Author: Gwoods

When I went to Pittsburgh for a few days to produce for The Angle I had an old friend help me put it together. While I’m from Pittsburgh, I was completely removed from the arts scene and didn’t know who was doing what. I’ve known […]

My intern at the time was Theo Hollingsworth and he was such a maven. He was heavy on the spoken word and performance scene while attending Howard University, so when it was time to get talented folks across the city to come by and record […]

We were grateful to have the renowned poet and writer, E. Ethelbert Miller join us on the Angle. We did a whole episode with him and had enough content to make a few solo appearances.

Holly Bass Performance Projects interprets Yinka Shonibare’s work through their new performance piece African Futures: DC. Dancers Andile Ndlovu from South Africa and Ayano Kimura from Japan, under the artistic guidance of Septime Weber of the Washington Ballet. Also perfrom a short interprestive piece in […]

I spent a couple hours talking to and filming the incomparable Victor Ekpuk at his studio in Washington, DC. Not only is a world recognized artist, with works installed in spaces and galleries around the globe, he has a fascinating mind and was a pleasure […]

Erica had written a lullaby for our son Excel when he was a baby. I pushed Erica to perform for us a cappella and I’m glad she did. We were in Pittsburgh at my mother’s office with our white screen set up and an open […]

I was everywhere during this period – as if my life can be broken into periods. So much so, I decided to actually have a little fun by adding some graphics to this desk image. This is the desk of a truly frenetic creative. Oh, […]

I believe Drew was the very first guest for my docuseries The Angle. He performed a few poems and rhymes. He’s one the best to do it and a host of a long running poetry series, Spit That.

I enjoyed profiling one of my favorite humans on earth, Christylez Bacon. He ‘s larger than life, but is all about life, if you ever get a chance to meet him. He’s quite the “renaissance man” as his skills and interests span the spectrum of […]

The incomparable Kymone Tecumseh Freeman was one of the first creatives to stop by the old studio on Illinois Avenue in 2010. When I asked would he mind coming by to do something on camera for a concept I wasn’t even fully certain about, he just asked […]