Are you an artist?

If you’d like to support the podcast, you can it here : https://buymeacoffee.com/areyouanartist   Today’s episode is with Amandine NGuimbous, who shares how she wrote a TV show at 15, a book from the hospital, and why having the right people around you matters. Was mentioned : her book I Wish I Knew This In My 30s, One Tree Hill, Vampire Diaries, Edgar-Yves Jr., Megan Thee Stallion, Bobby Sea...

If you’d like to support the podcast, you can it here : https://buymeacoffee.com/areyouanartist   Today’s episode is with Nina Ghiggini, who shares with us her experience as a ballerina, but also as a painter, and how what she liked evolved throughout her life.  Was mentioned : Vadim Muntagirov, Masbro Centre, Lauren Martin, Degas, Rothko, Pollock, Caravaggio, Picasso, the Rijksmuse...

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Giacomo Baraldi, who speaks about photographing the overlooked, cinema, and finding peace. Was mentioned : London College of communication, EastEnders, All of Us Strangers and the Frankie Goes To Hollywood's song 'The Power Of Love', the Torture Garden, The Bad Seed, Truman Capote, Robert Michael Mapplethorpe, Lina Wertmüller, and Marilyn Monroe.  Giacomo is...

Today I’m joined by Eloise Frey for a conversation about training in dance during Covid, screen dance, and selling your image. Was mentioned : The Place, Sorbonne University, Monica Cruz and Penélope Cruz, Pirates of the Caribbean, Un dos tres or Un paso adelante, Sofia Coppola, Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird, Wim Wenders, and Agnès Varda. Eloise is on Instagram : @_eloise_frey Instagram : @are_you_...

Today’s episode is with René Eyre, and we talk about the dilemma of trigger warnings, wild choreography ideas, fighting right before a performance — and so much more. Was mentioned : The Royal Ballet School (White Lodge), Mirella Bartrip, Philip Grosser, Les Noces by Nijinska, Arlene Phillips, Aegis, Cabaret Futura, The Performance Group, Richard Strange, The Green Table, Michael Mcdonald, Jeremy...

Today’s episode is with Nantas, who joins me for a conversation about music, acting, the high school musical dream, and life away from family. Was mentioned : High School Musical, La casa de Bernarda Alba by Federico García Lorca, Shakespeare, Madonna, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams, Mercutio’s character in Romeo and Juliet, The Worst Person in the World directed by Joachim Trier, and...

Today’s episode features Tootawl, as we dive into the guitar, Johnny Cash, songwriting, and the art of letting go when things just aren’t working. Was mentioned : the book Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Johnny Cash, the movie Walk the Line directed by James Mangold, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Michael Collins. Tootawl’s new single : https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/album/4ruWx...

Today’s episode features Gabrielle Zemsky, and we dive into the worlds of visual arts, Artificial Intelligence, and a bit of chaos.  Was mentioned : London Met, Midjourney, Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, Living things by Munir Hachemi, Friendship by Andrew DeYoung, Paul Rudd and Igshaan Adams Kicking Dust’s exhibit at the arid gallery. Gabrielle is on Instagram : @zemskyg Instagram : @are_you_an...

Today’s episode is with Elliot Minogue-Stone, and it’s about contemporary dance, the art of making space, and how sharing can be more powerful than teaching. Was mentioned : Charlie Morrissey, The Place, Antwerp Conservatoire, National Youth Theatre, Accompany Class, We Move in Close Circles by Orley Quick, Rohanne Udall and Paul Paschal, CMAT, and Marina Abramović. Elliot is on Instagram : @ellio...

Today’s episode is with the brilliant and hilarious Thais Fitzgerald, and it’s about acting, choosing books and childhood ballet trauma. Was mentioned : Queen Mary University, Guildford School of Acting, Alan Hollinghurst, Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, Herman Hesse and Steppenwolf and Siddhartha, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, Robin Williams, Mrs. Doubtfi...

Today’s episode is with Linsey Watkins, and it’s about writing plays, dramaturgy and the power of creative network. Was mentioned : her plays Oh Righteous God And Sinful Me, Spirit Guides and Shit Eaters, and Oatmeal, Shakespeare, The National Theatre, New Play Exchange, Hangmen by Martin McDonagh, and Molly Smith Metzler. Linsey’s website is https://www.linseywatkins.com/   Linsey is on...

Season 3 of Are you an artist? is starting and it's all very exciting!!! Instagram : @are_you_an_artist_podcast Tiktok : @are.you.an.artist Music : Le Wave. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today’s episode is with Charlotte Mann, and it’s about mural drawings, commissions, but also language & categories. Was mentioned : The Royal Drawing School, John Waters, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Jean-Paul Sartre and his books The Age of Raison and Nausea, The School of Life, Declan Donnellan and Cheek by Jowl, Macbeth, and Walt Whitman. Charlotte is on Instagram : @charlotte__mann  Instagr...

