Creativity is best when it is diverse.
On the second episode of this podcast, Shivaike and Azan get together and discuss Azan’s experience with the Almeida, his thoughts on theatre and how it is changing, and dig into some of his poetry.
The creators of Medea come together on the debut episode of our podcast series to talk about Francesca’s work in composition and acting, and to hear how she wants to see change made in the industry.
I started lockdown with a string of cancelled jobs… A three-week catalogue shoot, an awards ceremony, Graduate Fashion Week – all gone. I, like most people in artistic industries, felt a deep sense of catastrophe, and then I spiralled. All those people who, for years, had told me – don’t go into the arts, there is no security, it doesn’t pay enough, you’ll end up unemployed; it seemed they’d all been proven right.
Our 2018 Medea at the Keble O’Reilly theatre focused on increasing access to Oxford’s often unrepresentative theatre scene. In casting the show, our focus was on encouraging new talent from a variety of creative disciplines. We wanted as many students from diverse backgrounds to get involved as possible! Through Medea, our goal was to facilitate a collaborative space for actors, musicians, poets and dancers alike, to come together and make something really great…
