Innovating artistic expression through dance with Ivan Michael Blackstock

Intertwining AI and creativity with Sophie Deen

Sophie Deen is a multifaceted entrepreneur, children's author and dedicated advocate for the ethical use of AI. She runs Bright Little Labs, an award-winning kids media company that focuses on education in twenty-first century digital skills, such as computer science, coding and critical thinking.  In this episode, host Matt Moseley talks to Sophie about creating stories to educate and empower children, her creative use of AI and why AI literacy is essential for all.  Website: www.sophiedeen.com [https://sophiedeen.com/] Discover more about UAL Awarding Body qualifications. [https://www.arts.ac.uk/partnerships/ual-awarding-body]

Constructing narratives in game design with Sam Read-Graves

Sam Read-Graves is a BAFTA nominated video game developer and ex-teacher. He has made many games and is the creator of Trolley Problem, Inc., a darkly comedic narrative game based on real world philosophy. In this episode, Sam discusses what brought him into the world of game design, his experience teaching young people and developing games, and why it's so important to him to lead an independent games company. Website: https://www.readgraves.com/ [https://www.readgraves.com] Discover more about UAL Awarding Body qualifications. [https://www.arts.ac.uk/partnerships/ual-awarding-body]

Crafting diverse storytelling practices with Sally O'Reilly

Sally O'Reilly is a writer whose versatile work spans the creative arts and beyond. She writes for performance, page, and video. Her work often combines the theoretical, the technical, the comic, the fantastical, and the psychosocial.  In this episode, Sally talks about her sideways entry into the profession of writing, how she was inspired by working in a pub in London's Soho for many years, and she goes into great detail about the challenges of writing an opera for the first time or becoming an art reviewer. Instagram: @manfredopenarms [https://www.instagram.com/manfredopenarms/] Website: https://www.sallyoreilly.org.uk/ [https://www.sallyoreilly.org.uk/] Discover more about UAL Awarding Body qualifications. [https://www.arts.ac.uk/partnerships/ual-awarding-body]

Innovating artistic expression through dance with Ivan Michael Blackstock

Ivan Michael Blackstock is an artist and creative director whose work has been performed in iconic venues across the world. In this episode, Ivan explores the different roles he occupies in his work; how he uses choreography as expression and the processes behind his work, TRAPLORD, an Olivier Award-winning show that uses dance, theatre and spoken word to explore raw and confrontational themes of mental health and masculinity. Instagram: @ivanmichaelblackstock [https://www.instagram.com/ivanmichaelblackstock/] Website: Ivan Michael Blackstock | Cultural Innovator [https://ivanmichaelblackstock.com/] Discover more about UAL Awarding Body qualifications. [https://www.arts.ac.uk/partnerships/ual-awarding-body]

Reinventing stories through a revolutionary lens with Michelle Williams Gamaker

Professor Michelle Williams Gamaker is an artist filmmaker whose work explores critical alternatives to Western cinematic storytelling. Her award winning films have featured in the British Film Institute, and she is currently a Wolfson Fellow at the British Academy. In this episode, Michelle talks about her early process of filmmaking at art school, how she sees her film set as a teaching space, and her co learning project, exploring the relationship between tutors and students. Instagram: @m.williams.gamaker [https://www.instagram.com/m.williams.gamaker/] Website: http://www.michellewilliamsgamaker.com/ [http://www.michellewilliamsgamaker.com/] Discover more about UAL Awarding Body qualifications. [https://www.arts.ac.uk/partnerships/ual-awarding-body]