Today’s episode is with Jessica Cole and Simina Ellis, and it’s about creating The Libra Theatre Cafe (it’s in Camden, you need to visit), but also acting and friendship. Was mentioned : the Libra Theatre Cafe, Glenn Griffin, The Bear Proposal, Witches, and Pedro Pascal. Get your tickets for their next show from June 19th!!! https://www.designmynight.com/london/whats-on/theatre/the-dance-of-death?...

Today’s episode is with Mark Lockyer, and it’s about acting, creating a play and mental health. Was mentioned : The Play's The Thing: A One Person Hamlet, Living With the Lights On, Mark’s teacher and friend Ken Campbell, Lord Buckley, Danny Boyle, Mike Leigh, Merlin, David Lan and the Young Vic, Peter Brook, the book The Hundred Years’ War by Jonathan Sumption, Steven Berkoff, Rambert, and The Na...

Today’s episode is with Léa Tirabasso, and it’s about making dance works, instinct, and critiques. Was mentioned : The Place, Ina May Gaskin, The Accidental Species by Henry Gee, Alain Patel (Les Ballets C. de la B.) and the piece En avant, marche!, the quote from Pablo Picasso « Ah, good taste! What a dreadful thing! Taste is the enemy of creativeness. », Antonine de Saint-Pierre, and W...

Today’s episode is with Veronica Bianqui, and it’s about music and song writing, acting in LA and mental health. Was mentioned : Spice Girls, Joe Cocker, The Beatles, Queen, The White Stripes, The Doors, The Blank Tapes, Blue Wisteria, Sault, Lambrini Girls, the album Soul Journey by Gillian Welch, and John Lenon.  Veronica is on Instagram : @veronicabianqui Instagram : @are_you_an_artist_pod...

Today’s episode is with Louis Grant, and it’s about music supervision, playing drums and contemporary jazz. Was mentioned : Rival Consoles, Yussef Dayes, Men I trust, and James Brown. Instagram : @are_you_an_artist_podcast Tiktok : @are.you.an.artist Music : Le Wave. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today’s episode is with Carol Parradine, and it’s about acting, comedy poetry, and the dream of EastEnders. Was mentioned : Dorothy Parker, Glenn Griffin, Greville Theatre Company, Pam and Di, Shirley Valentine, The Shaftesbury Theatre and Norman Balon – It's All True, Michael Kayne, When the Clapping Stops, Annie Sullivan and The Miracle Workers, Wait Until Dark from Frederick Knott, Alan Ayckbou...

Today’s episode is with Toby Yapp, and it’s about double bass, jazz music and drama.  Was mentioned : Fidelio Hot Club, Hot Club de France, Fidelio Cafe, Bristol Old Vic Young Company, Royal Academy of Music, Ron Carter : Finding the Right Notes, Charlie Parker, Wayne Shorter, Morocco Bound, Duke Ellington, and The Simpson. Music : Live BBC radio 3 session with Fedelio Hot Club Toby is on Ins...

Today’s episode is with Adebola Bolarinwa, and it’s about his journey from studying science to art, painting, photography and fashion. Was mentioned : the Royal College of Art, the Royal Drawing School, Bon Iver and Justin Vernon, DeYarmond, Big Red Machine, Bottega, Magrela, Family Guy, James Baldwin, and Basquiat.  Adebola is on Instagram : @bo____la Instagram : @are_you_an_artist_podcast T...

Today’s episode is with Liana Zhen-Ai Kleinman, and it’s about being a dancer, the urge to create, shame and community.  Was mentioned : Vogue US, NOWNESS, Dance Art Journal and Fact Magazine, Holly Blakey and her works A Wound With Teeth & Phantom, Graham, Cunningham, London Contemporary Dance School, Theo Armstrong, Joelle Antonia Santiago, Foucault, Clarice Lispector and her books Ãgua...

Today’s episode is with Elian Lion, and it’s about music & song writing, David Bowie and pop art in public transports. Was mentioned : Elian’s bands Spirits of Saturn, Green seagull, Happymess and Eliphant, David Bowie, La poupée qui fait non song by Michel Polnareff, the White Stripes, Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, Sex Pistols, the music school in Kilburn ICMP, Proud Camden, Deep Purple, Hole, Billie...

Today’s episode is with Courtney Nettleford, and it’s about being a producer, working for TV & freelance, hobbies and the importance of rest. Was mentioned : the Royal Drawing School, The BBC Proms, Lenny Henry’s Caribbean Britain, Judi Love: Black, Female and Invisible, Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History, My Super Sweet 16, Robin Hood Media, Sunday Politics, Nottingham Central Libra...

Today’s episode is with Reece Comley, and it’s about his journey from studying fine arts to academia, readings and cinema. Was mentioned : Obsidian, Numb3rs, George Orwell and his books Animal Farm, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Homage to Catalonia and Down and Out in Paris and London, The Lonely Londoners by Samuel Selvon, It Can’t Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis, Andrew Tate, cinéma-vérité, Chantal Akerma...