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Conversations with artists about storytelling

These interview/conversations with artists, about story & storytelling, are accidental podcasts. They're part of a Develop Your Creative Practise process I undertook in 2021-2022, funded by Arts Council England.As part of an exploration of Storytelling, I interviewed artists working across a range of disciplines, about how they work with story, their creative processes & ways of working.Each interviewee introduced me to the next person; creating a chain of conversations across the UK's artistic landscape; from directors & writers, to composters, designers & digital content creators.They're pretty much unedited & contain language, opinions or views that solely reflect the speaker.

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Conversations with artists about storytelling

Tanya Vital on evolving new forms of storytelling

January 07, 2023 • Karen P • Season 1 • Episode 7

Tanya Vital is a graduate of RADA & National Youth Theatre, working for 2 decades in TV, film, stage & voice-over. She has featured in many award-winning shows, including DC’s Pennyworth, Red Sparrow, Emmerdale, Casualty, Brief Encounters & more.

She trained in playwriting & produces live artistic events, launching the 1st Leeds MonologueSlam UK in 2011. She has co-produced countless micro-short films, with Chicken Shop Shakespeare featured at The British Library.

Tanya is the founder of award-winning, digital arts platform Vital Culture UK, dedicated to championing under-represented artists in the UK’s north. Recent productions include How Covid Stole Christmas, Women in Gaming with Twitch partner Geeky Cassie & Women’s History in Horror, with Gemma Hurley, Dr Alison Peirse & Sampira. She was recently announced as one of the top 100 CreaTech Ones to Watch companies by the Creative Industries Council in September 2021.

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This conversation was recorded in April 2022, so some of the references are a little old. It’s pretty much unedited & contain language, opinions or views that solely reflect the speaker.

My next guest in this series of storytelling interviews is Janet Vaughan, Designer & Co-Artistic Director of Coventry-based, Talking Birds.