The State of Artistry: Recent Episodes
Isaiah Boozer
a Podcast dedicated to conversating about Art and how that impacts the current trajectory of Art in The World, with a concentration on the young artists in the LGBTQIA+ Community, People of Color, Those who have disabilities, etc. This Podcast explores the ideals within Performing Arts, Film, Visual Arts, Creative Writing, Music, Dance and how those ideals are explored and used to change the world around us.
Jeremy is 17 years old, born and raised in Queens New York. He has trained at The Ailey School since he was 9 years old, he is currently at the Professional Performing Arts High School where he is a musical theatre major, and is a young professional with MOVE |NYC|’s dance training program. At the age of 11 he debuted in his first broadway show called Kinky Boots and over the course of his years he has been fortunate enough to perform in 2 Off-Broadway shows, appear on many commercials such as a Macys back to school dance commercial, a lunchables commercial, and Nickelodeon commercials shown as a Black History Month and Holiday campaign along with other voice over work and films. Most recently he has been named a 2021 National YoungArts Finalist in Modern/Contemporary along with a nomination as a Presidential Scholar in the Arts and in the near future he aspires to attend The Juilliard School for dance and further those endeavors performing and sharing his love for art in the concert dance, commercial dance, and broadway world!
it was an absolute honor to have this TALENTED KING, on the podcast! Enjoy!
you can find him @jeremytvillas on instagram!
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KinkyBoots
Lila Smith is a young artist from Greenville, South Carolina. She recently graduated from the drama program at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities where she was seen as Salome in the Robber Bridegroom, Myrtle in Tennessee Williams’ Kingdom of Earth, and a dash of Arthur Miller’s works. She is continuing her drama education at Fordham University in Manhattan! She grew up working in local theatres in Greenville before heading to boarding school. Alongside her passion for theatre, Lila has always been politically active, starting a website and social media platform called “Sivicks,” an effort to increase youth voter turnout in South Carolina. Her favorite activities include people watching, starting various artistic projects that she probably won’t finish, and belting songs loudly!
it was an absolute honor to have Lila Smith on the podcast! she is a wonderful artist and an amazing friend, you can follow her @lilaksmith on Instagram.
enjoy the episode, and HAPPY INAUGURATION DAY!
NewYork
Aliens?
Acting
She is a hungry, passionate Young Black Artist who lives in South Carolina and currently attends the South Carolina Governors School for The Arts and Humanities. She has worked with Talent Expo. In Dallas Texas (the good ole south), She is a current member of The International Thespians Society, she has participated in Charlotte Seen Fashion Week, She has participated in three community theatre projects based out of Columbia, South Carolina, as well as doing some incredible background work in Film and Episodic TV shows. Her aesthetic is dark academia, she loves dancing to all music, she is a Black Belt in American Form Martial Arts, and her favorite food is Chicken Fettucine Alfredo and Cookies and Cream...it's Marissa Derrick!
It was a true pleasure to have this BEAUTIFUL artist on the podcast! We talk about the struggles of the LGBTQIA+ Community, The struggles of Minority Community's, we talk about her journey through casting agencies and the prejudice that lives within them, and so many more topics!
enjoy!❤
Aliens?
BlackIsBeautiful
Podcast
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It was my honor to have Felix Killingsworth on the Podcast! He is a queer, trans writer from the South, who primarily works in poetry and nonfiction. He is a senior at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities. He has had poetry and book reviews published in "Crashtest Lit Mag", and won several silver keys and honorable mentions in Poetry for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. He was a merit winner for YoungArts in Nonfiction in 2020, and then again for Poetry in 2021. When he isn’t working on new poems, he is working as a Barista or playing with his Chihuahua, Bonnie. On this Podcast we talk about the LGBTQIA+ Community in art, we talk about what it's like living in the South, Aliens, and many more incredible discussions on his process of Writing. Felix was an absolute honor to work with on this episode and he is an incredible writer who is DEFINETELY going places!
you can follow him here - felixmkillingsworth
enjoy!❤
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Aliens?
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Today I was joined by Dezmond Chavous, He is a multi-faceted Artist who plans to take over the Entertainment Industry with his Beautiful voice whether that may be in Acting, Music, or anything he wants to put his hands on, at the ripe Age of 17 years old, he has already begun captivating audiences with his break taking performances in in Golden Boy by Clifford Odets, his Music, the Internet Exclusive Web Series REAP with Empactt Productions and many other wonderful projects , and he also loves him some good ole' Seafood. This Podcast hits on the ideas behind him dealing ADHD, and how he uses that to help not hinder his art. We talk about what it's like being a young Black Artist and growing up in the Black Community how that has affected our journey as artists. We also talk about the Process by which success comes to young artists like ourselves, and how we can find that. Hope you enjoy!❤
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