The 4th Wall's Too Tall

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A space for conversations about community arts & culture and breaking down barriers to getting creative. The 4th Wall's Too Tall...and I'm scared of heights!

Episodes

  1. Jul 11

    'Humanity Shouldn't Belong to Any Political Party': Comedy, Community and Migrant Theatre with LegalAliens Theatre

    Jessie talks to Lara, co-founder of LegalAliens Theatre, a  migrant-led ensemble and Theatre of Sanctuary based in Haringey. We talk about physical theatre and comedy as tools for building ownership, art in the face of antimigrant rhetoric and genuine co-curation. Ft. the wrong translator and who wants to be a millionaire? https://www.jacksonslane.org.uk/events/ali-in-wonderengland/#book https://legalalienstheatre.com/

  2. 04/10/2025

    'All of us are shaping history': Art workshops, archives and illustration with Fiona

    Jessie chats with participatory artist Fiona who runs workshops in a range of public settings from museums to festivals. We talk about actually making theory accessible, the importance of asking questions and capturing the everyday as moments of history. Ft. telling our mixed-race-identity-fascination to chill sometimes.

  3. 03/21/2025

    What happened to £1 Fish???

    Jessie talks about the newer entertainment venues modelled on street markets and the gentrification at play there. Who gets to visit? What about the vibrant, subversive history of street markets? Ft. The £1 Fish Song Victoria Kelly 'The streets for the people: London’s street markets 1850–1939' https://friendsofqueensmarket.org.uk/history-of-queens-market/https://wardscorner.org/ourhistory ‘Pushed to the Margins: A Quantitative Analysis of Gentrification in London in the 2010s’ - Adam Almedia, Runnymede and CLASS report, June 2021. Christopher Adan, https://journal.urbantranscripts.org/article/the-street-market-as-animated-space-an-ethnographic-exercise-christopher-adan/ Patricia Hill Collins, ‘Shifting the Center: Race, Class and Feminist Theorizing about Motherhood’. Ida Daneweid, ‘The Fire This Time: Grenfell, Racial Capitalism and the Urbanisation of Empire’.

  4. 02/27/2025

    'If We're Educated Right': Accessibility Arts with DK

    Jessie speaks to DK, founder of AccessAbility Arts, a multi-form arts collective promoting underrepresented voices and advocating for creatives with disabilities. We talk about digital spaces, the influence of hip-hop on DK's poetry and addressing barriers faced by disabled people in arts & culture. Ft. it's not all about 'highbrow' art Instagram: @accessabilityarts Text to speech app used: Proloquo4Text

  5. 02/13/2025

    'The beat of our own drum': Rap & a record company with Nine Levels

    Jessie chats with Nine Levels, an Edmonton based rapper and founder of independent record company, Comu Records. We talk about defining success as an independent artist, global and community influences on music, and navigating the music industry. Ft. being a haterrrr Contains the odd bit of ~ explicit language ~ https://www.comurecords.com/ Insta: @ninelevels Stream Parts Unknown now!

  6. 01/30/2025

    'It's ok to rest!': Creative wellbeing & community art with Mas

    Jessie speaks to Mas, a multi-disciplinary community artist. We get into the importance of rest, art in hospitals and the importance of actually being part of a community when doing community art. Ft. drawing a cheese-grater. - 'A Burst of Light', Audre Lorde -'Don't Touch my Hair' Emma Dabiri -https://otcreativespace.co.uk/

  7. 01/16/2025

    Let me SIT!! Art Gallery edition

    Jessie explores her response to The Whitechapel Gallery's exhibition placing Lygia Clark & Sonia Boyce's participatory work in dialogue. Both artists' work is deeply concerned with involving audiences and facilitating participation. Tune in for some thoughts on how galleries can subvert the usual object-label-viewer format.

  8. 01/02/2025

    'Because they're doing it themselves': Participatory theatre with Chloe

    Jessie speaks to Chloe, a theatre practitioner and engagement facilitator. We chat about community theatre, subverting teacher/student dynamics and what makes meaningful participatory projects. Ft. how learning is like an onion.

  9. 12/12/2024

    'Creativity's a Joyful thing': Queer writing group with Eddie

    Jessie speaks to Eddie, founder of The Queer Fantasy Collective in Manchester. We talk about the importance of social creative communities, probing outreach and queer spaces. Ft. maybe making friends as an adult isn't a scam... Check out @queerspeclit on Instagram. 'Taking Up Space: The Black Girl's Manifesto for Change' by Chelsea Kwakye and Ore Ogunbiyi explores navigating exclusive institutions as Black women and outlines ways to resist racist and sexist establishments.

  10. 11/26/2024

    'A Party? Because there's rice in the fridge': Local Stories with Serene

    Jessie talks to filmmaker, dresser & designer Serene about working together on an exhibition on Tottenham's Caribbean community. We talk creative goals, wrestling with funding limits and using silence to speak. Ft the joys of leftover rice.

  11. 11/17/2024

    Welcome!

    Welcome! In this intro episode Jessie begins by breaking the 4th wall & giving an insight into what you can expect from this pod. Ft some thinking about 'local' spaces, made up phrases and a music rec. 'Black Goose' - Priya Ragu Avtar Brah 'Diaspora, border and transnational identities' in Cartographies of Diaspora: Contesting Identities (1996) Routledge: London & New York Paul Gilroy 'A London Sumting Dis...' (1999) Critical Quarterly, 41: 57-69.

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A space for conversations about community arts & culture and breaking down barriers to getting creative. The 4th Wall's Too Tall...and I'm scared of heights!

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  • Creator
    Jess_mh
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Jess_mh
  • Show Website
    The 4th Wall's Too Tall