Melting Pot

In episode 2 of our Performing Perspectives series our host Payal Nayar is in conversation with Vessela Banzourkova, a cinema, photography, and fine arts enthusiast and Stefan Mustafchiev a man who gets things done. Vessela had always known she wanted to work in the artistic field since she was a child. Vessela tried with many kinds of expression, but it wasn't until she took up a camera that everything clicked, and she soon fell in love with the art of photography. This became her major passion and source of joy in life. Stefan is a seasoned professional in the offshore industry, boasting a proven record of efficiency, productivity, and accuracy. With his well-organized nature and excellent attention to detail, he possesses the ability to effectively prioritize a substantial workload. Over the years, he has acquired extensive experience working for various employers, honing his skills and expertise to perform under pressure. His exceptional interpersonal skills allow him to work seamlessly with individuals at all levels, making him a highly valuable asset within any team. Stay tuned to hear more from Vessela and Stefan about their experiences in photography and cinema in the upcoming episode with our host Payal Nayar. Vessela Banzourkova has worked as a freelance filmmaker in over 100 feature films. She's become a renowned figure in the film business over the years, working as a First Assistant Director, producer, or Line Producer on a range of projects. She is especially pleased of her contributions to a number of blockbuster films, including The Enforcer, Hellboy, The Expendables, Bricklayer, Rambo V, and many others. Working alongside stars like Antonio Banderas, Jason Statham, Silvester Stllone, Aaron Eckhart, Nicolas Cage, Gerard Butler, William Dafoe, and many more has been an honour for her. Tune in as she shares insights of working with big names in the industry and her journey throughout with our host Payal Nayar. Episodes streaming on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music or wherever you may listen to podcasts. Apple Podcasts: https://buff.ly/2Vf8vv8⠀ Spotify: https://buff.ly/2Vf8uHA⠀ Google Podcasts:https://buff.ly/2Vds6LX⠀ -Original music credit: Rish Sharma.His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. -October2019 voicesandmore Pte Ltd All rights reserved Do support the show with reviews, shares and a one time donation to help bring you a lot more important content. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meltingpotcollective Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our very engaging show Melting Pot we start Season 16 with a new series Performing perspectives. This episode's guest is Kate Golledge a UK based theatre director. She specialises in new musicals and making work with & for young people. She is an Associate Artist of the Singapore Repertory Theatre, for whom she has developed and directed a catalogue of children’s shows over the last ten years, seen by around two hundred thousand primary school aged children. Alongside directing Kate also works as a dramaturg and development consultant on new work, particularly in the field of new British musicals. She is a member of SDUK. Hear all about her journey into theatre in this Melting Pot episode. With a specialisation in new musicals and a passion for creating engaging experiences for young audiences, Kate has established herself as a prominent figure in the world of theatre. Her invaluable contributions to shaping and refining original works have made her a sought-after collaborator in the industry. Notably, Kate is an esteemed member of SDUK (Stage Directors UK), further solidifying her position as a respected professional in the field. Tune in to Melting Pot to gain insight into Kate's remarkable journey in the theatre world, as she shares her experiences, challenges, and triumphs along the way with our host Payal Nayar. Episodes available on all podcast streaming platforms and on YouTube. Apple Podcasts: https://buff.ly/2Vf8vv8⠀ Spotify: https://buff.ly/2Vf8uHA⠀ Google Podcasts:https://buff.ly/2Vds6LX⠀ -Original music credit: Rish Sharma.His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. -October2019 voicesandmore Pte Ltd All rights reserved Do support the show with reviews, shares and a one time donation to help bring you a lot more important content. