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…
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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…
50 over 50 interviewees – Yvette Cowles – Belly Dancer and Cancer Survivor
“Love yourself, love life, be kind to others, laugh, be silly… dance! Having cancer, or any illness, does not stop you from following your heart and being as alive as you can be in each moment.” Yvette Cowles This is a slightly different ‘50 over 50 interview’, because, sadly, Yvette is no longer with us….
50 over 50 interviewees – Iestyn Edwards – Madame Galina
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m a variety turn. I dance ballet, sing classically, tell stories. I’ve been in the industry forty-nine years. My main work is the interactive drag ballerina act – Madame Galina, which I perform on variety and stand…
50 over 50 interviewees – Fiona Coffey – Writer and performer
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’ve been writing cabaret shows and performing for the last 4 years, having spent most of my career working in business as an organisation consultant, facilitator and coach. People talk about me re-inventing myself; I’m not sure…
50 over 50 interviewees – Cate Brick, Dancer and Entertainer
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? Hi, I’m Cate Brick and I’m a dancer and entertainer. I currently work mostly as a bellydancer – ‘Caasi’ and as a human statue – ‘Statuesque’. I have recently started performing a new knife throwing/whip…