A Wee Boost

EP 5: Eleanor McEvoy, Tolu Makay and Mele Broomes

Alas, we have reached the final episode in this series of A Wee Boost. We hope it has given you some reassurance, inspiration and a pep in your creative step. Our two guests in conversation this week are musician, performer and songwriter Eleanor McEvoy [https://www.instagram.com/eleanormcevoy/?hl=en] and artist Tolu Makay [https://www.instagram.com/tolu_makay/?hl=en]. They talked about working together recently, minding yourself and shared what’s giving them a wee boost at the moment. In our Postcards to the Edge, our contributor [https://www.melebroomes.com/]is artist and director Mele Broomes [https://www.instagram.com/melebroomes/]. She shared what she’s working on at the moment, what a regular, irregular day looks like for her and she even gave us a little snippet of something she’s been working on recently at Cove Park. [https://covepark.org/] And for the last time, big thanks to our favourite sequin-clad alien siblings, Bourgeois & Maurice [https://www.bourgeoisandmaurice.co.uk/], provide our theme tune which we hope made you do a little shimmy as you listened. Chin up, keep making stuff happen and we’ll see you again soon. Cian and Ruth. Follow Dublin Fringe Festival [https://www.instagram.com/dublinfringefest/]and Project Arts Centre [https://www.instagram.com/projectartscentre/] for all the latest news and updates.

EP 4: Dan Colley, Jetse Batelaan and Ben Kidd

Fáilte! Welcome! And bienvenue to episode four of A Wee Boost, a podcast from Dublin Fringe Festival and Project Arts Centre. Each week we’re sharing conversations and inspiration from artists at home and abroad, in the hope of giving you a wee boost whenever you need one. Two artists in search of a wee boost this episode are Dan Colley [https://dancolley.com/about-2/] and Jetse Batelaan. [https://artemis.nl/en/company/who-is-who/jetse-batelaan/] Dan is a creative director and producer specialising in ensemble-devised theatre and theatre for young audiences. His adaptation for stage of A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings was nominated for two Irish Times Theatre Awards and four Dublin Fringe Awards, including 'Best Production'. Jetse Batelaan is artistic director of Theater Artemis. In 2019, he received the Silver Lion at the Venice Biennale and the ITI Prize 2020, an award for internationally effective, particularly outstanding young artists in theatre. Our Postcard to the Edge was sent from director Ben Kidd [https://www.deadcentre.org/about]of Dead Centre. Ben recorded his postcard as his young daughter slept next door which you’ll understand once you listen. He talked about his routine or lack thereof (see ‘young daughter’ above), Arnotts department store in Dublin and what he’s been inspired by lately. And as always, our favourite sequin-clad alien siblings, Bourgeois & Maurice [https://www.bourgeoisandmaurice.co.uk/], provide our theme tune which is guaranteed to make you do a little shimmy. See you next Monday for our final episode in this series. Until then, keep making stuff happen! Cian and Ruth. New episodes are released on Mondays. Follow Dublin Fringe Festival [https://www.instagram.com/dublinfringefest/]and Project Arts Centre [https://www.instagram.com/projectartscentre/] for all the latest news and updates.

