Interviews with leading figures from the arts
theartsdesk Q&A: Record label New Heavy Sounds
Friday, 07 August 2020
New Heavy Sounds is one of Britain’s most exciting and undersung labels. Founded in 2011, they have consistently released music that boasts innovation, imagination and a strong female presence. The added sweetener is that this comes attached to sheer guitar-slingin’ power of the kind heavy rockers, from the 1970s to the present, have always relished.
theartsdesk Q&A: author Jorge Consiglio
Sunday, 26 July 2020
Fate: commonly understood to mean the opposite of chance or, more narrowly speaking, a theological concept. Often synonymous with predetermination – an idea which might be used to justify a set of unfortunate or fortuitous events, whether you are religious or not – it gives a shape for Jorge Consiglio’s novel Tres Monedas. A poet and an academic, Consiglio wrote this novel over the course of a ‘single scorching summer’ in his hometown of Buenos Aires.
theartsdesk Q&A: horn player Sarah Willis
Saturday, 11 July 2020
Horn player Sarah Willis joined the Berlin Philharmonic in 2001. She juggles her position with spells of teaching, interviewing soloists and...
theartsdesk Q&A: filmmaker Mike Hodges
Saturday, 04 July 2020
Mike Hodges arrived in cinema through television, including a stint on the rightly revered Granada Television current affairs series World in Action...
theartsdesk Q&A: actor Gemma Whelan
Saturday, 11 April 2020
She's not quite a household name yet, but Leeds-born Gemma Whelan is heading speedily in that direction. Having started out as a standup comedian,...
Remembering John Prine, one of the great American singer-songwriters
A tribute to the blue-collar folk poet, who has died at the age of 73 |
Director Marjane Satrapi: ‘The real question is do you like everyone? No? So, why should everyone like you?’
The forthright 'Radioactive' filmmaker on intelligence, ignorance and Marie Curie |
10 Questions for Irina Nalis
Multidisciplinary thinking at a multidisciplinary festival in a time of crisis |
Roy Hudd: 'I was just trying to make 'em laugh'
The most traditional of entertainers, who has died at 83, harked back to a vanished age |
theartsdesk Q&A: musician Rick McMurray
Ash drummer on 25 years as an indie rock teen titan |
Actress Noémie Merlant: 'This is something that hasn't been told yet'
The star of 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' talks about a film that asserts the female gaze, behind and in front of the camera |
theartsdesk Q&A: soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn
Returning to ENO to sing Verdi's Luisa Miller, a great singer-actor reflects |
'She was revolutionary': Tanztheater Wuppertal's new director on the legacy of Pina Bausch
Bettina Wagner-Bergelt talks violence and taped music in a monumental early masterpiece |
Filmmaker Agnieszka Holland: 'Without journalism, democracy will not survive'
'Mr Jones' director discusses why she's fascinated by Europe's darkest hours |
theartsdesk Q&A: Conductor Olari Elts in Tallinn
From contemporary ensemble to top orchestra, the latest major Estonian has arrived |
'In every concert, I want to try to tell a story': Conductor Omer Meir Wellber at the BBC Philharmonic
The new man in Manchester discusses past, present and future |
theartsdesk Q&A: Director Sir Jonathan Miller
The legendary director lets rip |
10 Questions for Techno Musician Carl Craig
Catching up with the prince of Detroit techno as he revives an old alter ego |
'Shakespeare is mistakenly considered something for the elite': director Claire McCarthy on 'Ophelia'
Upcoming adaptation shines a new light on Shakespeare's famous tragic maiden |
'By the end I’d lost me': Joe Simpson, mountaineer and writer - interview
The story of Touching the Void has been told and retold. Its author explores its appeal |
'I’m having too much fun writing novels': author Nicolas Searle on The Good Liar
Writer explains the journey from debut novel to prestige film |
theartsdesk Q&A: Shakespears Sister
After 27 years they're back and chatting about reconciliation, yoga, the desert, Bananarama, and much more |
10 Questions for musician Craig Finn
Hold Steady frontman on his "more vulnerable" solo work and mental health on the road |
theartsdesk Q&A: Gianandrea Noseda on conducting Mahler and the Pan-Caucasian Youth Orchestra
The Italian conductor reflects after a blazing 'Resurrection' at the Tsinandali Festival |
'A laboratory for everything': Jasper Parrott on the future of his classical music agency
As Harrison Parrott celebrates 50 years with concerts on Sunday, its main mover reflects |
10 Questions for conductor Charles Hazlewood
The man with the baton talks books, Brexit, minimalism, techno and time machines |
10 Questions for author Martin Gayford
The prolific writer on his love of art and jazz, and what makes a good writer |
theartsdesk Q&A: composer Alastair White on his new opera ROBE
Emerging Scottish talent describes creating layers of reality in his latest work |
theartsdesk Q&A: Lia Williams on the challenges of theatre
As 'The Night of the Iguana' opens, the actor renowned for playing dual roles talks Tennessee Williams, Pinter - and Wallis Simpson |
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