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State of Field Podcast

State of Field Podcast

By: Robert Smith
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 State of Field Podcast is designed to highlight Applied Drama and Theater for Youth, Theater for Young Audiences and Theater in Education research community.Copyright Robert Smith
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  • Episode # 13: Eco-Fables and Embodied Memory: The visceral and elemental theatre of Adam Weisman

    Episode # 13: Eco-Fables and Embodied Memory: The visceral and elemental theatre of Adam Weisman
    Apr 17 2025
    Welcome to the "State of Field" Podcast, where we delve into the latest developments in Applied Drama and Theater for Youth, Theater for Young Audiences and Theater in Education Research Communities. Hosted by ADTY MFA Candidate Robert Smith.
    In this episode of State of Field, host Robert Smith sits down with playwright and MFA candidate Adam Weisman to explore his eco-theater fable Waldsterben, his adaptation of Chess Story, and his TYA musical A Blue-Eyed Daisy. Together, they discuss Adam’s journey through the ADTY MFA program at EMU and how his Jewish identity, environmental activism, and love of memory and myth inform his creative process. Featuring select audio from Waldsterben, this episode is a moving portrait of a storyteller using theatre to confront grief, honor the earth, and imagine new futures.
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    39 mins
  • Episode 12: Artistry in Activism ~ Alex Martinez Muñoz on Storytelling, Feminism, and Social Change

    Episode 12: Artistry in Activism ~ Alex Martinez Muñoz on Storytelling, Feminism, and Social Change
    Apr 2 2025
    Welcome to the "State of Field" Podcast, where we delve into the latest developments in Applied Drama and Theater for Youth, Theater for Young Audiences and Theater in Education Research Communities. Hosted by ADTY MFA Candidate Robert Smith.
    In this compelling episode of State of Field, host Robert Smith engages in a powerful dialogue with scholar, storyteller, and activist Alex Martinez Muñoz, whose work merges applied theatre, feminist theory, and human rights advocacy. Alex shares how her research and performance projects give voice to the families of femicide victims in Mexico, humanizing statistics through personal narratives and documentary theatre. Listeners are invited to reflect on the ethical implications of transforming real-life trauma into art, the emotional power of feminist storytelling, and the radical potential of applied theatre as a tool for cultural reimagination and justice. Alex also explores the transformative role of feminist music, the challenges of confronting cultural resistance, and the visionary next steps in her activist artistry. This episode is a call to compassion and courageous creativity—a reminder that art has the power to shift narratives, dismantle apathy, and awaken collective action.
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    44 mins
  • Episodio #12: El arte en el activismo ~ Alex Martinez Muñoz sobre narración, feminismo y cambio social

    Episodio #12: El arte en el activismo ~ Alex Martinez Muñoz sobre narración, feminismo y cambio social
    Apr 2 2025
    Bienvenidos al podcast "Estado del Campo", donde profundizamos en los últimos avances en Drama Aplicado y Teatro para Jóvenes, Teatro para Públicos Jóvenes y Teatro en Comunidades de Investigación Educativa. Presentamos a Esther Ortiz como invitada especial.
    Título: El arte en el activismo: Alex Martinez Muñoz sobre narración, feminismo y cambio social
    Anfitriona: Esther Ortiz
    Invitada: Alex Martinez Muñoz En este episodio especial en español de State of Field, la anfitriona Esther Ortiz conversa con la académica, narradora y activista Alex Martinez Muñoz, cuyo trabajo fusiona el teatro aplicado, la teoría feminista y la defensa de los derechos humanos. Alex comparte cómo su investigación y proyectos performativos dan voz a las familias de víctimas de feminicidio en México, utilizando el teatro documental y las narrativas personales para humanizar estadísticas y despertar la compasión. El episodio invita a la reflexión sobre los aspectos éticos de adaptar el trauma real al arte, el poder emocional de la narración feminista y el potencial transformador del Teatro Aplicado como herramienta de justicia y reimaginación cultural. Alex también profundiza en el papel sanador de la música feminista, los desafíos frente a la resistencia cultural, y los próximos pasos visionarios de su arte activista. Este episodio es un llamado a la compasión y a la creatividad valiente—un recordatorio de que el arte tiene el poder de cambiar narrativas, desmantelar la apatía y despertar la acción colectiva.
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    39 mins
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