Photo Lucy Nicholson/ Reuters On the surface, this year’s Oscars was the most inclusive in years. There were a number of history-making nominations, and even a few history-making wins. The…
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Each Thursday, we select a group of DIY theater artists, performers and creatives in Chicago and ask them a question completely unrelated to theater or performance. Welcome to Wacky Wednesday.…
Pictured above: Avi Roque/Photo:breezeart PHOTOGRAPHY Every other week we ask DIY theater artists and creatives around Chicago a question about what’s going on in the DIY theater and performance community.…
Marian Anderson’s groundbreaking performance at Lincoln Center and her historic debut at the Metropolitan Opera opened doors for other black opera singers in the U.S. to break onto the scene,…
This commentary is in response to this Editorial on our site. While this article does address some of the issues at hand, they are not addressed directly enough to specify…
We’re introducing a new, bi-monthly segment into our theater section at Scapi. Every other Thursday, we select a group of DIY theater artists, performers and creatives in Chicago and ask…
Over the week, there have been waves of backlash at The Metropolitan Opera’s newest season announcement. A recent Washington Post made the rounds, taking to task the institution’s insistence on an…
Pictured above: Denise Yvette Serna/Photo: Juli Del Prete We’re introducing a new, bi-monthly segment into our theater section at Scapi, in which we ask DIY theater artists and creatives around…
I stumbled upon Eva La Feva’s instagram profile in the latter part of the summer. I was looking to add models to my portfolio that were uninhibited with a vintage…
I stumbled upon Brianne Buishas’s Instagram profile in the summer of 2017. Just as I was establishing my photography studio in Rogers Park, Brianne was also starting her modeling career.…
Sitting down to write an editorial for Scapi always feels like I’m wading into some controversial space to make a point when no one asked. That’s why I was so excited…
Q: Can you speak to the commodification of women in the performing arts? ie- needing to present yourself as a package? A: I think having a package or finding…