ABLE Voices Ep 68: Rich Courage

We are inviting disabled artists and arts educators to be guests and guest hosts on ABLE Voices. Today's guest host is Rivky Grossman.

Rivky’s musical career took off last year, with the writing and recording of her first Album-EP, Angel Sings the Blues. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, Rivky's music combines unique beat structure, a folksy blues style, and the influence of her Hassidic culture upbringing. Rivky's work has been compared to Jacques Brel, Laura Nyro, Billy Joel, Sara McLachlan, and early Regina Spektor. A self-taught musician, Rivky lives with Schizo-affective disorder, which, she says, plays like a fuzzy, backdrop hum in her day to day routine and ignites her creative spark. Today, Rivky will be speaking with Rich Courage.

With no formal training other than high school art classes, Rich began drawing in 1999. He enjoyed making magical, Tarot-themed collage art that has grown popular with collectors, and he also works in photography. Rich served as a Certified Peer Counselor at Fountain House Studio for several years and made regular appearances as an actor on the original Law & Order TV franchise. Rich's play, The Very Last Dance of Homeless Joe, had its Off-Off-Broadway world premiere in 2022 at the renowned Theater for the New City, where it attracted critical acclaim and played to sold-out houses.

The ABLE Voices podcast is produced and edited by BIAAE Operations Coordinator, Daniel Martinez del Campo. The introduction music was written by Kai Levin and the ending song was written by Sebastian Batista. Kai and Sebastian are students in the Arts Education Programs at the Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education.

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