Voicebox: Arts Inspiration

‘Don’t let anyone say you can’t,’ says self-taught musician Barkerwood, who talks us through her latest projects and touring without a booking agent.

Two Queens is delighted to announce the presentation of a newly-commissioned project by Ashley Holmes: Cry Then Win Then Lose Reaction. Opening hours Thursday - Saturday 12noon - 6pm. 

We catch up with Anna, the Senior Participation and Outreach Coordinator at the National Centre for Circus Arts. 

We catch up with Alexandros Plasatis, an immigrant ethnographer who writes fiction in English, his second language, and recently completed a project for Writing East Midlands working with refugees and asylum seekers.

We catch up with actor-singer Luke Lane, star of The Quentin Dentin Show, about what a typical day is like and how to get started in an acting career. 

We catch up with artist Dion Kitson, an international British artist with a political message in his fine art. 

We catch up with Simon Tong, a professional orchestral musician with a wide breadth of performance and teaching experience. 

We catch up with the Musical Director and choir member of Soweto Gospel Choir, who were formed to celebrate the unique and inspirational power of African Gospel music, drawing on the best talent from the many churches in and around Soweto.

Thinking of using art and creativity to make the world a better place? Here are a few tips from Danny of BP or Not BP? to get you started.

We catch up with Tom McGrath, Programme Delivery Manager at Drake Music, about breaking down disabling barriers to music, changes in the industry and music being a human right. 

Owning the spotlight on stage is not the only way to be a part of the rich history of theatre. Consider a career of the heroes behind the curtain who are there from the first finished script, to cleaning up the roses on closing night, and everything in between.

In Relation: Nine couples who transformed modern British Art - Exhibition at the RWA. A fantastic exhibition!