Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m the Artistic Director of a multi-disciplinary, participatory arts company, which means I do everything from writing and devising shows, finding partnerships, raising money, booking teams, delivering shows as well as performing in them, to putting out…
Category: 50 Over 50
50 over 50 interviewees – Jennifer Jordan – Clown Doctor
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m Doctor Sparky, a Clown Doctor. I’ve been a clown doc since 2007. It’s one of my most favourite and fun jobs, and I feel very privileged to be one of the Arts Care in Northern Ireland…
50 over 50 interviewees – Jackie Juno – Comedian, Poet & Singer
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m a comedian, a poet, and a singer in a rock band. Comedian since the age of 30, poet since the age of 44, and singer since my 20’s. I’m now 55 and ¾. Who did you…
50 over 50 interviewees – Cleo Sylvestre – Actress and Blues Singer
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m an actress and more recently a Blues singer. Last month I received Screen Nation’s TrailBlazer Award at The May Fair Hotel. I was brought up in two rooms near Euston before moving to a council flat…
50 over 50 interviewees – Nola Rae – Mime
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I describe myself primarily as a mime, but I’m also a clown, puppeteer, dancer, teacher, writer and director. (It never occurred to me that I should speak on a stage.) I began working as a dancer at…
50 over 50 interviewees – Lindsey Butcher – Dancer and aerial artists
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m an independent dance and aerial artist who’s been working in the industry for over 34 years. Since graduating from London School of Contemporary Dance in 1984, I’ve worked with dance, theatre, circus and opera companies as…
50 over 50 interviewees – Adele Anderson – Singer, Lyricist and Actress
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I am a singer, a lyricist, an actress and erstwhile director. No one has ever said I was a dancer. I’ve been in the business for 36 years Who did you want to be when you were…
50 over 50 interviewees – Faith Tingle-Bartoli – Giggle Doctor, Kids Entertainer
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m a specially trained entertainer that works in hospitals with sick children. My job is to help them find joy in difficult circumstances. If you know the film ‘Patch Adams’ – that’s what I do, minus the…
50 over 50 interviewees – Yumino Seki – Japanese Dance artist and Butoh practitioner
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m a Japanese dance artist, Butoh practitioner and a qualified somatic movement teacher. I was born and raised in Japan but moved to the UK in my late 20s. Chapter 1: At the age of 21 I…
50 over 50 interviewees – Fay Presto – Magician
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m known as a close up magician who performs in restaurants and private parties. I’ve also performed on large stages and theatres of up to 2000 people, toured in the UK and the US with a large…