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meltingpotcollective Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our final episode of the Impact of Visual Arts series, our host Payal Nayar is in conversation with Rahul Inamdar, a crossover artist with an MBA and an engineering degree and a 10 years of professional experience in innovation and brand management. Rahul left his lucrative position as a corporate consultant in 2007 to pursue his passion for painting. Rahul Inamdar is a colour gradient alchemist who does not neatly fit into any genre. He invites his audience to slowly absorb and internalize the paintings in order to really engage with the worlds of pure space that he unfolds. Stay tuned to listen Rahul's journey from corporate world to canvas in this episode with our host Payal Nayar. Rahul Inamdar, a self-taught artist, works with oil on canvas, sometimes laying substantial quantities of oil colour on prepared canvas with brushes, rollers and even rolling pins, while utilising charcoal for lines and textures. Rahul orchestrates minimum techniques to portray a range of emotions. Rahul's creative method entails an internal search and the elimination of formal parts of memory in order to distil the essence of sensory elements into line, mass, and colour. Wordless thinking transforms into colour masses, propelling the spectator on a sensual creative trip. Tune in and listen to Rahul share insights about his minimalistic approach onto his works with our host Payal Nayar. Episodes streaming on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music or wherever you listen to podcasts. Apple Podcasts: https://buff.ly/2Vf8vv8⠀ Spotify: https://buff.ly/2Vf8uHA⠀ Google Podcasts:https://buff.ly/2Vds6LX⠀ -Original music credit: Rish Sharma.His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. -October2019 voicesandmore Pte Ltd All rights reserved Do support the show with reviews, shares and a one time donation to help bring you a lot more important content. Link to donate as below. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meltingpotcollective Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 11 in the Impact of Visual Artists series on Melting Pot we are in conversation with Jivan Hovhannisyan. Born in 1968 in the town of Sisian Republic of Armenia, Jivan Hovhannisyan was a teacher at Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre ( DUCTAC) until 2018 and is presently teaching pencil drawing and oil painting to adults at the Reem Gallery Dubai. Stay tuned as Jivan shares his experiences and insights on his fine art skills in this episode with our host Payal Nayar. Jivan started painting and drawing at just 2 years old and since then he has never looked back. With over 30 years of experience under his sleeves as an artist and painter, he has developed a strong set of skills in several artistic areas. "My artistic work will lift itself off the canvas for you, engaging all your senses as the detail and the passion I put into every stroke of the brush shines through to enhance the overall finished effect," says Jivan in his bio on Fine Art America. Tune in as he shares thoughts on his journey as a painter and acquiring such a wide range of skills sets with our host Paya Nayar. Episodes streaming on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you may listen to podcasts. Episode also available on YouTube. Apple Podcasts: https://buff.ly/2Vf8vv8⠀ Spotify: https://buff.ly/2Vf8uHA⠀ Google Podcasts:https://buff.ly/2Vds6LX -Original music credit: Rish Sharma.His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. -October2019 voicesandmore Pte Ltd All rights reserved Do support the show with reviews, shares and a one time donation to help bring you a lot more important content. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meltingpotcollective Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 10 is a conversation with Maria Montiel an award-winning painter and textile artist from Spain whose work has been shown both domestically and in the United States. Maria uses her work to express the difficulty of maintaining memories as an immigrant. Montiel’s surreal ecosystems of colour and movement convey stories of lives left behind, “dancing into a new world.” She mostly works on canvas with watercolours and gouache. Stay tuned to hear more from Maria on textile art & her take on paintings in the upcoming episode with our host Payal Nayar. A resident of Spain and recipient of honorary awards like Vista Alegre- 1st prize- Madrid, Spain (2004)& Excellence award, CNAC.Venezuela- Best mention for EL SILBÓN anime short.- Caracas, Venezuela. Maria shares her take on art quoting, "I want to share my world of imaginary tales through my art, a mixture of the coconut flavor and the smell of the Caribbean with landscapes and the Mediterranean breeze." She has been collaborating with Taller Balam - Barcelona, Spain; AG Gallery - Brooklyn, US; ITACATE - BARCELONA, Spain & many more group exhibitions! Tune in as she shares ideas & creative processes in painting and textile art with our host Payal Nayar. Episodes streaming on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and on all other podcast streaming platforms. Episode also available on YouTube. Apple Podcasts: https://buff.ly/2Vf8vv8⠀ Spotify: https://buff.ly/2Vf8uHA⠀ Google Podcasts:https://buff.ly/2Vds6LX⠀ -Original music credit: Rish Sharma.His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. -October2019 voicesandmore Pte Ltd All rights reserved Do support the show with reviews, shares and a one time donation to help bring you a lot more important content. