Kaneeza Schaal participated in ICPP’s Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Performance Artist Case Studies beginning in 2019.
This interview took place within the framework of the course "Entrepreneurial Strategies." It was recorded in person at Wesleyan University on Sunday, July 28, 2019.
• Interview: ICPP Interview #1 with Kaneza Schaal, Entrepreneurial Strategies, July 27, 2019 (transcript and audio)
• Interview: ICPP Interview #2 with Kaneza Schaal, Entrepreneurial Strategies, July 28, 2019 (transcript and audio; 1:39:07)
• Interview: ICPP Interview #3 with Kaneza Schaal, Abrons Arts Center, November 9, 2019 (transcript and audio; 1:40:30)
• Interview: ICPP Interview #4 with Kaneza Schaal, January 3, 2020 (audio; 1:21:11)
• What have been some key moments of establishment/growth/transition? Let’s make a list of periods, and feel free to keep adding to the different periods. (We can use paper on the wall to chart different moments.) In this section, you should feel free to identify the good moments, as well as the harder lessons and experiences of failure.
• What were some of the key knowledges you have picked up in those identified stages? (Again, we can put it on paper)
• What are your fundamental needs as an artist, and how have you been getting those needs met?
• In what ways do you see your desired trajectory playing out in the careers of other artists? Are there other artists whose paths are informing yours, in whole or in part?
• What, if any, expectations did you hold for your artistic trajectory that did or didn’t play out in practice as you imagined?
Questions prepared by Deborah Goffe