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It's All GroovyJasper - Live Poetry, Japan & IHave you ever been moved simply with words? No background music, no back-up singers,…just words and a microphone.I shan’t give out too much information as this episode truly is unique but I introduce you lovely listener to the amazing world of performance poetry. A very fortuitous meeting with a co-actor led me to meet his son, poet and musician, Jasper. I knew when I heard his story that I wanted to bring him on the podcast. So I nudge you to have a listen and let yourself be transported by Jaspe...2025-06-201h 04It's All GroovyTibo Step - Jazz, saudade & ITo say that I've listened to some of his songs 18 times would be an understatement and it's not just because I happen to (lucky me) to be his cousin. Ever since our family Christmases where his voice and guitar playing clearly stood out from the rest of our cacophony of songs, we knew he'd go somewhere and in London he landed where he is now producing and composing his songs as well as other artists.Tibo has truly managed to craft a style of his own, blending in R&B, Jazz and blues with a touch of "...2025-06-0248 minIt's All GroovySam Button - Sound Engineering, RAK & IBefore launching this podcast, I had already thought about the guests I wanted to invite, and Sam was one of the first names on the list. Having had the pleasure to live with him for a few months, we quickly bonded and through our many (many) late conversations I was amazed by his dedication to his craft as a sound engineer. Not only is he a walking library of amazing songs, Sam also has an incredible work ethic and is truly a wonderful soul; it was an absolute delight to have been able to talk with him...2025-05-161h 03It's All GroovyKatherine - Puppets, Bee in My Beanie & IJack of all trades and master of all, Katherine has shown countless times she does not shy away from a challenge. Puppet designer, seamstress, director, teacher - what can’t she do? A true inspiration to anyone in the performing arts industry or even if you’re starting off somewhere and need some guidance, Katherine will share some amazing stories, advice and life experiences, all thrown in with some love and warmth!Happy listening !Katherine’s favourite show: The Ferryman, by Jezz Butterworth. Katherine's recommendations:...2025-03-1758 minIt's All GroovyYlan - Musical theatre, Gomez Addams and IYou meet passionate people, and then you meet Ylan. Born and raised in, Geneva, Switzerland, he fell in love with musical theatre at 16 and thus began his wonderful journey into the Performing Arts industry. Directing and producing his first show at 17, writing his first musical at 22, Ylan is not one to rest on his laurels. Seizing every opportunity and open door (figuratively and literally as you'll come to discover), always with a great big smile and a box of chocolates, Ylan will inspire you to jump off your sofa, get your hands dirty, and start...2025-03-0246 minIt's All GroovySam - AI, Indiana Jones & INever would I have imagined that doing an episode on Virtual Production and Green Screens would have ended with us talking about chasing your dreams and the redefinition of being an artist.Such is the journey we will take you on with Sam, teacher and true expert in the field of Virtual Production (or VP as the pros say), visual effects and story telling !Bear with the initial technical jargon as you will learn a heap, (incidentally you'll sound really snazzy name dropping these terms into conversations) but most of all, in the second part...2025-02-171h 01It's All GroovyFab & Jeff - Improv, Keegan-Michael Key & them(Achtung: this episode is in French so if you want to brush up on your French GCSE lessons, this is the time & place for it)
Je crois que je ne peux décrire d'une façon claire et précise l'épisode que vous allez découvrir...mais je peux vous assurer que nous n'avons ni pris de Red Bull ni de café, c'est simplement l'amour de l'Improvisation qui nous emballe tant! Rejoignez mes amis Fab & Jeff, les pros de l'impro pour 1h de quésaco, accent québécois et comprendre pourquoi nous devrions absolument tous - oui tou...2025-02-0255 minIt's All GroovyVal Colgan - Steven Spielberg, Donald Sutherland & ITo say she is the Yoda of the acting world would be an understatement - having acted since she was 6 in her hometown of Nova Scotia, Val arrived in London in the 50s and never left. Teacher, mentor, actor, she made her mark just as much in the theatre world as on set, forever giving her heart, soul and talent to the acting world.
I hope you love her as much as I do!
Further reading:
Uta Hagen's Respect for Acting
Val's favourite play in which she played...2025-01-1952 min
It's All GroovyMaria Abdel Karim - The Middle East, Films & IFilmmaker, doctor and lecturer in Directing at Farnham's UCA, Maria isn't one to go unnoticed... Having met her at the London Film Festival where we shared a fascinating conversation delving into her origin story, films and the industry as a whole, there was no one better suited for my first episode.
Happy listening and hopefully you'll learn a few nuggets!
Further reading:
You'll find hereafter the link to Maria's paper about Queer Representation in Arab and Middle Eastern Films, if you want to read more about it.
An...2025-01-0535 min