-Up, Theatre, and Tina Fey
Hannah and her friend Tessa have a discussion about Tessa's dream in pursuing comedy and musical theatre. We talk about comedians we love, comedy shows we watch, and some of our favorite sketches we have seen. We also talk about the gaps in who can afford to do musical theatre and ways to include more people in the art form.
#4 - A Chat About Bridging The Gaps Between Stage and Film and Inclusivity in Theatre
This episode, Hannah invites Alaina and Gracie to have a conversation about Musical Theatre, and how studying it has changed, due to us all being at home. They talk about other passions they have in the arts and also have discussions about casting film actors in movie musicals, inclusivity, and the future of theatre.
#3 - A Conversation About Musical Theatre, Motivation, and Taylor Swift
Hannah and her guests Isa and Felicity rank their favorite music albums, as well as their current favorite songs. They also talk about their motivation to study musical theatre at home and ways to help find motivation while at home. While ranking their songs, they also talk about what these albums and songs mean to them.
#2 - A Discussion on Our Favorite Shows, Nostalgic Moments, and Winona Ryder
This episode, Hannah invites her best friends Westley and Courtney as guests. They talk about their love of films and tv shows, and in the process rank their favorites. They also look back on nostalgic moments throughout their lives and talk about how movies, tv shows, and music had impacted those moments.
#1 - Conversations on Dance Auditions, Filmmaking, and Learning to Speak Up
Hannah and Madeline reminisce on dance memories of auditioning, falling in rehearsal, and forgetting choreography onstage. They also discuss topics of body image, goals, pop culture, a future in the arts, and learning that every body is a dance body.