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meltingpotcollective Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 9 of our series Impact of Visual Arts features a conversation with Cristina Dominguez, a mother of two who works as an educational counsellor and teaches Sumi-e painting. Sumi-e, or Japanese ink painting, is the essence of Japanese aesthetics. Sumi-e conveys the everlasting beauty and intricacy of the natural world using just black ink and carefully maintained white space. Taller Balam is a studio and gallery where Cristina and other artists market their works and share their own artistic style with the world. Stay tuned for Cristina's thoughts on Sumi-e art in the next episode with our host Payal Nayar. Cristina Dominguez is a Sumi-e artist. She enjoys developing and recreating Japanese aesthetics that developed during the Tang Dynasty of China. Chinese Zen Buddhist monks brought the contemplative brush painting method to Japan, where it was modified to the Japanese style and named Sumi-e. "My proposals are not strictly artistic," Cristina explains, "I'm actually looking to create a framework where people can rest, rest, and reconnect by creating." Taller Balam hosts a workshop where people may sign up for Sumi-e classes taught by her and learn their methods first hand. Tune in as she shares her thoughts on her classes, exhibits, and, in particular, Sumi-e with our host Paya Nayar. Episodes streaming on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music or wherever you listen to podcasts. Apple Podcasts: https://buff.ly/2Vf8vv8⠀ Spotify: https://buff.ly/2Vf8uHA⠀ Google Podcasts:https://buff.ly/2Vds6LX⠀ -Original music credit: Rish Sharma.His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. -October2019 voicesandmore Pte Ltd All rights reserved Do support the show with reviews, shares and a one time donation to help bring you a lot more important content. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meltingpotcollective Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 8 of Impact of Visual Arts series on Melting Pot we are in conversation with Galina Dimitrova-Dimova an art historian, curator, and cultural project organiser. Since 2009, Galina has served as co-curator and organiser of the International digital arts festival DA Fest in Sofia. DA Fest is an International festival that introduces Bulgarian audiences to the most recent and exciting artistic practises in the field of digital arts, including digital video, sound art, net art, multimedia performances and installations, robotics and generative systems, and other interdisciplinary forms. Stay tuned to hear more from Galina on contemporary art in this episode with our host Payal Nayar. A PhD in contemporary art, Galina Dimitrova-Dimova; her main areas of work are art in public space, digital arts and socially engaged artistic practices. Curator of various exhibitions like, “The Weight of Being” in September 2022, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, "International Artist Residency Organized by the Ideas Factory Association in the village of Deleina, Vidin region, Exhibition in the Goethe Institute Gallery, Sofia, 2020; OF PEOPLE AND PLACE Public Art Festival in West Park, Sofia; In Fifthteen Minutes Everyone Will Be in The Future" (Opera) International exhibition for the 18th edition of Week of Contemporary Art 2012, Center for Contemporary Art Plovdiv, Banya Starinna and many more! Tune in to listen to her insights on art and history and vivid experiences of her exhibitions with our host Payal Nayar. Episodes streaming on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music or wherever else you listen to podcasts. Apple Podcasts: https://buff.ly/2Vf8vv8⠀ Spotify: https://buff.ly/2Vf8uHA⠀ Google Podcasts:https://buff.ly/2Vds6LX⠀ -Original music credit: Rish Sharma.His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. -October2019 voicesandmore Pte Ltd All rights reserved Do support the show with reviews, shares and a one time donation to help bring you a lot more important content. