Interviews with leading figures from the arts
theartsdesk Q&A: Hedvig Mollestad, Norway's bridge between heavy metal and jazz
Saturday, 19 January 2019
Norway’s Hedvig Mollestad Trio reset the dial to what jazz fusion sought to do when it emerged, and do so in such a way that it’s initially unclear whether they are a jazz-influenced heavy metal outfit or jazzers plunging feet-first
theartsdesk Q&A: concert pianist Lucy Parham
Thursday, 03 January 2019
"The opportunities in standard concert formats are fewer than they were. You have to be versatile and look at different ways to bring this rich canvas of music to your audience," says pianist Lucy Parham.
Tim Wardle: 'A documentary director has huge...
Wednesday, 28 November 2018
(Warning: spoilers ahead) For a brief 15 minutes, this was the biggest story in America: three boys, identical in looks, discovering each other at...
Laurent Cantet: 'Young people have different...
Thursday, 15 November 2018
Like Ken Loach and the Dardennes brothers, Laurent Cantet is a filmmaker with a keen interest in social issues and themes, often using non-...
Robert Hastie: 'a seam of love runs through...
Monday, 12 November 2018
Robert Hastie is a little late for our meeting. Directing Shakespeare's darkest tragedy in London while also running Sheffield Theatres must...
theartsdesk Q&A: Theatre Producer Elyse Dodgson
Remembering the unsung heroine of new theatre in translation, who has died aged 73 |
Erik Poppe and Andrea Berntzen: 'When white young men do stuff like this, we just shake our heads'
Director and lead actor of Utoya: July 22 on working with survivors to recreate the Norwegian terror attack |
Matthew Holness: 'I wanted to make a modern silent horror film'
Footlights alumnus leaves comedy behind in disturbing debut feature Possum |
theartsdesk Q&A: guitarist Sean Shibe
A wise head on young shoulders questions the nature of expression and programming |
theartsdesk Q&A: Soft Cell
Prior to their O2 show the Eighties synth-pop icons talk new music, old music, 'Top of the Pops', 'Sex Dwarf', drugs, and Dennis Waterman |
theartsdesk Q&A: Chas and Dave
A memorial interview with the lovable rockney duo following the death of Chas Hodges |
Agnès Varda: 'You think I'm finished?!' - interview
Oscar-nominated at 89, the French filmmaking legend talks about her new film |
'It’s more fun to dance in a tutu': Tory Dobrin of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
The artistic director of the Trocks explains how he keeps his ballet parodists on their toes |
Ryuichi Sakamoto: 'Ideally I'm recording all the time, 24 hours a day' - interview
From Xenakis to Oneohtrix Point Never via Bowie and Bootsy, Sakamoto recalls an extraordinary life in music |
Ian Rickson: 'I'm an introvert, I want to stop talking about myself' - interview
The director staging Brian Friel's Translations at the National talks about Ireland, England and the changing face of theatre |
Michel Hazanavicius: 'Losing himself is how he found himself'
The Oscar-winning director's new film, 'Redoubtable', charts the turning point in the life and career of the legendary Jean-Luc Godard |
10 Questions for Artist David Shrigley
The provocative artist talks festivals, moshpits, Google and much more |
Andrew Haigh: 'In the end you have to be able to make the decisions' - interview
The Yorkshire-born director on his new film 'Lean on Pete' |
Violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing: 'in the moments when magic happens, you think, that's why we do this'
On a Norwegian rediscovery, communication and twentysomething enterprise |
10 Questions for Sharon Smith of Arts Collective Gob Squad
Sharon Smith of the Berlin-based Gob Squad talks age, Oscar Wilde and Nicki Minaj |
10 Questions for Courtney Pine: 'How do you express rage?'
Pioneering solo jazz artist hails the community of jazz |
Juliette Binoche: ‘Repetition feels like near death’
The star of Let the Sunshine In talks about love, psychics, her first collaboration with Claire Denis and calling Depardieu on his bad manners |
Milos Forman: 'The less you know about yourself, the happier you are'
An encounter with the Czech director who went into exile in 1968 but kept challenging authority |
10 Questions for Musician Jeremy Cunningham of The Levellers
The dreadlocked Levellers bassist talks of film, books, fans, the new album and touring the US |
Joan As Police Woman: 'I was going to die if I didn't have some way to express myself' - interview
The cult singer discusses loss, #MeToo, Trump and much more besides |
Robin Ticciati on conducting Brahms: 'trying to understand the man through his music'
A masterclass in the preparation and performance of a great symphony |
10 Questions for Artist Brett Goodroad
The rising Califiornian painter discusses art, literature and truckin' |
10 Questions for Performer Seth Kriebel
Rising star of the interactive theatrical experience explains where he's coming from and what he's up to |
10 Questions for Musician Malcolm Middleton
The Scottish songwriter talks music, books, musicals, Brighton and much else |
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