Interviews with leading figures from the arts
theartsdesk Q&A: Tenor Michael Fabiano
Wednesday, 16 July 2014
You can usually trust the buzz around rehearsals. From Glyndebourne, five weeks into preparation for La traviata, which opens tomorrow, one of the team working on Tom Cairns’ new production declared in an e-mail conversation that newcomer soprano Venera Gimadieva was possibly the most definitive Violetta yet. And when I was havering over whether to interview American tenor Michael Fabiano, not by then having watched a wealth of stupendous videos on his website, the response was “you absolutely...
theartsdesk Q&A: DJ Gilles Peterson
Saturday, 12 July 2014
DJ, broadcaster and all-round musical pioneer Gilles Peterson is one of the most influential figures in contemporary music. In a career that has grown from a DIY pirate station to running a succession of record labels, global DJing appearances and his own Worldwide Awards, he’s become famous for his commitment to the most unexpected combinations of new sounds and genres, drawn from restless collaborations worldwide. His support for his own kind of jazz has been a consistent feature...
10 Questions for Bassist Marcus Miller
Monday, 07 July 2014
This year’s edition of the Gnawa Festival in the medina of the beautiful coastal town of Essaouira featured two spectacular fusions – between...
theartsdesk Q&A: Writer Jimmy McGovern
Saturday, 05 July 2014
The black stuff. The phrase was patented in the early 1980s by Alan Bleasdale, Liverpool's other small-screen big hitter. But it could just as well...
theartsdesk Q&A: Mezzo-soprano and Director...
Monday, 30 June 2014
The mezzo-soprano Brigitte Fassbaender, who will be 75 on Thursday 3 July, was unsurpassed for dramatic impact and presence in roles such as Octavian...
10 Questions for Artistic Director John McGrath
Tuesday, 24 June 2014
All of Wales is a stage for the boss of National Theatre Wales |
theartsdesk Q&A: Chris & Cosey
Saturday, 21 June 2014
We meet the electronic duo in Barcelona to talk past, present and future |
theartsdesk Q&A: Soprano Kristine Opolais
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
The Royal Opera's Manon Lescaut talks about new roles, ones she won't sing any more, and looks versus voice |
theartsdesk Q&A: Guitarist Hank Marvin
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
The original Brit guitar legend talks Jerry Lee Lewis, Django Reinhardt, Oxo cubes, 'Apache' and, of course, Sir Cliff |
10 Questions for Director Annemarie Jacir
Tuesday, 03 June 2014
Memories of exile: the Palestinian director on the making of her new film, 'When I Saw You' |
theartsdesk Q&A: Director Jonathan Kent
Sunday, 01 June 2014
From the Almeida to musicals via opera: the director with a finger in every pie |
The Seckerson Tapes: Soprano Corinne Winters
Sunday, 01 June 2014
From Traviata to Benvenuto Cellini: the ENO's new American star |
10 Questions for Howling Bells' Juanita Stein
Monday, 26 May 2014
Ahead of gloom-pop quartet's fourth album, songwriter shares longevity secrets |
10 Questions for Soprano Pretty Yende
Wednesday, 14 May 2014
A wise, vivacious young singer on the journey from South Africa to La Scala and the Met |
10 Questions for Choreographer Wim Vandekeybus
Wednesday, 07 May 2014
The multi-disciplinary Belgian pace-setter talks about good and evil, abstract jazz and time machines |
theartsdesk Q&A: Soprano Anne Schwanewilms
Sunday, 04 May 2014
The great Strauss interpreter on valuing stillness and why she chose to sing less Wagner |
10 Questions for Filmmaker Bill Forsyth
Monday, 28 April 2014
The writer-director recalls the making of his much-loved teen comedy romance Gregory's Girl |
10 Questions for Artist Yinka Shonibare MBE
Tuesday, 22 April 2014
The artist talks about his ambitious new work and tells us why he could never belong to a political party |
theartsdesk Q&A: The Hilliard Ensemble
Saturday, 19 April 2014
Early music ensemble that splashed with Jan Garbarek's saxophone-infused spirituality retires after 40 years |
10 Questions for Director Lukas Moodysson
Friday, 18 April 2014
The Swedish helmer revisits childhood mischief with his latest |
10 Questions for Director Dmitry Krymov
Thursday, 17 April 2014
Moscow's theatrical vanguardist talks Shostakovich, Shakespeare and more |
Celluloid Man: Preserving the heritage of Indian cinema
Tuesday, 15 April 2014
Outstanding documentary tribute to living legend of film conservation, PK Nair |
theartsdesk Q&A: Lighting Designer Michael Hulls
Monday, 14 April 2014
Olivier Award-winning genius with light and dance explains his art |
10 Questions for Drummer Billy Cobham
Monday, 14 April 2014
Fusion pioneer on creativity, drummer-bandleaders and the triple effect of a hotter climate |
theartsdesk Q&A: Eels' frontman Mr E
Saturday, 12 April 2014
Enigmatic alt-rocker discusses fun, fitness, parallel worlds, beards, and much else |
10 Questions for Ventriloquist Nina Conti
Tuesday, 08 April 2014
What makes a postmodern vent act tick? |
theartsdesk Q&A: Soprano Nicole Cabell
Monday, 07 April 2014
The outstanding American singer on winning Cardiff, crying in performance and Kate Bush |
10 Questions for Playwright Julian Mitchell
Wednesday, 26 March 2014
The author of Another Country on why it worked then, and still works now |
10 Questions for Zara McFarlane
Monday, 24 March 2014
Rising jazz star discusses reggae, her roots in Jamaican Dagenham, and the desire to write more |
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