Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m a Performer, Director, Teacher, Producer, Model and Festival Organiser. I’ve worked internationally in Dance and Theatre since I was 16, so for nearly 40 years. I’m dedicated to the art of Improvisation in Performance and am…
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50 over 50 interviewees – Liz Aggiss – Live artist, Dance performer, Choreographer and Filmmaker
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I started dance life in the ‘80s as a Wild Wiggler, a dance cabaret act, touring in pubs and clubs supporting punk bands, appearing on Saturday morning children’s TV, and supporting The Stranglers at Wembley Arena and…
50 over 50 interviewees – Fran Sperling – Aerialist, Choreographer & Coach
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m an aerialist, a coach and choreographer. I’ve been performing in the circus industry since the ‘80s. I started out as the top-mounter of a female acrobatic duo Acrobrats. Karen Gersch, who co-founded Acrobrats, posted an ad…
50 over 50 interviewees – Susan Clarke – Artistic Director
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…
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 – Lynn Campbell – Aerialist
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I first tried going on a trapeze when I was 39. I queued with a line of children at a festival, had a go and fell in love with it. I’d danced for a long time and…