Welcome friends,

Back in June I spoke with Clemence about the subsidised performance sector in France, the effects of COVID and how the intermittance system works.

Hear here the full interview in its original language.

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Until soon,

Stay safe

Lora

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Welcome friends,

In this episode I sit down to chat with producer Michelle Barnette who is currently on furlough from the King's Head Theatre in London. For the past month, Michelle has been following parliamentary debates and re-posting valuable updates about the future of theatre. Her twitter feed has become a source of citizen's tools to lobby MPs, sign petitions and get the latest news from the Commons.

On June 9th, I stumbled on her analysis of an evidence hearing by the parliamentary committee in charge of scrutinising what the Department of Culture, Media and Sports are up to. What sounds like a dull thread is actually a riveting read, the perfect mixture of factual account with personal touches.

Hear Michelle give the highlights and lowlights of the event and delve deeper into why it might be a very bad idea with the State was a theatre producer.

To follow Michelle hop on twitter @Mich_Barnette or visit www.michellebarnette.com

Do not miss Michelle´s artistic recommendations:

Arun Blair-Mangat @arunblair and the Musical Alphabet @MusicalAlphabet

Gemma Orleans-T @GermmaOrleansT and @SculptressT

As always, if you like what you hear / want to know more / point out an omission, mistake or f*ck up you can find me also on twitter @lorakrasteva #untrainedeffort

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Welcome friends,

for the second episode of Untrained Effort I deep dive in UBI - Universal Basic Income to understand what that mechanism could do to our understanding of work, institutions and our relationships with the State.

It leads me to ponder how artists and other creatives could achieve a greater freedom in their occupation and what other mechanisms exist that aim to do that.

I speak to Clemence Huckel (in her English voice by Victoria Valcheva), a producer from France who works in dance, theatre and radio. She explains to me what "l'intermittance" is - a specific state benefit that compensates artists and technicians for periods of unemployment.

To hear the full, unedited interview in French , check out the bonus content available.

Like what you hear? Want to know more? Point out an omission, mistake, f*ck up? Find me on twitter @lorakrasteva #untrainedeffort

With thanks to:

Clemence Huckel

Victoria Valcheva

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