Voicebox: Arts Inspiration

Interviews, reviews and features about the arts, culture and creative people - a good starting point for your Arts Inspiration research section of Arts Award.
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7 August 2018
Leonardo da Vinci study
View BlogLeonardo da Vinci was an artist who wasn't just a artist he was a painter and sculpture and many more wonders
My name is Damieon and I am doing bronze art award.
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25 June 2018
Interview with Thomas Cameron, Tenor player
View InterviewWe catch up with Thomas Cameron, a nineteen year old English tenor, whose voice has been described as having velvet-like qualities.
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4 June 2018
Want my job? Fat Roland: music journalist, comedian & live literature co-ordinator
View InterviewWe chat to Ian Carrington a.k.a Fat Roland, the events and marketing officer for the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, music journalist and comedian, about live literature, bleepy music and how the *bleep* he got into his career.
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24 May 2018
Motionhouse 'Charge'
View ReviewOn Friday the 23rd of March I was able to go see Motionhouse perform ‘Charge’ at the Peacock theatre in London. Kevin Finnan MBE, aimed to create a show collaboratively with scientists are artists to make audience members “think about the role energy plays in our lives.” Charge is the third element of Kevin Finnan’s ‘Earth Trilogy’, developing on themes explored in Scattered, and Broken, about our relationship with water and the Earth.
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22 May 2018 – 24 May 2018
Standard: Elite
View Event***** (Voice) interactive theatre game, Standard Elite, comes to London for 3 nights only. Join us to explore class, storytelling and ask just what is it you deserve....?
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17 May 2018
Want my job? Interview with the Executive Director of STORGY Magazine
View InterviewWe talk to Ross Jeffery, Executive Director and Head of Books at STORGY Magazine, about how STORGY came to exist and what helped him build his career in the arts.
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17 April 2018
Top tips for running an arts workshop
View How-to GuideWe hear from Genevieve Rudd, Youth Engagement Officer of Creative Collisions about how to run successful arts skills sharing workshops and what to do when it doesn't go to plan.
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17 April 2018
Want my job? by comedian Suzi Ruffell
View InterviewWe speak to comedian Suzi Ruffell about getting into comedy, using arts as a platform for activism and her work with Alan Carr. Lauded as ‘a real stand up gem’ by The Guardian, this young independent woman celebrates her working-class roots with a sideways look at the world.
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17 April 2018
Interview with writer/performer Jackie Hagan - activism in the arts
View InterviewWe interview writer/performer Jackie Hagan about activism in the arts, diversity, inclusion and social engagement.
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6 April 2018
Interview with Lois Ward-Marvin of Depression Rhythm
View InterviewLois Ward-Marvin is a 22-year-old performance artist who uses dance to treat her anxiety and depression. She shares her journey and a daily dance on Instagram as @depression.rhythm.
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30 March 2018
What goes on at Chichester Festival Theatre
View InterviewWe speak to Chichester Festival Theatre about their creative theatre workshops, local radio plays produced by young people and their involvement with Arts Award.
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29 March 2018
What goes on at Anthos Arts
View InterviewWe talk to Anthos Arts about their modern adaptation of Hamlet, their growth through play technique and their exciting up and coming Arts Award projects.
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22 March 2018
Where are they now? with Tom Inniss
View InterviewTom began his career in the arts nearly 10 years ago as a member of of the Bury St Edmund's Youth Council. Nowadays, he is the well-recognised editor of Voice with a degree in politics and a masters in journalism tucked neatly under his belt. Let's see what else he's been up to!
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21 March 2018
Rupi Kaur - the world's hottest new poet
View ReviewPerformance poetry + Rupi Kaur = perfection.
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15 March 2018
Interview with Rob Gee
View InterviewI spoke to Rob about his work in a psychiatric ward and why it forms part of his comedic and poetry material
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8 March 2018
Interview with Comedians Against Humanity
View InterviewAfter the tent collapsed part-way through their show (it’s Fringe - anything can happen!), I spoke with Yianni, Clare, Kat and Nadia about the other challenges the Fringe presents and why the arts are important