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meltingpotcollective Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 7 of Impact of Visual Arts series is a conversation with Shuddhabrata Sengupta who is co-founder, along with Monica Narula and Jeebesh Bagchi, of the Raqs Media Collective. Since its inception in 1992, the members of the Collective have worked in a wide range of forms and formats. Raqs has exhibited widely, including at DOCUMENTA, and the Venice, Istanbul, Taipei, Liverpool, Shanghai, Sydney, and Sao Paulo Biennales. Their sculptural project, Coronation Park, is currently on display at the 56th Venice Biennale. Raqs received the Multitude Art Prize in 2013. Stay tuned to know how how Raqs takes the sense of ‘kinetic contemplation’ and a restless and energetic entanglement with the world, and with time with our host Payal Nayar. Shuddhabrata Sengupta is a well renowned artist and writer, and member of Raqs Media Collective. Raqs is a word in Persian, Arabic and Urdu and means the state that “whirling dervishes” enter into when they whirl. Raqs signifies and embodies the practice of a kinetic contemplation of the world. It is also a word used for dance. The collective makes contemporary art, edits books, curates exhibitions, and stages situations. It has collaborated with architects, computer programmers, writers, curators, and theatre directors, and has made films. Sengupta also co-founded Sarai—the inter-disciplinary and incubatory space at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi—in 2001, where it initiated processes that have left deep impact on contemporary culture in India. Tune in to listen to his conversation on his projects, Raqs and insights behind their work with our host Payal Nayar. Episodes streaming on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music or wherever you listen to podcasts. Apple Podcasts: https://buff.ly/2Vf8vv8⠀ Spotify: https://buff.ly/2Vf8uHA⠀ Google Podcasts:https://buff.ly/2Vds6LX⠀ -Original music credit: Rish Sharma.His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. -October2019 voicesandmore Pte Ltd All rights reserved Do support the show with reviews, shares and a one time donation to help bring you a lot more important content. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meltingpotcollective Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 6 of our Impact of Visual Arts series our host Payal Nayar is in conversation with Aashti Miller an architect, illustrator, and graphic designer. She was born and raised in Mumbai and studied Architecture at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. She is the sole force behind MillerInk, an illustration, and graphic design studio. In 2023, she was selected for the Forbes 30 under 30 lists for design. One of Aashti’s most notable illustration projects is ‘The World is My Oyster,’ a children’s book which highlights accomplished Indian women and provides role models for little girls ready to take on the world. Stay tuned as she gives us a deeper dive into her world of illustrations and designs. Aashti Miller is an architect by day and an illustrator by night. A Henry Adams AIA Medallist and a licensed Architect in the US and India. Aashti constructs her drawings in an attempt to make sense of the unexpected collision of her two seemingly disparate worlds. As a result, her aesthetic and style have evolved into detailed drawings that tread the fine line between constructed and painted, digital and analog, and two and three-dimensional Her work is heavily inspired by and explores spaces, places, and faces. Tune in as expresses how she looses herself among her graphics and structures while conversing with our host Payal Nayar. Episodes streaming on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and all other podcast streaming platforms and YouTube. Apple Podcasts: https://buff.ly/2Vf8vv8⠀ Spotify: https://buff.ly/2Vf8uHA⠀ Google Podcasts:https://buff.ly/2Vds6LX⠀ -Original music credit: Rish Sharma.His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. -October2019 voicesandmore Pte Ltd All rights reserved Do support the show with reviews, shares and a one time donation to help bring you a lot more important content. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meltingpotcollective Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 5 of Impact of Visual Arts series on Melting Pot we are in conversation with artist Alejandro Seńero. Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina Alejandro Seńero's works is a constant search for unconscious beauty, symbolic perception, and the expression of individual and generational experiences. Stay tuned as he speaks with our host, Payal Nayar, about his artistic process and the evolution of his paintings. Alejandro Seero, a French resident, comes from a non-painting family, but he has always felt the brush dipped in colours within him. Crossing various currents such as primitive arts, German expressionism, the school of Paris, and naive art. The source of knowledge and inspiration are dreamscapes and voyages, love and death, joy and desolation, dualities, myths, and rites. Listen in as he discusses his artistic process, inspiration, and his thoughts on colours and their abstractness. The episodes are now available on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music or wherever you listen to podcasts. Apple Podcasts: https://buff.ly/2Vf8vv8⠀ Spotify: https://buff.ly/2Vf8uHA⠀ Google Podcasts:https://buff.ly/2Vds6LX⠀ -Original music credit: Rish Sharma.His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. -October2019 voicesandmore Pte Ltd All rights reserved Do support the show with reviews, shares and a one time donation to help bring you a lot more important content. