Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I am a dancer and I’ve been dancing (including training) for almost 50 years. However, for most of this time, I was dancing semi-professionally, part-time. I often made money from dancing, performing and teaching, though I always…
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50 over 50 interviewees – Julie Simpson – Street Performer, Actor and Director
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I am a street performer, actor, compère, director and tutor. I’ve worked in the industry for 30 years and I love anything that makes me laugh! I’m originally from Derry, N. Ireland, but I came to study…
50 over 50 interviewees – Amora Dance – Belly Dancer
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I started belly dancing 11 years ago, even though I originally come from a corporate background in Office Management. I would consider myself quite multi-talented – I currently work part-time as a Belly Dance teacher, I often…
50 over 50 interviewees – Roz Ottery – Stilt walker and clown
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’ve worked professionally in the entertainment business since I was 29 – so for 39 years! I did a Performance Honours degree in Middlesex University, after which I started my own business in ‘performance based promotions’ using…
50 over 50 interviewees – Peta Lily – Performer, Writer & Director
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m a performer, theatre maker, writer, director, creative mentor, script doctor and workshop leader. I’ve been working in the industry for the last 38 years. I was one of those at the cutting edge of the new…
50 over 50 interviewees – Kay Taylor – Belly Dancer
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I am a full-time professional Belly Dancer. There’s not a huge call for belly dancers in the North East, so my business consists of performing and teaching, importing costumes from Cairo and then selling them, taking…
50 over 50 interviewees – Lorraine Bowen – Comedy performer and songwriter
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m a quirky musical performer who writes her own songs. I prance about the stage singing/playing my music, showing off my 1960s outfits and space-age costumes, and get everyone joining in! I’ve been doing this for AGES!…
50 over 50 interviewees – Natalie Hunt- Madame Zucchini
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m Madame Zucchini, I use vegetables to entertain and engage, creating characters with vegetables and fruit. I perform a kind of ‘vegetable cabaret’, devise my own movie-inspired shows like Star Wars with Leek Skywalker and Darth Tater,…
50 over 50 interviewees – Suzi Woods – Vocalist and Songwriter
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I am a vocalist and a songwriter who has been involved in music since 1987. I began as a backing singer in a fantastic local band doing original numbers. From there, I was asked to sing local…
50 over 50 interviewees – Fenella Juanita Barker – Flamenco and Spanish Dancer, teacher and choreographer
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m a dancer, teacher and choreographer; now mainly working in Flamenco and Spanish dance. I first performed professionally when I was 11, dancing in Billy Smart’s Children’s Circus on BBC1, and I began teaching as a…