Helena Almeida is a Sound Designer & Location Recordist based in London UK, originally from Lisbon, Portugal. She studied at Goldsmiths and is inspired by a range of multidisciplinary artists and forms.
I asked her some questions!
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Gboyega Odubanjo is a poet and Creative Writing PhD student at the University of Hertfordshire, now based in Dagenham in London, UK.
I asked him some questions!
Janisè Sadik is an actor, director and creative facilitator currently based in South East London, with a rich portfolio of work.
I asked Janisè some questions!
In my forthcoming book there’s a scene in which I improvise a monologue about a bad date for an improv comedy show. My fellow performers pull some of the things I mentioned as fodder for scenes.
To quote myself, “Seeing my foibles reflected through this comedic prism makes me weep with laughter from the backline. They genuinely make light of it all, and this lifts my spirits tremendously.”
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Harveen Sandhu is a professional actor and environmental and sustainability educator of Punjabi descent. She was born in Nairobi, Kenya and is now based in Ottawa, Canada where she has just finished her Masters in Education.
First off - if you’re needing to read something positive and beautiful in the midst of everything going on, here’s Harveen…
Howard J. Davis, aka HAUI, is a diverse multidisciplinary entrepreneur of many artistic trades, including performing, directing, design & visual arts. A graduate of Ryerson Theatre School (2014), he has worked with companies such as the Shaw Festival of Canada, Native Earth Performing Arts, Cahoots Theatre as well as in film and television.
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Writer, director and facilitator Sidney Belony grew up and is currently based in Luton.
Her writing explores social and political themes and she also enjoys creating work with historical elements/themes. Alongside writing, Sidney regularly works as a director and facilitator, co-creating/devising with community groups, and leading creative workshops.
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Malik Nashad Sharpe, otherwise known Marikiscrycrycry, is a London-based choreographer who often uses choreography in contexts other than dance or performance.
They attended Williams College in Massachusetts, the Laban Institute in London and studied with Martin Hargreaves who they continue to work with in a dramaturgical capacity.
I asked Malik a few questions…
Titilola Dawudu is a Nigerian-born British writer, producer and editor. She is a trustee for Theatre Centre and an associate Writer for Beyond Face Theatre. She holds an MA in Dramatic Writing at Central Saint Martins.
As an associate with Tamasha Theatre, she co-created and edited Hear Me Now, Audition Monologues for Actors of Colour, published by Oberon Books.
Koko Brown is a multidisciplinary artist who blends theatre, spoken word and live vocal looping. Her work is unique, electric and brimming with what the world needs to hear right now on race, mental health and gender.
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After growing up on Vancouver Island, Emily Piggford is now an actor for stage and screen, based in Toronto.
You can watch Emily on ‘The Sounds’ (CBC, Amazon) a miniseries thriller set in New Zealand, the digital series ‘Warigami’ (CBC Gem) and web series ‘That’s My DJ’, for which she was a producer on seasons 2-3 and nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress.
Monica Gaga is a London-based, British-born black African queer improviser, facilitator, host and scripted actor and performer.
She’s been seen, heard and staged on BBC Three, ITVBe, London Live, BBC History, BBC Radio London, Global Pillage, The Comedy Store, Hoopla Impro, Boulevard Theatre and more.
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What to do when the blush is off the rose & you no longer care for the thing you’re creating?
Today I want to discuss that moment in our creative lives when we fall out of love with a project. I think of creative projects as entities unto themselves, and as a result, we are in relationships with them.
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Paula Varjack is an artist working across performance, video, participation, spoken word, and sometimes all of these areas at once. During the past six years she has created performances, installations, sound and video pieces, utilising training from performance making, technical theatre and filmmaking.
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A year ago, with the advent of my newsletter, I reluctantly and skeptically began taking myself more seriously as an entrepreneur.
In early 2020, I formed a Mastermind with two friends who run small business. Carlyn runs Tiny Ritual the Talia runs Primer.
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Have you ever felt the maddening frustration of banging at a door and not being let in?
Maybe it’s the door of an agent, a sector of your industry, particular company you want to work with, a festival where you want to present your work or an artist you wish would bring you onto their team, etc…