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meltingpotcollective Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our conversation in episode 4 of the special series Impact of Visual Arts is with Max Pedreira, a resident of Buenos Aires, Argentina, an artist highly influenced by Impressionism and Expressionism. He has exhibited in various countries like Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Cuba, and the USA. Defining himself as a figurative-abstract painter, he aims his work to reach everyone’s soul and to never be forgotten. Max tends to impose complex compositions on his imprint, where the human figure is immersed in labyrinths of compositional rhythms, and the expressionist tone of the figuration joins the planes of symbolic spaces in absolute harmony, here is the paradox, the complex does not shy away or avoid, on the contrary, it captures the viewer's contemplation. His works compel us to look closely. "When the result of the painting is there," he said, "what people say about my painting is that they can't stop watching the painting". Tune in to hear Max's conversation with our host Payal Nayar about art and its impact on one's life. Episodes streaming on all podcast streaming platforms and on YouTube. Apple Podcasts: https://buff.ly/2Vf8vv8⠀ Spotify: https://buff.ly/2Vf8uHA⠀ Google Podcasts:https://buff.ly/2Vds6LX⠀ -Original music credit: Rish Sharma.His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. -October2019 voicesandmore Pte Ltd All rights reserved Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 3 of the special Impact of Visual Arts series, Barcelona-based, Colombian Artist, Erika Arias who loves painting with the camera and is an enthusiast of Spiritual and Therapeutic Photography talks to our host Payal Nayar. Her work is the result of an extensive exploration of the body around its identity. While assessing art as a way of self-expression Erika narrates her journey and her thought process behind every picture she has got under her sleeves. Stay tuned to hear her explorations in this episode. Erika is a bold expressionist and her every piece is an exploration of the human figure, the tangible, as a container of memory and emotions that are recorded through the physical and emotional experiences we have lived previously. Having reached a point where movement and body expression, the discipline of music, all of this together with elements of nature such as water, has allowed her to understand and discover that there is an implicit and binding therapeutic exercise in this combination of action and expression. Tune in as Erika shares her perspectives and her experiments with the elements with our host Payal Nayar. Episodes available on all podcast streaming platforms and on YouTube Apple Podcasts: https://buff.ly/2Vf8vv8⠀ Spotify: https://buff.ly/2Vf8uHA⠀ Google Podcasts:https://buff.ly/2Vds6LX⠀ -Original music credit: Rish Sharma.His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. -October2019 voicesandmore Pte Ltd All rights reserved Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 2 of our series Impact of Visual Arts, we are in conversation with Eva Teneva Zaikoff, a visual artist. Her paintings depict everyday artistic elements that we often miss. With a degree in Graphic Art and printmaking, her art is usually inspired by her surroundings. Stay tuned as she shares her journey, work, and emotions behind her portraits. Eva Teneva Zaikoff takes us through her journey as a child who loved colours to a visual artist who shows people a new way of self-love through self-portraits. Eva expresses herself on canvas taking inspiration from people, objects, and situations around her. Eva expresses her love and curiosity behind her portraits and her thoughts on how art creates an impact on an individual and society with our host Payal Nayar. Episodes are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and Google Podcasts and wherever else you may listen to podcasts and on YouTube. Apple Podcasts: https://buff.ly/2Vf8vv8⠀ Spotify: https://buff.ly/2Vf8uHA⠀ Google Podcasts:https://buff.ly/2Vds6LX⠀ -Original music credit: Rish Sharma.His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. -October2019 voicesandmore Pte Ltd All rights reserved Do support the show with reviews, shares and a one time donation to help bring you a lot more important content. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meltingpotcollective Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We kickstart 2023 with a brand new series Impact Of Visual Arts with the talented Rajae Qarrou a civil engineer and self-expressionist artist based in Barcelona, Rabat, Paris, and Kuwait. Rajae attended the Barcelona Atelier of Art and the Barcelona Academy of Art after the death of her father, which had a profound impact on her life. Stay tuned as Rajae discusses her curiosity and spontaneity as an artist on our upcoming episode. Rajae Qarrou grew up in Morocco before moving to Paris at the age of 20 to study engineering at ESTP, Ecole Speciale des Travaux Publics, and finance at Dauphine University. She worked as an engineer in the construction sites, and then she became a luxury real estate developer. Our host Payal Nayar discusses with Rajae her love of colours, her thoughts on the pieces she has set, her love of spontaneity while holding the brush, and her thoughts on the impact art has on an individual. Episodes available on wherever you listen to podcasts and on YouTube Apple Podcasts: https://buff.ly/2Vf8vv8⠀ Spotify: https://buff.ly/2Vf8uHA⠀ Google Podcasts:https://buff.ly/2Vds6LX⠀ -Original music credit: Rish Sharma.His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. -October2019 voicesandmore Pte Ltd All rights reserved Do support the show with reviews, shares and a one time donation to help bring you a lot more important content. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meltingpotcollective Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An all new 2023 with a fabulous line up of guests! We will continue to bring you specially curated and created straight from the heart series throughout the year so stay tuned. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We end this special 6 part Melting Pot and Singapore International Film Festival series with Lavender Chang. Lavender specialises in conceptual photography and her artwork is an expression of her awareness of the subtle nuances around her. Lavender's goal is to concentrate on these encounters, to paint a picture that will inspire more reflection, and to let the passing of time leave behind signs of her mortality. Listen to know about her journey from being a visual artist to having her own feature film. Lavender likes getting to know individuals and taking beautiful photos of them. Her cheerful demeanour usually puts the subject at ease, enabling them to express their most distinctive and best selves in her pictures. Chang originally gained recognition as an award-winning photographer, showing her work in countries including China, Malaysia, and Singapore. She was interested in concepts of time and mortality. Chang, a driven artist, has never shied away from a conceptual challenge or stopped developing. She initially donned the cinematographer's cap in 2018, when she joined filmmaker Clang's first film, Their Remaining Journey. Our host Payal is in conversation with Lavender as she talks about her very intriguing life and her most recent collaborative effort “Absent Smile” with John Clang being screened at the 33rd SGIFF. Episodes available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Amazon Music, Google Podcast or wherever you listen to podcasts. Apple Podcasts: https://buff.ly/2Vf8vv8⠀ Spotify: https://buff.ly/2Vf8uHA⠀Google Podcasts:https://buff.ly/2Vds6LX⠀ -Original music credit: Rish Sharma. His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. -October2019 voicesandmore Pte Ltd All rights reserved Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 4 of the special Melting Pot limited series, our host Payal talks to Alvin Lee a Singaporean filmmaker who received his Bachelor of Film Directing degree from the most prestigious Beijing Film Academy. Lee's short films have won numerous awards at film festivals. Alvin is also a Media Education Scheme scholar with the Singapore Infocomm Media Development Authority (Film). Stay tuned as we discuss his journey in our next episode.His previous short film, "Bon Voyage," won Best Director and Best Sound at the 6th Singapore Short Film Awards. "Seed" won Best New Director at the 2016 China Short Film Golden Hummingbird Award and Best Actress at the 2017 Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia. "A Time For Us" is his thesis film from Beijing Film Academy which premiered at the 29th Singapore International Film Festival, Southeast Asia Short Film Competition, and won awards at international and local festivals. Alvin also directed the film segments of the 2019 National Day Parade, which feature the inspiring stories of four different characters and how their stories are linked to Singapore's progress. Tune in and catch our host @Payal in conversation with Alvin Lee as he talks about his journey into the film world. Alvin's film is being screened at the 33rd edition of The Singapore International Film Festival. Episodes available on all podcast streaming platforms and on YouTube. Apple Podcasts: https://buff.ly/2Vf8vv8⠀ Spotify: https://buff.ly/2Vf8uHA⠀Google Podcasts:https://buff.ly/2Vds6LX⠀ -Original music credit: Rish