I Am An Immigrant ice&fire Theatre
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- Society & Culture
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Most of us have a picture in our minds when we hear the word 'immigrant'. For some it sounds like a dirty word. For others, it means someone who needs help. Or an inspiring hero making a 'contribution'. Whatever picture you conjure, this weekly interview podcast with your host Christine Bacon is here to transform that into something way more interesting. Guests are a mixture of celebrities, public figures and regular Janes and they all share the unique experience of moving across borders and making a life for themselves in the UK.
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2.6 Tawona Sitholé: My Uncle and Ambition Brought Me Here
Tawona Sitholé, like a lot of artists, does many things. Better known as Ganyamatope (his ancestral family name), he is a poet, playwright, storyteller and musician. He was born in Zimbabwe just before independence and moved to the UK aged 21. He has research and teaching roles in the school of education and medical school, at the University of Glasgow. Other educational roles are with Glasgow School of Art, University of the West of Scotland, University of Stirling and Newcastle University, and Scottish Book Trust. He is co-founder of Seeds of Thought, a non-funded arts group.
Tawona is one of the writers of immersive production Muster Station: Leith which will be performed at the Edinburgh International Festival on August 15-26 (tickets are limited so get booking!).
We talked about the expectation of success people have of you if you go overseas, how the legacy of the colonisers in Zimbabwe still persists and getting to grips with the Glaswegian accent.
Book your ticket to the show HERE
https://www.eif.co.uk/events/muster-station-leith#dates-and-times
Follow Tawona here
https://twitter.com/tawona_sithole
Find info on Seeds of Thought here
seeds of thought - seeds of thought (weebly.com)
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I am an Immigrant is an ice&fire theatre production hosted by Christine Bacon, edited by Helen Clapp. Cover art by Ada Jusic.
This season is a special commission for the Edinburgh International Festival https://www.eif.co.uk
We love hearing from you – email actors@iceandfire.co.uk
We are particularly keen to hear your suggestions for future guests
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2.5 Leena Nammari: Unapologetically Palestinian
Leena Nammari is a Palestinian artist printmaker based in Scotland. Her work has been part of group and solo exhibitions within Scotland and in Europe more widely. Leena’s installation, It Will Live can be seen on the façade of the Studio venue at the Edinburgh International festival between August 12 and 27. . We talked about Leena’s favourite Scottish words, the essential herbs and spices to fill your suitcase with before you leave Palestine, and the feeling that, despite living here for decades, being here still feels temporary.
More info about Leena's FREE installation HERE
https://www.eif.co.uk/events/it-will-live#about-the-show
Follow Leena here
https://www.instagram.com/leena_nammari_lool70/?hl=en
https://leenanammari.co.uk/
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I am an Immigrant is an ice&fire theatre production hosted by Christine Bacon, edited by Helen Clapp. Cover art by Ada Jusic.
This season is a special commission for the Edinburgh International Festival https://www.eif.co.uk
We love hearing from you – email actors@iceandfire.co.uk
We are particularly keen to hear your suggestions for future guests
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Social Media:
ice&fire - @iceandfireuk
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2.4 Madison Nonoa: You Can Choose To Get Back On The Horse
Madison Nonoa is an opera singer. She was born and bred in New Zealand and made the big move to the UK in 2017 to complete a degree in opera at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. She is based in the UK and performs around the world. Madison will sing in a concert of songs by Brahms with Edinburgh pianists Malcolm Martineau & Steven Osborne on August 13th. We talked about how opera must always strive to be relevant, the all-too common immigrant story of visa woes and the antipodean obsession with good coffee.
Book your ticket to the show HERE
https://www.eif.co.uk/events/malcom-martineau-steven-osborne#about-the-show
Follow Madison here
https://twitter.com/madison_nonoa
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I am an Immigrant is an ice&fire theatre production hosted by Christine Bacon, edited by Helen Clapp. Cover art by Ada Jusic.
