Cirque du Sound Podcast
1) Sympathy for the Devil, with John August
Screenwriter and director John August (Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, The Nightmare Before Christmas) is known for creating wildly imaginative storylines where darkness and light get turned inside-o...Show More
2) Adapting The Beatles, with music producer Giles Martin
Often, creativity comes in the form of adaptation. Reinterpreting a classic can re-frame stories and songs in creative ways for a whole new audience. Meet award-winning music producer and Beatles audi...Show More
3) Bugs of your Dreams, with Dr. Sammy
There is no more diverse group of organisms on this entire planet than insects, and perhaps no one draws more creative inspiration from this group than world-renowned entomologist, Dr. Samuel Ramsey (...Show More
4) Drawn to Life, with Disney and Pixar Animation Studios Creative Director Roger Gould
Sometimes, following a simple line on a page can lead to incredible creative breakthroughs. Michel sits down with Disney animator Roger Gould to talk about the power of immersive storytelling to evoke...Show More
Drawn to Life, with Disney and Pixar Animation Studios Creative Director Roger Gould
48:04 | Jan 18th, 2024
5) Laughter in the Darkness, with Josh Johnson
Sometimes, the source of creativity can be a place that hurts. And one of the places where pain and creativity intersect most potently is in the art of stand-up comedy. In this episode, Michel is join...Show More
6) Migration Fusion, with Diane Ullman
What happens when you combine scientific and artistic modes of inquiry? According to Diane Ullman, this is how creative genius is born. As co-founder of the Art/Science Fusion program at UC Davis, Ull...Show More
7) Get Kurios, with Dr. John Mather
What happens when you have a lifelong mindset of curiosity? Nobel-laureate astrophysicist Dr. John Mather is the big scientific brain behind the James Webb deep space telescope, a massive leap forward...Show More
8) Reaching Back In Time, with Salima Ikram
If you want true creative inspiration, look to the past. So says the highly distinguished Professor of Egyptology at The American University in Cairo, Salima Ikram. Ikram has worked as an archaeologis...Show More
9) Circle of Empathy, with Jaron Lanier
How do we continue fueling creativity while holding ourselves accountable for how the future unfolds? In this episode, Michel Laprise interviews Microsoft’s ‘Prime Unifying Scientist’, futurist, music...Show More
10) VR: Full Immersion, with Félix Lajeunesse
In a world that sometimes feels like it's evolving faster than we can comprehend, what does it mean to be 'present'? What does it mean to be 'Immersed'? Sometimes the creative spark is born from the e...Show More