Performing Capers

So far, we’ve had 81 Children’s Capers episodes and over 70k views…… and we aren’t stopping any time soon! On today’s podcast, Shaper/Caper’s Alex and Sarah take a deep dive into the creation and development of our online children’s workshops, Children’s Capers. We chat about how the project came about as a response to the lockdown and Scottish school closures, our personal stand out themes so far, and of course what technical green screen whizzes we have all become! Here’s a sneak peak behind the scenes at Children’s Capers! Click on the link to our website or find us on Apple Podcasts.

On this week’s podcast episode we are joined by two of our Body members Jorja and Myrthe. They will be discussing Jorja’s recent blog created during the lockdown period with lots of tips and tricks including ways to manage our time and how to keep routine. They talk about the impact of making little things such as stopping to breathe or doing small pieces of movement in the morning a habit and how these seemingly small changes can make a big difference to how we feel.

As part of Pride month, our podcast features another member of The Body, Andromeda, joined by her brother Phoenix where they are discussing their thoughts around Pride both pre and post lockdown. They chat about both of them being part of the LGBTQIAP+ community and share some stories around their experiences as young people in same gender relationships at this time.

As Pride month draws to a close, today’s podcast is a bit of a trip across Europe! We have Artistic Director, Tommy and Dance Artist, Alex here in sunny Scotland joined by Body members Eleanor in Germany and Myrthe in the Netherlands. Chatting about coming stories, differences in being out between the 80s and present day and particularly how current events of June 2020 have influenced and affected the LGBTQIAP+ community. And of course, in true Shaper/Caper fashion, there is a good handful of Madonna references in there too!

In this Performing Capers podcast, Sarah Greene and Dylan Boswell, team members of Shaper/Caper, have a chat about all things Mindfulness. They discuss what it’s like leading a Mindfulness practise in person compared to digital sessions and how the lockdown has been affecting people’s mental health and what Mindfulness can do to help. There may also be a short mindfulness session for us to follow along to as well! Shaper/Caper are excited to offer mindfulness to schools, businesses and organisations. Get in touch at [email protected] if you would like to know more.

As lockdown continues, so does our Podcast Series! This week’s episode features another couple of members from our Youth Advisory Board ‘The Body’. We have recent dance degree graduates Lesley Howard and Clare Adam chatting about their experiences as dancers living with disabilities. They’ll be chatting about the obstacles professional dance training has presented and also how the challenges with the move to online resources in recent months. They have also included some helpful tips for everyone about how to keep digital communication accessible and inclusive for anyone who may be finding video chats tricky (don’t we all!)

Today on ‘Performing Capers’ we have two members of our Youth Advisory Board, ‘The Body’, chatting about the experiences and difficulties dancers in training and recent dance graduates are facing during the current lockdown restrictions. They talk about the dance training process moving to digital platforms, the challenges associated and, most importantly, how they are maintaining their positivity and joy throughout this time.

If you enjoyed this podcast, check out our other episodes, where discuss everything from LGBTQIAP+ issues to life on the road as touring company: https://shapercaper.squarespace.com/comebackstage

Tommy chats about what it was like to grow as gay man in the 80's during the AIDS crisis and the aftermath of Section 28 whilst Alex chats about their mum working as a charge Nurse during the crisis. Oh, and there's a chat about George Michael and Madonna too.....for balance! Part of our residency at Citymoves Dance Agency and our Here. Me. Out. project funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund.

In this episode, company dancers Lisa Hood and Vince Virr talk about their work with Tommy over the past few years. They talk about their experience of dancing in our show Within This Dust and where they were when 9/11 happened. (Sadly, half of the interview got lost due to a corrupted SD card but we’ve saved what we could! Ahhhh, technology!)

In this week’s podcast, we catch up with Harper, a 12 year old boy from Dundee who is taking part in our Hubbub project funded by Cashback for Communities. Harper has been working with one of our professional dancers, Robert Anderson and they talk about how they started in dance and what inspires them,

Harper is an incredibly inspiring young person so this is definitely worth a listen!