Nothing Concrete

Wrapping up this series of 'Inspired' where we've been inviting some of our Barbican Young Creatives to chat to an artist who has inspired them early in their career, Barbican Young Poet alums, Jeremiah Brown and Gabriel Akamo speak to actor Sope Dìrísù about heritage, diversity in theatre audiences and training. 

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In Episode 4 of this series of Inspired, Barbican Young Film Programmer alum, writer and journalist, Rogan Graham speaks to actor Susan Wokoma about finding your community, creative process, activism and i

inspiration. 

**This episode was recorded over Zoom and so you may hear some audio issues throughout**

Our series of inspiring conversations returns with a twist as we hand over to our Barbican Young Creatives to interview the artists that inspire them as they being their careers in the arts in series two of ‘Inspired’ on Nothing Concrete, the Barbican podcast.

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In this episode of Nothing Concrete, sound artist, composer and researcher Rebekah Alero speaks to vocal and movement artist, Elaine Mitchener about improvisation and using your voice as a vessel for storytelling. 

Our series of inspiring conversations returns with a twist as we hand over to our Barbican Young Creatives to interview the artists that inspire them as they being their careers in the arts in series two of ‘Inspired’ on Nothing Concrete, the Barbican podcast.

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Our series of inspiring conversations continues as Barbican Young Poet alum, writer and spoken-word artist, Amani Saeed speaks to the British-Iraqi writer and drag queen, Amrou Al-Kadhi, also known as Glamrou, as they discuss gender, drag and faith. 

Our series of inspiring conversations returns with a twist as we hand over to our Barbican Young Creatives to interview the artists that inspire them as they being their careers in the arts in series two of ‘Inspired’ on Nothing Concrete, the Barbican podcast.

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Our series of inspiring conversations returns with a twist as we hand over to our Barbican Young Creatives to interview the artists that inspire them as they being their careers in the arts in series two of ‘Inspired’ on Nothing Concrete, the Barbican podcast.  

In this first episode, Barbican Young Poets alum and interdisciplinary artist, Riwa Saab talks to director, writer and dramaturg, Kirsty Housley.

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In this special episode of Nothing Concrete, we're inviting you to explore Soundhouse, a place for experimental podcasts and radio from around the world, created by Eleanor McDowall and Nina Garthwaite.  

Soundhouse originated from thinking about how presenting radio and podcasts in different ways (such as inside the Barbican) might change how you listen. With this year's Soundhouse online rather than in the Barbican, this year's theme became 'Intimacy and Distance'. 

In this episode, we hear from the three curators behind the Soundhouse listening rooms - Ariana Martinez, Axel Kacoutié and Arlie Adlington - as they interview each other about the work they chose, alongside clips from Soundhouse.  

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In the third episode of our ‘Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer’ series, where we’ve been meeting some of the key figures in Michael Clark’s creative world, we talk fashion and costume with designer, Stevie Stewart.

Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer was the first major exhibition of dancer and choreographer Michael Clark. This exploration of Clark’s work established his radical presence in British cultural history.

Explore more: https://www.barbican.org.uk/michaelclark

This episode was recorded before our 'Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer' exhibition unfortunately had to close prematurely on 16 December 2020.

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The second episode of our ‘Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer’ series, we meet some of the key figures in Michael Clark’s creative world, gallerist Sadie Coles discusses Michael’s affinity with the world of contemporary art. 

Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer was the first major exhibition of dancer and choreographer Michael Clark. This exploration of Clark’s work established his radical presence in British cultural history.

Explore more: https://www.barbican.org.uk/michaelclark

This episode was recorded before our 'Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer' exhibition unfortunately had to close prematurely on 16 December 2020.

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This episode of Nothing Concrete was produced by Loftus Media.

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In our ‘Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer’ series, we meet some of the key figures in Michael Clark’s creative world. In this episode, we meet fellow choreographer, Sir Richard Alston, who worked with the 17-year old Michael right at the start of his career. 

Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer was the first major exhibition of dancer and choreographer Michael Clark. This exploration of Clark’s work established his radical presence in British cultural history.

Explore more: https://www.barbican.org.uk/michaelclark

This episode was recorded before our 'Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer' exhibition unfortunately had to close prematurely on 16 December 2020.

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This episode of Nothing Concrete was produced by Loftus Media.

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In our latest archive episode, we look back to 2016 when we spoke to screenwriter Allison Schroeder about the Oscar-nominated Hidden Figures, based on Margot Shetterly book of the same name - the incredible true story of three brilliant African-American mathematical minds who helped win the 60s Space Race.

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From the Archive sees us dig into our extensive contemporary and classical music and cinema podcast archive as we rediscover interviews and discussions with artists, with our long-standing producer and presenter, Ben Eshmade. 

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