MOVERS SHAKERS MAKERS
by Makeshift CompanyWhat makes creative people tick? How do they find and develop their inspiration? Welcome to the podcast that draws back the curtain on the inventive mind and its artistic process with a series of interviews between host Emma Lister and performers, choreographers, designers and other artists. Look out for our special mini-series, like 'Ballet for the 21st Century' and 'Dance in the Time of Corona'.
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Episodes
Dance in the Time of Corona - Pay Your Dancers
1h 3m · PublishedIn this, the first episode of our mini-series Dance in the Time of Corona, Emma Lister is joined by cohosts Zoë Ashe-Browne and Shelby Williams. They reveal the results of a survey they conducted after the controversial Venice Biennale College Danza audition call and the ensuing movement: #payyourdancers.
The survey was open to ALL professional dancers, past and present. Respondents represented every corner of the dance world: Jazz dancers, tap dancers, commercial, Irish, Hip Hop, classical Indian, classical ballet, contemporary, musical theatre and ballroom. What do they all have in common? Well, 92% had seen something advertised or were approached about unpaid work. When is this OK? When is it exploitative? How will the pandemic affect dancers being offered such work?
Featuring an interview with Friedrich Pohl, of Dancers Connect.
REFERENCES:
www.dancersconnect.de
Facebook thread from Venice Biennale College Danza
Whistle While You Work
Royal Family Dance Crew
Broadway show attendance
80% of dancers in UK freelance
West End box office figures
Ballet Black Trainee position
Dance in the Time of Corona - Pay Your Dancers
1h 3m · PublishedIn this, the first episode of our mini-series Dance in the Time of Corona, Emma Lister is joined by cohosts Zoë Ashe-Browne and Shelby Williams. They reveal the results of a survey they conducted after the controversial Venice Biennale College Danza audition call and the ensuing movement: #payyourdancers.
The survey was open to ALL professional dancers, past and present. Respondents represented every corner of the dance world: Jazz dancers, tap dancers, commercial, Irish, Hip Hop, classical Indian, classical ballet, contemporary, musical theatre and ballroom. What do they all have in common? Well, 92% had seen something advertised or were approached about unpaid work. When is this OK? When is it exploitative? How will the pandemic affect dancers being offered such work?
Featuring an interview with Friedrich Pohl, of Dancers Connect.
REFERENCES:
www.dancersconnect.de
Facebook thread from Venice Biennale College Danza
Whistle While You Work
Royal Family Dance Crew
Broadway show attendance
80% of dancers in UK freelance
West End box office figures
Ballet Black Trainee position
Adrian Berry⎪Artistic Director of Jacksons Lane
34m · PublishedAdrian Berry is Artistic Director of the UK's leading circus and arts centre, Jacksons Lane. He is also a producer, writer and director and wrote and directed the successful stage play From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads, which toured the UK racking up 143 shows and has recently been released as a spoken word album on iTunes.
He spoke to Emma from a North London park about the newly renovated Jacksons Lane, why it was cathartic to write about his teenage eating disorder and how running away to Liverpool at 18 changed the course of his life.
Listen to From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads on iTunes HERE
Jacksons Lane's website: www.jacksonslane.org.uk
The 3 Questions...
Was there a piece of art that changed everything?
Seeing Belgian theatre group Peeping Tom perform 32 rue Vanderbranden
Is there a piece of art that you didn’t love, but you respect or think has value?
The films of Peter Greenaway
Who should we check out that we may not know about?
Musician Shuggie Otis and magician Kalle Nio
Adrian Berry⎪Artistic Director of Jacksons Lane
34m · PublishedAdrian Berry is Artistic Director of the UK's leading circus and arts centre, Jacksons Lane. He is also a producer, writer and director and wrote and directed the successful stage play From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads, which toured the UK racking up 143 shows and has recently been released as a spoken word album on iTunes.
He spoke to Emma from a North London park about the newly renovated Jacksons Lane, why it was cathartic to write about his teenage eating disorder and how running away to Liverpool at 18 changed the course of his life.
Listen to From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads on iTunes HERE
Jacksons Lane's website: www.jacksonslane.org.uk
The 3 Questions...
Was there a piece of art that changed everything?
Seeing Belgian theatre group Peeping Tom perform 32 rue Vanderbranden
Is there a piece of art that you didn’t love, but you respect or think has value?
The films of Peter Greenaway
Who should we check out that we may not know about?
Musician Shuggie Otis and magician Kalle Nio
Stina Quagebeur ⎪ Associate Choreographer, English National Ballet
35m · PublishedStina Quagebeur is the associate choreographer and a first artist at English National Ballet. Nora, her first mainstage choreographic work for ENB, was based on Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House and premiered at Sadler's Wells in 2019. Since then she has been choreographing steadily for the company; most recently the duet Hollow and the raucousTake Five Blues, both of which finally had their post-lockdown premiere to a live audience.
