Spark & Fire: Epic Creative Stories
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<p>Creativity. It’s as mysterious and elusive to humans as love. We stalk it. We crave it. We try to bring it out in ourselves. </p><p>Every creative work you’ve ever loved has a hero’s journey behind it. Whether it’s a book or a building. A movie, a mural, a musical. It starts with a spark. Then: Endless iteration. Inevitable setbacks. Magical people who appear to help. And the breakthrough idea — that takes on a life all its own. </p><p>On Spark & Fire, for the first time ever, you’ll hear what was happening in the mind of a creator as they brought their iconic work to life. But this isn’t an interview show. It’s a story — told entirely in the artist's own words — against the backdrop of originally composed music of the prepared piano. </p><p>In Season One, you’ll hear from Yo-Yo Ma on the Silk Road Project, director Rian Johnson on making <em>Knives Out</em>, Isabel Allende on <em>The House of the Spirits</em>, Kemp Powers on Pixar’s <em>Soul</em>, architect Thomas Heatherwick on <em>The Vessel</em>, choreographer Bill T. Jones on <em>Afterwardsness</em>, book designer Chip Kidd on the cover of <em>Jurassic Park</em>, executive producer Kamilah Forbes of the Apollo Theatre, Susan Orlean on <em>The Orchid Thief</em> and more.</p><p>With host June Cohen — cofounder of WaitWhat, former executive producer of TED Talks and co-host of the TED conference — in her first hosting role since TED.</p><p>What really happens on the road to success? You’re about to find out. Let these epic stories spark your own creative journey. </p><p>Spark & Fire is a WaitWhat original series.</p><p>Episode 5 of Spark & Fire, "Turn crisis into art: Tony-winner Bill T. Jones on Afterwardsness, his pandemic masterpiece," has been nominated for a 2021 Webby Award as one of the five best individual podcast episodes produced in the past 12 months.</p><p>https://linktr.ee/SparkandFire</p>