EP 3: Stacey Gregg, Michael Breslin of Fake Friends and Pedro Sepúlveda

Welcome to our third episode of A Wee Boost, a podcast from Dublin Fringe Festival and Project Arts Centre. Each week we share conversations and inspiration from artists at home and abroad, in the hope of giving you a wee boost whenever you need one. The two artists in search of a wee boost in this episode are writer and performer Stacey Gregg [https://mobile.twitter.com/staceygreggles] and New York based writer and performer Michael Breslin. Michael is also one half of Fake Friends theatre and media company alongside Patrick Foley. [https://www.michaelstevenbreslin.com/] Stacey’s directorial debut Here Before [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjGl5ImR8ko] starring Academy Award nominee Andrea Riseborough was released in February. Michael and Patrick’s [https://www.patrickmfoley.com/] online performance Circle Jerk was a 2021 Pulitzer Prize finalist in Drama. They talked about the size of water bottles these days, the importance of coffee and how they kick start their imaginations when they feel stuck. In our bite sized Postcards to the Edge segment, we get an audio snapshot sent from Mexico City where Chilean director Pedro Sepúlveda [https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedro-sepulveda-cruz-coke-b7b2a01a/?originalSubdomain=cl] is based currently. Huge thanks to Bourgeois & Maurice [https://www.bourgeoisandmaurice.co.uk/]who are the brilliant creators behind our catchy theme tune - guaranteed to have you singing ‘A Wee Boost…A Wee Boooost’ for the rest of your day. Until next Monday, keep making art! Cian and Ruth. New episodes are released on Mondays. Follow Dublin Fringe Festival [https://www.instagram.com/dublinfringefest/]and Project Arts Centre [https://www.instagram.com/projectartscentre/] for all the latest news and updates.

EP 2: Xnthony, Lucy McCormick and Oozing Gloop

Welcome to episode 2 of A Wee Boost, a podcast from Dublin Fringe Festival and Project Arts Centre. Each week we’re sharing conversations and inspiration from artists at home and abroad, in the hope of giving you a wee boost whenever you need one. Our two artists giving each other a wee boost this week are Xnthony, [https://www.instagram.com/xnthony/] award winning writer and artist and Lucy McCormick [https://www.lucymccormick.com/], a cross-genre performance artist. Xnthony and Lucy chatted about how they really feel when they see amazing work from other artists, how they generate new ideas, reading reviews and the perils of social media - it’s a good one. Then in this week’s Postcards to the Edge, we were sent an audio postcard from artist Oozing Gloop [https://www.thegloopshow.com/] who is living in Berlin, Berlin. Gloop shared about what’s been inspiring them lately, frogs as inspiration and tarot cards. And as always, our favourite sequin-clad alien siblings, Bourgeois & Maurice [https://www.bourgeoisandmaurice.co.uk/], provide our theme tune which is guaranteed to raise your dopamine levels. We hope you enjoy and see you next Monday! Cian and Ruth. New episodes are released on Mondays. Follow Dublin Fringe Festival [https://www.instagram.com/dublinfringefest/]and Project Arts Centre [https://www.instagram.com/projectartscentre/] for all the latest news and updates. A Wee Boost was produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. [https://www.estheromd.com/]

EP 1: Pea Dineen, Adéle Anderson and Claire O’Reilly

Welcome to the very first episode of A Wee Boost, a podcast from Dublin Fringe Festival and Project Arts Centre. Each week we’ll share conversation and inspiration from artists at home and abroad, in the hope of giving you a wee boost whenever you need one. In this episode, we have the pleasure of eavesdropping on a chat between cabaret and theatre-maker Pea Dineen [https://www.instagram.com/peathedinneen/?hl=en] and Adèle Anderson [https://www.instagram.com/dameadeleanderson/], the Olivier Award-nominated singer and actress, best known as one third of Fascinating Aïda. [https://www.fascinatingaida.co.uk/] During their conversation, they talked about Patti LuPone, Stephen Sondheim and how they both approach creating work. We also have a dispatch from director Claire O’Reilly [https://www.malaproptheatre.com/claireoreilly] who sent us an aural snapshot from Mainz just outside Frankfurt in Germany. She was working there on the play A Family Business by Chris Thorpe and gave us a flavour of the city, the shows she was seeing and things that were giving her a lift. And our favourite sequin-clad alien siblings, Bourgeois & Maurice, provide a theme tune guaranteed to raise your dopamine levels. We hope you enjoy! Cian and Ruth. New episodes are released on Mondays. Follow Dublin Fringe Festival [https://www.instagram.com/dublinfringefest/]and Project Arts Centre [https://www.instagram.com/projectartscentre/] for all the latest news and updates. A Wee Boost was produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. [https://www.instagram.com/esthertwonames/]