In this episode, host Emma Lister and she discuss making narrative vs abstract work, her obsessive research and how she can rely on her 'gut feeling' when making decisions in the studio.
Stina's Instagram: @stinachoreographer
Stina's website: www.stinachoreographer.com
You can rent Take Five Blues from English National Ballet's "Ballet on Demand" HERE
The 3 Questions...
Was there a piece of art that changed everything?
Swan Lake, and working with contemporary choreographers Russell Maliphant and Akram Khan.
Is there a piece of art that you didn’t love, but you respect or think has value?
The work of choreographer Pina Bausch
Who should we check out that we may not know about?
Director Emma Rice and her company Wise Children
Stina Quagebeur ⎪ Associate Choreographer, English National Ballet
35m · PublishedStina Quagebeur is the associate choreographer and a first artist at English National Ballet. Nora, her first mainstage choreographic work for ENB, was based on Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House and premiered at Sadler's Wells in 2019. Since then she has been choreographing steadily for the company; most recently the duet Hollow and the raucousTake Five Blues, both of which finally had their post-lockdown premiere to a live audience.
In this episode, host Emma Lister and she discuss making narrative vs abstract work, her obsessive research and how she can rely on her 'gut feeling' when making decisions in the studio.
Stina's Instagram: @stinachoreographer
Stina's website: www.stinachoreographer.com
You can rent Take Five Blues from English National Ballet's "Ballet on Demand" HERE
The 3 Questions...
Was there a piece of art that changed everything?
Swan Lake, and working with contemporary choreographers Russell Maliphant and Akram Khan.
Is there a piece of art that you didn’t love, but you respect or think has value?
The work of choreographer Pina Bausch
Who should we check out that we may not know about?
Director Emma Rice and her company Wise Children
Manjinder Virk⎪Actor/Director
39m · PublishedManjinder Virk is an actor, writer and director. As an actor she can currently be seen on The Beast Must Die with Jared Harris and Cush Jumbo on Britbox, and is shooting Jed Mercurio’s Trigger Point for ITV. On film she stars in the documentary The Arbor, for which she received acting nominations from the BFI and British Independent Film Awards. As a writer director one of her works, a short film Out of Darkness won Best of Fest award at the Aesthetica Short Film Festival in 2013.
In this, the first episode of season 3, host Emma Lister and Manjinder discuss how her dance training enriches her acting, why she feels it’s important to be creative without judgement and what life event inspired her award winning short film.
Manjinder’s interview is another link in our ‘artist chain’ after having been nominated by Rhoda Ofori-Attah in season 1!
Watch Manjinder's film Out of Darkness HERE
Manjinder's Instagram: @manjinder23
Twitter: manjinder_virk
The 3 Questions...
Was there a piece of art that changed everything?
Derervo, clown troupe
Is there a piece of art that you didn’t love, but you respect or think has value?
Comedy as a genre
Who should we check out that we may not know about?
Artists and writers: Amber Lone, Sue Vincent, Rhiannon Tisse
Manjinder Virk⎪Actor/Director
39m · PublishedManjinder Virk is an actor, writer and director. As an actor she can currently be seen on The Beast Must Die with Jared Harris and Cush Jumbo on Britbox, and is shooting Jed Mercurio’s Trigger Point for ITV. On film she stars in the documentary The Arbor, for which she received acting nominations from the BFI and British Independent Film Awards. As a writer director one of her works, a short film Out of Darkness won Best of Fest award at the Aesthetica Short Film Festival in 2013.
In this, the first episode of season 3, host Emma Lister and Manjinder discuss how her dance training enriches her acting, why she feels it’s important to be creative without judgement and what life event inspired her award winning short film.
Manjinder’s interview is another link in our ‘artist chain’ after having been nominated by Rhoda Ofori-Attah in season 1!
Watch Manjinder's film Out of Darkness HERE
Manjinder's Instagram: @manjinder23
Twitter: manjinder_virk
The 3 Questions...
Was there a piece of art that changed everything?
Derervo, clown troupe
Is there a piece of art that you didn’t love, but you respect or think has value?
Comedy as a genre
Who should we check out that we may not know about?
Artists and writers: Amber Lone, Sue Vincent, Rhiannon Tisse
MOVERS SHAKERS MAKERS Season 3 Trailer
1m · PublishedSeason 3 of MOVERS SHAKERS MAKERS is out now!
Featuring a new set of interviews with fascinating artists and the mini-series: DANCE IN THE TIME OF CORONA.
Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen...
www.makeshiftcompany.com
MOVERS SHAKERS MAKERS Season 3 Trailer
1m · PublishedSeason 3 of MOVERS SHAKERS MAKERS is out now!
Featuring a new set of interviews with fascinating artists and the mini-series: DANCE IN THE TIME OF CORONA.
Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen...
www.makeshiftcompany.com
MOVERS SHAKERS MAKERS has 84 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 62:45:28. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 9th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 12th, 2024 02:41.
