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17 November 2023
Social cohesion is necessary for change, says artist and founder Ally Zlater
Ally Zlater, founding of The Starving Artist, offers her opinion on The Young Vote
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9 November 2023
Want my job with Seby X Martinez, Creative Director at Negative Kitty
"Ice-T showed a snippet on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where my work played to an audience of over one million people. It’s proven to be pretty tough to top that, but we’re working on it."
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1 November 2023
Interview with Joe Kirkwood, writer and performer of ‘A Guide to Therapy for Terrible People’
"Mars bars are not worth Prison."
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30 October 2023
Artist Micaela Schoop uses ceramics to foster cross-cultural communication
Through highly detailed patterns, Schoop uses ceramics to communicate multicultural identities
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30 October 2023
Want my job? with Laury Verdoux, music publicist
"My mom taught me that success comes when you put in the necessary effort and never give up, no matter the challenges."
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28 October 2023
Poet Laureate Shaniqua Benjamin on writing poetry inspired by oral histories
Shaniqua Benjamin shares more about her contribution to the exhibition Croydon's Caribbean Influencers, now showing at the National Portrait Gallery
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23 October 2023
Craft is a constructive approach to anger, says felt artist Maggie Scott
Scott communicates empowering messages through felt
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19 October 2023
Interview with comedian Maria DeCotis
I spoke to Maria about her experiences at her first Fringe, the realities of being a woman in comedy, and what it was like going viral during lockdown
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16 October 2023
Ukrainian art therapist Annete Sagal on the therapeutic effect of political collage
Inspired by collage’s healing potential, Sagal founded the Kyiv Collage Collective and Kyiv Collage School
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9 October 2023
Sokari Douglas Camp on steel sculptures, the welding process and slave legacies
Through sculpture, Sokari explores non-traditional materials and political messages
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2 October 2023
Land artist Elham Angell explores the intersection between art and nature
Elham Angell engages with activist and environmental themes in her land art installations
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25 September 2023
Artist and activist leader Barbara Keal on the need for creative collaboration amid the climate crisis
Barbara Keal shares more about how a single garment has facilitated a pilgrimage movement
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15 September 2023
Interview with Coralie Rose, casting director and founder of Road Casting
"The lack of representation in the media that I saw at the beginning of my career is one of the reasons I committed to be part of the change."
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9 September 2023
Decoding the G20 with UK 'Future of Work' Delegate Janet Siwoku
“Witnessing our world's pressing challenges, from climate change to social inequality, I felt compelled to take action.”
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8 September 2023
Interview with two-time Fringe First Award winners Xhloe and Natasha
With two sellout Fringe shows nearing the end of their run, Xhloe and Natasha sat down with me to discuss their second year at Fringe, their decade-long friendship, and their imaginary billionaire friend, Bippy, who helps them fund their shows.
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12 August 2023
Interview with Bonnie He, multi-award-winning Asian American clown and physical comedian
"Clowning is all about embracing failure and reveling in being stupid and low status, which is the antithesis to what was expected of me growing up."
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9 August 2023
Interview with comedian James Nokise
Asked to describe his Edinburgh Fringe show, 'Right About Now', James said: "It’s a little bit about my Mum, a little bit about anti-vax cousins, and a little bit about transphobia being a colonial mentality being forced on pacific people… but with jokes."
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8 August 2023
Want my job? with Manjira Mazumdar, Carnival Artist Intern at Play to the Crowd
"It is very important to actively develop and focus one's practise and also build relations with other forms of art in your community. Best wishes, I'm still trying to crack the code."