HOME Theatre Podcast HOME Mcr

HOME’s departing Executive Director & Deputy Chief Executive, Jon Gilchrist, sat down for a chat with Kathryn Jacob, Chair of the Board and CEO of Pearl & Dean to look back on his time here with us.

To coincide with Black History Month at HOME, our dedicated programme of theatre, film, art and events, we spoke to three guests taking part to talk about their work, perspective and views on the annual celebration.

Joined by film programmer, critic and curator Liz Chege, writer, performer and spoken word artist Ella Mcleod and musician, actor and activist To!u A¡ayi, one half of To!u x Aden. Megan McGurk, part of the HOME team, hosted the podcast.

Summary:
01:19 - Introduction of events and guests
02:40 - What role does arts and culture have in Black History Month?
09:55 - Has there been a shift in Black representation on screen? (Liz) Continues into representation throughout music and literature.
26:58 - Having a sense of pride and identity through writing and literature (Ella)
32:30 - Is there still a pressure on Black creatives and producers to assimilate to get noticed within film? (Liz)
35:18 - How can art be used as a tool for rebellion? (To!u)
47:08 - Bringing different languages into your art. (Ella)
52:25 - Are we aiming to get to a point where we don’t need to have a Black History Month?
54:57 - HOME Sound Sessions and To!u x Aden's music. (To!u)
58:00 - Back History Month in lockdown: has there been an impact?

If you'd like to check out our full Black History Month programme, head to our website - homemcr.org/blackhistorymonth2020

This podcast contains references to violence against Black people. If this is an issue that affects you, you may find the following organisations helpful:


 


The Black, African & Asian Therapy Network Group: call 020 3600 0712 or email connect@baatn.org.uk

 Black Minds Matter by filling out their contact form.

to!u a¡ayi - Website, @toluajayimusic
Liz Chege - @elchronicle, africa-in-motion.org.uk
Ella McLeod - @McLeodandAngry

Jasmine is from Wuhan, originally… Abandoned as a baby in Hankou train station, she was adopted to a White British family and grew up in England. For Jasmine, Wuhan was just a word on a piece of paper until now. Suddenly, since the outbreak of COVID-19, everyone is talking about the place where she was born and she’s no longer able to ignore her past and those she left behind.

Wait I'm From Wuhan is the story of a Chinese adoptee struggling to decide whether or not to search for her birth family told via a series of Instagram and blog posts. Bombarded with images of masked faces and the deserted streets of Wuhan, Jasmine’s head fills with questions about her Chinese family. Is it too late for her to find them?

New episodes will be added every Wednesday to coincide with new blog posts on Jasmine's site: https://waitimfromwuhan.wordpress.com/

Wait I'm From Wuhan is a Chinese Arts Now (CAN) Homemakers commission. 

To celebrate World Theatre Day we hosted a live Q&A between HOME's Director and CEO, Dave Moutrey, and our Associate Director, Jude Christian. They talked about everything from the wildest places they've ever watched theatre to how the cultural landscape in Manchester might change, the turning point in their careers to the advice they would give to young theatremakers.

For our premiere episode, we’re kicking off proceedings with an interview from some of the cast and creative team behind our first ever HOME produced musical Insane Animals!

We spoke to George Heyworth & Liv Morris (of Bourgeois and Maurice), as well as director Philip McMahon and actor Lockie Chapman. We talk about first ever gigs, how Insane Animals differs from ‘traditional’ musicals and what audiences can expect from the show.

Insane Animals has it's world premiere here at HOME on Friday 28 Feb and will show until Sat 14 Mar. For more information and to book - http://bit.ly/33tI06R

Bren O'Callaghan takes you on a guided tour of our huge summer exhibition by David Lynch - My Head is Disconnected.

See it at HOME until Sun 29 Sep 2019. Find out more here: http://bit.ly/30ZiR2f