Innovators in Residence
In AY 24-25, IIR will focus on collaboration with the Colorado Springs Fine ARts Center at Colorado College and the National Endowment for the Humanities Professorship.
The Innovator in Residence program aims to embed creative professionals from a range of fields deeply into the Colorado College community. The Residency allows for both structured and spontaneous teaching opportunities and collaborations. The goal is to help students to make dynamic connections between diverse, cultures, ideas, and creative problem-solving strategies informal and informal settings. Although our Innovators in Residence represent a wide variety of professional experiences, disciplinary training, and personal backgrounds, they share characteristics of flexibility, curiosity, and the desire to work across disciplines.
Please contact Jessica Hunter (jhunter@coloradocollege.edu) for more information, to schedule, or to brainstorm ideas.
Innovators in Residence Academic Year 2024-2025
Shodekeh Talifero, Blocks 5, 6, & 7, 2024
Shodekeh Talifero is a groundbreaking beatboxer, vocal percussionist, and breath artist who pushes the boundaries of the human voice within and outside the context of hip-hop music and culture. His exploratory collaborations encompass a wide range of traditional artists. He has toured with the globally renowned Tuvan throat singing ensemble Alash and is featured on their recent Smithsonian Folkways recording. He collaborates with Silkroad Ensemble and recently performed his piece, Vodalities: Paradigms of Consciousness for the Human Voice, in collaboration with Sō Percussion at Carnegie Hall. He is the founding director of Embody, A Festival Series of the Vocal Arts. He currently serves as the Innovator in Residence at Towson University’s College of Fine Art & Communication. Learn more information about Shodekeh and his work.
To see what Shodekeh has done on campus, click on his photo above.