Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m an actor, director, writer, and I also teach Performance Making. I live and work in Melbourne, Australia, and I have worked in theatre for 35 years. I work as an actor in theatre, film and TV,…
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50 over 50 interviewees – Charlotte Desorgher – Bellydance teacher, mentor, choreographer, and performer
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m a bellydance teacher, mentor, choreographer, and performer. I also direct and produce – both student and professional dance productions. I’ve been bellydancing since 1981, although I took a break for about 15 years when I was…
50 over 50 interviewees – Kate Maravan – Actor, Theatre Maker, Writer & Teacher
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m an actor, theatre maker, writer and teacher. I graduated from RADA in ‘93 and have been working in theatre, TV, and film ever since. In the mid-‘90s I started co-writing scripts with a great friend from…
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…