How did it evolve from that initial conversation to the travelogue on the bus?
In the initial stages I would come to New York for two weeks at a time and the Foundry set up interviews with different people in the Bronx. Those people took us on tours, they took us to places in the Bronx that meant something to them, or places they thought we should know. Who were these people, and how did the Foundry get in touch with them? They might have been people that they knew of through the arts. The Artistic Director of Pregones Theater Rosalba Roln took us around; Arthur Aviles of the Typical Theatre dance company at BAAD [Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance] took us around; Nicer, who is a member of the TATS Cru graffiti collective, he took us around. Most people when I was in attendance were associated with arts organizations. But I think that when I wasnt there Melanie met with other people. We also did an interview with a woman, Mrs. Ross, who has lived there for 60 years. So there were a couple of other people who were pointed out to us by the ones who took us on the initi
