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12 June 2016
Where Are They Now?...with Dan Dunbar
Dan is a Councillor, volunteer with the Fire Service, and freelance photographer.
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7 June 2016
Gold EXPO Special: Vivienne Bayliss
Vivienne completed Gold Arts Award alongside A-Levels in Theatre Studies and Performance Studies, having previously undertaken the Bronze and Silver Awards. She will be dancing at the Gold EXPO on June 30th.
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26 May 2016
Gold EXPO special: Moving Together
Here we bring you the first in our interview series, with our upcoming Gold EXPO artists. Moving Together is co-directed by Emily Bolton and Rachel Eke, and is based in Leicester.
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26 May 2016
Want my job?...with David Thomas
Dave Thomas is a director at Unit Twenty Three, but for many years he's been performing and establishing himself as an independent blues musician around the world. As an aspiring musician myself, as well as a nosey reporter, I decided to ask him some questions about his creative journey.
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21 May 2016
Interview with Ellie Walton and the ladies of 'Hu̇ Chu̇ Mari Udaan'
In the north-western state of Gujarat in India, there's a school, which is more of a centre or 'Open School' for girls and women to return to after they've been taken out of education for marriage.
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16 May 2016
Interview with Sajeela Kershi
Sajeela Kershi, figurehead behind the inspired Immigrant Diaries has a daring new show in which she discusses Asian women and the so-called Islamic State.
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5 May 2016
Backstage with...Sweet Venues, Brighton
Sweet Venues are a big player at Brighton Fringe, with permanent and pop-up spaces offering a diverse mix of theatre and comedy. We chatted to their Artistic Director, JD Henshaw to find out how it all happens.
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22 April 2016
Backstage with...The Rialto Theatre, Brighton
The Rialto Theatre are a medium-sized Brighton Fringe venue, who will play host to theatre, comedy and cabaret performances in their second year at the festival. We caught up with Productions Manager Katy Matthews to find out more.
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15 April 2016
Interview with Ability Drain
She's a terrible Disney princess, but great YouTuber! Ability Drain talks about her channel, the creative process and getting into game commentary
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14 April 2016
Lisa Williamson on female authors and gender neutral book covers
I attended a panel discussion with leading YA author Lisa Williamson (The Art of Being Normal), senior editor Vicky Blunden (Myriad editions) and Leicester-based author Bali Rai. The event was held in one of the University of Leicester's lecture theatres.
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13 April 2016
Interview with Austin Hourigan
ShoddyCast content creator talks about YouTube, science, sexism and charity
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7 April 2016
Want my job?...with Neil Frost
Neil Frost can be found at Brighton Fringe this May, performing his one man mine show, The Story of the Nervous Man. 'I think a performer should train in a variety of disciplines,' the comedian, clown and character actor says, 'then create their own practice using the methods that work for them.'
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5 April 2016
Where Are They Now?...with Nicola Slawson
Regularly writing for national titles, freelance journalist Nicola Slawson has also had her photographic work published in the Guardian, the Mirror and Positive news - having honed her photography skills while taking Gold Arts Award. She certainly hasn't forgotten her roots, though.
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31 March 2016
Where Are They Now?...with Phoebe Hill
Phoebe recently graduated from Cambridge and is looking through the fog of post-university life to find some creative project management work across the arts.
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31 March 2016
Where Are They Now?...with Idriss Assoumanou
Idriss is a professional filmmaker and videographer getting commissions to create audio visual work for companies all over the world.
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31 March 2016
Where Are They Now?...with Hannah Kemp-Welch
Hannah works for the Learning department at Tate Britain. She's also been an artist-in-residence and led, collaborated on, and taken part in a number of arts projects since doing her Gold.
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21 March 2016
What goes on at...Lambeth Music Festival
This week, Lambeth Music Festival takes place at Southbank Centre, bringing together over 3000 children and young people for live performances. We caught up with Lambeth Music Service's lead tutor, Oliver Bayley to find out more.
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16 March 2016
Backstage with...The Blue Man, Brighton
The Blue Man in Brighton is an independently run cafe bar, that hosts a variety of Fringe shows throughout the festival. This year they will be programming across two venues, showing the work of Suzy Bennett, Aidan Goatley and Daphna Baram amongst others. We caught up with venue director, Jess Woodfall to find out more.