This season is a special commission for the Edinburgh International Festival https://www.eif.co.uk
We love hearing from you – email actors@iceandfire.co.uk
We are particularly keen to hear your suggestions for future guests
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Social Media:
ice&fire - @iceandfireuk
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2.3 Mavin Khoo: Just Call Me An Artist
Mavin Khoo is a dancer and coach. He was born in Malaysia and moved between there and India from the age of 10-17. After a short stint in New York, he landed in the UK aged 18. His career has taken him all over the world. He is currently an Associate and Rehearsal Director at the Akram Kahn Dance Company. Their show Jungle Book Reimagined will play at the Edinburgh International Festival August 25-28. We talked about falling in love with dance in Malaysia at age 5, being a young queer man in London in the 90s and what Mavin does when he needs to turn his brain off.
Book your ticket to the show HERE
https://www.eif.co.uk/events/jungle-book-reimagined
Follow Mavin here
https://www.instagram.com/mavin_khoo
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I am an Immigrant is an ice&fire theatre production hosted by Christine Bacon, edited by Helen Clapp. Cover art by Ada Jusic.
This season is a special commission for the Edinburgh International Festival https://www.eif.co.uk
We love hearing from you – email actors@iceandfire.co.uk
We are particularly keen to hear your suggestions for future guests
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Social Media:
ice&fire - @iceandfireuk
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2.2 Akeim Toussaint Buck: Be the one who is in the room the longest
Akeim Toussaint Buck is an interdisciplinary performer and maker, born in Jamaica and raised in England. We talked about the good times, the not so good times, the rocky road to British citizenship and how dance became Akeim’s survival tool.
His solo show Windows Of Displacement is a dance theatre solo show. Working with dance, song and spoken word, Akeim explores diverse identities in today’s England. Using his own experience of being a Jamaican born citizen now a citizen in the UK as starting point, while further exploring both historical as well as current political and socio-economic references. Toussaint draws on the contexts of imperialism, colonialism and displacement to create a story of the past, present and future of humanity. Prepare to be taken on a journey galvanising people power and reclaiming our collective responsibility.
Book your ticket to the show, which is on at the Edinburgh International Festival on August 12 and 13 HERE
https://www.eif.co.uk/events/windows-of-displacement#about-the-show
Follow Akeim here
https://www.toussainttomove.com/
https://www.instagram.com/toussainttomove/
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I am an Immigrant is and ice&fire theatre production hosted by Christine Bacon, edited by Helen Clapp. Cover art by Ada Jusic.
This season is a special commission for the Edinburgh International Festival
https://www.eif.co.uk
We love hearing from you – email actors@iceandfire.co.uk
We are particularly keen to hear your suggestions for future guests
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Social Media:
ice&fire - @iceandfireuk
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2.1. mandla rae: Expressing rage with fruit
mandla rae is writer, performer and occasional curator, who was born in Zimbabwe, moved to South Africa aged 2 and came to the UK aged 7. We talked about rage, feeling out of place and talking to strangers in Manchester. Their solo show, as british as a watermelon plays at the Edinburgh International Festival between August 23 and 26. Through the exploration of mandla’s fragmented LGBTQ asylum and childhood migration memories, as british as a watermelon asks powerful questions about belonging, trauma and forgiveness. Told through an unflinching narrative, weaving poetry and storytelling together with destruction and colourful chaos, you are invited to join mandla’s rise from the dead and reclamation of misplaced power.
Book your ticket to the show HERE
https://www.eif.co.uk/events/as-british-as-a-watermelon
Follow mandla here
https://www.instagram.com/mandla.ndla/?hl=en
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I am an Immigrant is an ice&fire theatre production hosted by Christine Bacon, edited by Helen Clapp. Cover art by Ada Jusic.
This season is a special commission for the Edinburgh International Festival https://www.eif.co.uk
We love hearing from you – email actors@iceandfire.co.uk
We are particularly keen to hear your suggestions for future guests
*
Social Media:
ice&fire - @iceandfireuk
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Customer Reviews
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