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Cassie Kinoshi: ‘making any kind of art comes down to the relationships you have with people’
Cassie in a grey room
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Cassie Kinoshi: ‘making any kind of art comes down to the relationships you have with people’

The musician, composer and Southbank Centre Associate Artist discusses finding community in music, avoiding jazz and writing in all its forms.

Ivan Michael Blackstock: ‘Dance became my outlet before I even knew I needed one’
Artist Ivan Michael Blackstock wearing a black jacket, black baseball cap and sunglasses.
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Ivan Michael Blackstock: ‘Dance became my outlet before I even knew I needed one’

In an in-depth interview the dancer, curator, choreographer discusses transitions, Traplord and learning to listen to his body.

Max Porter: ‘Loss of control is the most beautiful thing’
The author Max Porter, a white man in his early 40s, stands leaning against a garden fence
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Max Porter: ‘Loss of control is the most beautiful thing’

In an in-depth interview the writer discusses political convictions, power in collaboration and what lies ahead.

Shabaka: ‘If you don't follow the artistic path, you have nothing’
Shabaka stood in a forest with arms by side facing camera. Wearing berret & glasses
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Shabaka: ‘If you don't follow the artistic path, you have nothing’

In an in-depth interview the musician and composer discusses Tomorrow’s Warriors, taking a saxophonic sabbatical and performing jazz with a small ‘j’.

Roger McGough: ‘poetry was never something I set out to do, it just happened’
An older man with white hair and a goatee smiles in front of packed bookshelves, wearing a bright orange ribbed sweater.
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Roger McGough: ‘poetry was never something I set out to do, it just happened’

The much treasured poet discusses music, muses and the impact of The Mersey Sound in this in-depth interview.

Love Ssega: ‘If you’ve an opportunity to do something you’ve got an interest in, go for it’
Low angle mid-shot of Southbank Centre Associate Artist Love Ssega, looking down into the camera and wearing a red denim jacket, buttoned-up and with the collar up
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Love Ssega: ‘If you’ve an opportunity to do something you’ve got an interest in, go for it’

The musician and performance artist discusses Clean Bandit, chemical engineering and Cluedo with Martin Creed in this in-depth interview.

Chiharu Shiota: ‘It’s when I’m in pain that I want to create most’
The artist Chiharu Shiota, stands within the threads of her art work Letters of Thanks
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Chiharu Shiota: ‘It’s when I’m in pain that I want to create most’

The acclaimed visual and performance artist talks to Marigold Warner about suffering, surviving and ‘pushing things to the limit’.

Conor Mitchell: ‘I tried to assimilate for years, but sex is a big part of life’
Mid-shot of Southbank Centre Associate Artist Conor Mitchell, conducting a classical ensemble (including three visible double bass players) in a green room, wearing headphones, black pants and a black t-shirt
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Conor Mitchell: ‘I tried to assimilate for years, but sex is a big part of life’

The composer and theatre-maker discusses agitprop, injustices and the inherent campness of the Catholic Church in an in-depth interview.

Alisa Weilerstein: ‘We’re taught that context is everything; why can’t we just skip that and listen?’
A woman in an orange dress, posing with a cello
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Alisa Weilerstein: ‘We’re taught that context is everything; why can’t we just skip that and listen?’

Cellist Alisa Weilerstein discusses her musical upbringing, expanding the repertoire and the ‘great equaliser’ of classical music out of context.

Olga Ravn: ‘I’m very mistrustful of writers who don’t read’
A woman with shoulder length curly hair wearing a white shirt against a black background.
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Olga Ravn: ‘I’m very mistrustful of writers who don’t read’

An in-depth interview with celebrated Danish writer Olga Ravn on her new book The Wax Child and how ‘all language holds a view of the world’.

Sean Shibe: ‘Maybe there is a bit of clownery to what I’m doing, but I’m totally serious about it‘
Young person wearing a red tracksuit sitting on a concrete bench in harsh sunlight.
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Sean Shibe: ‘Maybe there is a bit of clownery to what I’m doing, but I’m totally serious about it‘

An in-depth interview with guitarist Sean Shibe who talks dedication, dignity, and weight of expectation as he becomes one of our Resident Artists.

Raymond Antrobus: ‘I have zero interest in framing myself as some kind of victim’
The poet Raymond Antrobus, a man in his late 30s of British and Jamaican heritage with short hair, sits smiling on a wooden chair in a roughly kept garden
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Raymond Antrobus: ‘I have zero interest in framing myself as some kind of victim’

An in-depth interview with poet Raymond Antrobus who talks about his life as ‘an investigator of missing sound’ and his memoir The Quiet Ear.