BreakInStARTs

🎙️ In this first episode of BreakInStARTs , we sit down with Georgia Ollier , an Australian musician and booking agent who has carved out a place in Edinburgh’s creative scene after an extraordinary journey. 🌍 From learning the washboard, touring across 20 countries, and finally finding belonging in Scotland, Georgia shares how music carried her through moments of uncertainty and into a new caree...

🎻  In this episode of  BreakInStARTs ,  we sit down with Fay, a classically trained violinist and interdisciplinary artist who has built her creative life between France and the UK. Fay shares how stepping beyond traditional expectations, and confronting the realities of being a woman of colour in the arts, led her to blend music, theatre, and storytelling. 🌱  Together, we talk about  finding yo...

When I first talked to Saber Bamatraf to see if he might be open to joining me as a guest, I was stunned, almost wordless. I realised I was speaking to someone who had truly lived through the unimaginable: who escaped death, survived war, and somehow continued to believe in life and in art. I struggled to find the right questions, because asking “how did you keep doing art?”   felt almost too shal...

🎙️ In this second episode of BreakInStARTs , we sit down with Marcin Krupa , a Polish sculptor, drawer, and curator who has built a creative life in Edinburgh after years of persistence and starting over from scratch. 🌍 From art school in Poland, to travels through Italy and Germany, to arriving in Scotland with just £300, Marcin’s story is one of resilience. Along the way, hitchhiking across Eur...