Part of the Practice
What is social practice, and how does it affect the ways we navigate our lives and make change in the world? Join artists, scholars, and collaborators from Social Practice CUNY on Part of the Practice, hosted by Catherine LaSota, as we discuss our individual art practices, our communities, and the role of socially-engaged art in our work for social justice.
Part of the Practice
16: Space Making with Nic Benacerraf
Facilitator, educator, and scholar Nic Benacerraf is in conversation with host Catherine LaSota on this episode of Part of the Practice. Nic, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in the Theatre and Performance program at the Graduate Center, CUNY, talks about their work with multidisciplinary group Edge Effect, as well as their history of facilitation work and identification as a space maker -- and how this impacts their approach to directing. Catherine and Nic discuss the power of thinking and working in diverse communities, and how a collective experience of grief and ritual can actually be a joyful experience.
FULL TRANSCRIPT of Episode 16 available here.
About our guest:
Nic Benacerraf is an environment designer, facilitator, educator, and performance scholar. These roles are united by a commitment to social liberation and care-centered practices. As director/co-founder of Edge Effect Media Group, a post-capitalist think-and-do-tank, Nic facilitates multidisciplinary collaborations among humanitarians of all stripes.
More about Nic Benacerraf:
Website: nicbenacerraf.com
Edge Effect Media Group: edgeeffectmedia.org
Instagram: @benacerraptor
Edge Effect Instagram: @edge.effect.media
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Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Gaius LaSota for our Part of the Practice music.
Part of the Practice logo courtesy of Maliyah Mohamed.
Social Practice CUNY is funded by the Mellon Foundation.