Sharma. His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. -October2019 voicesandmore Pte Ltd All rights reserved Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5 of A Melting Pot and Now Boarding collaborative special series features Ayushmita Samal a researcher specializing in Gender and its intersections and has worked on sexual harassment in campus spaces, women's participation in politics, the impact of water scarcity on women, and maternal and child health. Our host Payal gets more insight into the life of this dedicated change maker. Ayushmita is an alum of Jameel Poverty Action Lab and International Growth Centre and is currently working with the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability on gender mainstreaming and Gender responsive budgeting. She is also a sexuality educator and content creator, having worked with organizations like The Zero Period, MASH Projects Foundation, and Chayn on creating content around sexuality education, menstruation, and healing from sexual abuse and trauma. Episodes live on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Amazon Music,Google Podcast or wherever else you listen to podcasts. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/now-boarding-by-melting-pot/id1612784427 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/259LqSXiImXBe7cTsMbbmE Google Podcasts:https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84NzM0Y2Q1OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e7e5aaaf-6264-4b9f-a72c-0f8b3473795c -Original music credit: Rish Sharma. His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. -October2019 voicesandmore Pte Ltd All rights reserved Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a Melting Pot Limited series in collaboration with SGIFF. Today's episode is with Opera Tang, someone who has been making waves on the local drag scene in Singapore since her debut in 2020 with her striking Teochew opera-inspired makeup. Opera's recent movie Baby Queen shares with the world Opera's queer journey through intimate glimpses into her private life, including her coming-out as a fledgling drag queen, falling in love, competing in drag pageants, and dressing up her supportive and adorable 90-year-old grandma in drag. Stay tuned as we discuss about a story of the Drag Queen in our next episode. The film is being screened at the 33rd Singapore International Film Festival. Episodes available on all podcast streaming platforms and on YouTube. Apple Podcasts: https://buff.ly/2Vf8vv8⠀ Spotify: https://buff.ly/2Vf8uHA⠀Google Podcasts:https://buff.ly/2Vds6LX⠀ -Original music credit: Rish Sharma. His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. -October2019 voicesandmore Pte Ltd All rights reserved Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the 2nd episode of this Melting Pot Limited series in collaboration with the Singapore International Film Festival we talk to lead actor Daniyar Alshinov from Kazakhstan. The journey Daniyar has taken into the world of film has been quite unique. Daniyar, who was unable to join the drama school right out of high school, first chose to study nuclear physics at a nearby college. He later quit in his second year of college to get an aerospace engineering degree. Daniyar continued to pursue his artistic passion while actively attending local film auditions. Listen to the episode to know how he beautifully led his journey to live his dream of becoming an actor. He grew up in Kazakhstan in a family of teachers. After five years in the United States, he earned his aerospace engineering degree at Arizona State University and returned to his homeland. Daniyar continued to actively participate in local film auditions while attempting to support himself as an engineer. At the age of 27, Daniyar finally landed his first acting role. Daniyar was successful in a variety of genres and dominated the local box office, but a new chapter began when he met the most distinctive Kazakh director, Adilkhan Yerzhanov. "A dark-dark man" was chosen for the official selection in San Sebastian and received an APSA award, and "Goliath" was chosen for the Venice edition of 2022. One of Daniyar's most recent projects was playing the lead in the Cannes-premiered French miniseries "Infiniti." Catch our host Payal in conversation with Daniyar Alshinov as he walks us through the perks and challenges on the road of pursuing. Daniyar's films Goliath and Assault will be screened at the 33rd edition of SGIFF. Episodes live on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Amazon Music,Google Podcast and wherever else you may listen to podcasts Apple Podcasts: https://buff.ly/2Vf8vv8⠀ Spotify: https://buff.ly/2Vf8uHA⠀Google Podcasts:https://buff.ly/2Vds6LX⠀ -Original music credit: Rish Sharma. His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. -October2019 voicesandmore Pte Ltd All rights reserved Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.