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In The Frame: Theatre Interviews from West End FrameS8 Ep59: Danny Bailey, star of A Strange Loop & Get Up Stand UpDanny Bailey recently starred as Thought 5 in the London production of A Strange Loop at the Barbican Centre.Some of Danny’s theatre credits include Hair, South Pacific, The Lion King, Motown, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Jesus Christ Superstar and Girl from the North Country. He played multiple roles to huge acclaim in the original West End cast of Get Up Stand Up. Danny is also a writer, artist, journalist, speaker, activist, digital content producer, filmmaker and more. He founded The Palace Of The Dogs which started out as an online magazine and has evol...
2023-11-101h 03
BARKINGEpisode 8: Relationships and Sexuality in the Black Queer Community with Dope Black Queers@ThePalaceOfTheDogs, Danny Bailey, & Dope Black Queers, Quamina and Chloe Filani, talk everything relationships and sexuality in the black queer community.
Also the two will be collaborating on a forum 12th of March in Peckham; Discussing Home & Diaspora.
Tickets available here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-forum-diaspora-home-tickets-556040410837
*in this episode we refer to Quamina as Aidan. Their name has changed since recording.
2023-02-231h 20BARKINGEPISODE 7: Mental Health & Education in the Arts with Sia GbamoiOn this weeks episode we speak with, movement artist, choreographer and dance movement psychotherapist, Sia Gbamoi about her practice in merging movement with therapy and how that has impacted her approach as teacher. By apply this practice we discuss how it can impact education and re-align the arts and it purpose within our society to one that is holistic and not just performance.
2022-11-181h 20BARKINGEPISODE 6: WOKE FOR PAY@ThePalaceOfTheDogs Members Danny Bailey & Vanessa Fisher chop it up over Black Theatre Industry Politics; calling out the shortfalls made by producers, the establishments and actors who are 'WOKE' for anything other than actually making real change in our communities and discussing how we'd personally like to see change. This episode was recorded with an audience on Instagram live and has some input from some of your faves in black theatre. You don't want to miss this one.
2022-11-041h 20BARKINGEpisode 5: Gabrielle Brooks on Black TheatreOn this Episode of Barking we spoke with, Olivier nominated actress, Gabrielle Brooks about her thoughts on black communities in relation to British theatre. Gabrielle Brooks is also the founder of Black Stage Uk, co founder of MAWA (A black female Shakespeare company) and recently on the board at Theatre Peckham; We got to explore how Gabrielle uses these platforms to create safe space for black performers and audience members and take control of our narratives.
2022-10-141h 13BARKINGEPISODE 4: Eric Cyuzuzo On Community BuildingThis week we speak with, cultural curator and community space organiser, Eric Cyuzuzo about building and organising community. As a Rwandan descendant living in Brussels, we discover how Eric’s need for community has created spaces for black people of all intersections to thrive and connect.
2022-09-221h 07BARKINGEPISODE 3: Andre Bright on Decolonisation from the mind to the continent.@ThePalaceOfTheDogs speaks with, Sierra Leone born, Andre Bright. The community builder, artist, architect and founder of BeComeImmersive, creates space within his community, both in the UK and Sierra Leone, to interrogate colonial mindsets; In the episode we explore what this process look like for him.
2022-09-0958 minBARKINGEpisode 2: Anti-racism, Decolonisation and Black Anarchy (Featuring Jess Mally)This week we speak with, anti-racism educator, writer, speaker and creative, Jess Mally - to define and explore Anti-racism, Decolonisation and Black Anarchy and how they can work in tandem for social change.
2022-08-261h 24BARKINGEPISODE 1 - POST PANDEMIC ARTS, CULTURE AND SOCIAL POLITCS@ThePalaceOfTheDogs is back with a brand new episode of BARKING. In this episode collective members Danny Bailey, Vanessa Fisher and Kieran Mcginn discuss arts, culture and social politics post pandemic; And exploring the process of creating and defining community and how this might positively affect our society.
2022-08-121h 07
The Third WayArt For Change - Episode 2EPISODE 3 - ART FOR CHANGEIn this episode Jess and Cephas are joined by Daniel Bailey.They talk about the power of art to bring forth a new tomorrow, how far reaching art is (like the protest sign you made the other day…) and how important it is that we stay true to ourselves.Daniel is a Performer, Filmmaker, Journalist, Digital Content Producer and founder of ThePalaceOfTheDogs. He cares deeply for communities that have been silenced within society; Supporting and producing art that uses creativity as a vessel for social and political views. Aligning art to its productive role within society...
2020-07-0149 minBARKINGARTIST'S IN RELATIONSHIPS: LOVE & HIPHOP #HeartbreakToday we speak with LRO about her project 'Thank You For The Pain, I Needed It For My Art', exploring how art and music can be healing in traumas and heartbreak in particular. We also discuss how we can use these traumas to fuel your art as creative.
You can listen to LRO's project below:
https://www.mixcloud.com/LRO/thank-you-for-the-pain-i-needed-it-for-my-art/
Instagram: @littleredonline
2019-12-2046 minBARKINGBARKING: TPOTDs X Rachel John.We speak with Olivier award nominee, Rachel John, delving into her career in theatre and how she manoeuvres her faith within the industry given the negative representation it has received in the press recently.
2019-10-1842 minBARKINGBarking: Mental Health & BAME ArtistsThePalaceOfTheDogs is back with another episode of Barking. In this episode we tackle Mental health in the arts industry and the underrepresentation of ethnic minorities within the awareness conversation, despite their vulnerability. We spoke with Raffaella Covino, founder of Applause For Thought, an organisation that targets mental health awareness to those who work in theatre. Musical theatre performer, Eddie Elliott, shared his experience with mental health as a black artist. Join in the conversation and help create mental health awareness for BAME artists and communities.
2019-08-021h 03BARKINGBARKING: ACTIVIST vs the TWITTER WARRIORMeet our team of Creative Activists @ThePalaceOfTheDogs; Daniel 'Kwabena James' Bailey, Vanessa Fisher, Chia Phoenix & Kieran Mcginn. Today we're talking about how the twitter warrior has disarmed art purpose in reconciling opposing social issues. We talk about Gemma Lowy Hamilton, Munroe Bergdorf and Seyi Omooba and compare the trajectory of these cases when social media is involved. If you have any comments, any shout out or suggested topics, send us an email at thepalaceofthedogs.com.
2019-06-0952 min
Industry Minds'Education is really key and people just need to speak out more...'S02 Episode 05: Actor, journalist, playwright and filmmaker Daniel Bailey, shares his experiences and thoughts on mental health within the creative arts.
Dan talks us through the importance of having a voice and how losing it can have a huge impact on mental health, his relationship with anxiety and taking ownership of his artistry. He also discusses the singular narrative within black roles and how this toxic environment can affect mental health and identity.
The Palace of The Dogs is Daniel's online magazine, birthed out of his need to express his political and activist views that he couldn’t through performing. Th...
2019-01-3100 min