Breaks & Joins Podcast
These chats about repair (our stuff, ourselves and our communities) range from mending textiles to the repair of broken bones, from up-cycling in the pandemic to community conflict in Bangladesh, from home made Punk Clothes to celebrating scars. Growing out of a Community project in Lewisham, South East London the podcasts give more space for longer conversations, and you'll be able to hear Rose Sinclair, textile specialist, Raj Bhari, Peacebuilder, talking with Clare MacDonald, artist and Unitarian Minister, Dr Sylvan Baker, founder of The Verbatim Formula,textile dyer Liz Honeybone from the National Theatre costume department, Theatre Designer Amanda Mascarenhas chatting with Mo Sumah, host of the Mend it with Mo repair cafe, Suzi Warren, founder of Stitch it Dont ditch it, theatre academics Sudip Chakroborthy and Ali Campbell on national identities, and Rachel Ho, ceramicist and creator of the scarred pots.They're interviewed by Sue Mayo, edited by Chuck Blue Lowry, music by Bob Karperhttp://www.suemayo.co.uk/
Breaks & Joins Podcast
Series 2, Episode 3: Gail Babb and Alex Evans
Gail is an award-winning theatre maker who specialises in creating new work that centres and celebrates Black British experiences. As a dramaturg and director, she has created shows for theatres, found sites (including museums and a derelict school), as well as national and international touring. Recent credits include work with Brixton House, Fuel, China Plate, National Youth Theatre, Talawa Theatre Company and Hackney Showroom. In 2021, she won the Kenneth Tynan Award for Excellence in Dramaturgy and was named one of Alfred Fagon Awards’ 25 Black Champions of Theatre. Gail also facilitates creative processes in community settings and runs the MA in Applied Theatre at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Alex is a Visual Artist, Director and Facilitator working across the UK and internationally with Children, Young People and Communities. His participatory projects create group encounters for shared imagination, movement, learning and social justice. He is the Artistic Director and CEO of Kazzum Arts, a trauma-informed arts organisation in East London.
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