A Monkey on Your Back: Circus and Music Podcast
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Two Aussie circus artists living in the UK chat to professionals from the circus and music world about their lives. We interview artists/ producers/ directors, and showcase independent music from professional friends of ours from across the world. This is an independent production, so if you like our work please head over to https://ko-fi.com/monkeybusiness to buy us a coffee, or drop us a review on your podcasting platform of choice so we can keep doing what we love by giving circus a voice. Big Love, be kind, and thank you for listening. Email contact: amonkeyonyourbackpodcast@gmail.com
Location:
United States
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
Two Aussie circus artists living in the UK chat to professionals from the circus and music world about their lives. We interview artists/ producers/ directors, and showcase independent music from professional friends of ours from across the world. This is an independent production, so if you like our work please head over to https://ko-fi.com/monkeybusiness to buy us a coffee, or drop us a review on your podcasting platform of choice so we can keep doing what we love by giving circus a voice. Big Love, be kind, and thank you for listening. Email contact: amonkeyonyourbackpodcast@gmail.com
Language:
English
Episodes
Episode 13: Interview with Spanish artist Gonzalo Santamaria
3/19/2021
Gonzalo Santamaria is a Spanish circus artist, producer, director, and Kaotic Cirkus festival coordinator from Valencia who trained in Bristol, UK, at Circomedia. This interview took place end of September 2020, so it has taken us a while to get it out to you, but it is a lovely interview none-the-less, with music from Spandex Moose, La Trocamba Matanusca, and yet another fabulous tune from The Invisible Circus' house band The Carny Villains.
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Duration:01:00:04
Episode 12: Francesca (Chez) Dunford, performance artist and musician, (PART 2)
10/10/2020
This is PART 2 of the interview with Francesca (Chez) Dunford. She sat down with Miss Radida last week to chat about life as a multi-disciplinarian, share some of her own stunning original music from her album 'Of Forest', and talk about a new show she is in with Bristol-based clowning/ improvisation company 'Beyond the Ridiculous'. Their show 'The New Normal' airs live online at 8pm TONIGHT 10th Oct, 2020, supported by Bristol's very own Wardrobe Theatre. You can watch the show by buying a...
Duration:00:48:28
Episode 11: Francesca (Chez) Dunford, performance artist and musician, (PART 1)
10/7/2020
Francesca (Chez) Dunford is a clown, performance artist, musician, theatre-maker, acrobat and aerialist. She sat down with Miss Radida last week to chat about life as a multi-disciplinarian, share some of her own stunning original music from her album 'Of Forest', and talk about a new show she is in with Bristol-based clowning/ improvisation company 'Beyond the Ridiculous'. Their show 'The New Normal' airs live online at 8pm THIS SATURDAY 10th Oct, 2020, supported by Bristol's very own...
Duration:00:56:25
Episode 10: Mike Finch/ Circus Oz (Part 2)
10/4/2020
PART 2: Mike Finch, founding member of Australia's Circus Monoxide and ex-CEO/ co-Artistic Director of Circus Oz, sits down with Miss Radida for a nice long chat. Here is Part 2 of the interview, took a bit longer than a week to get this out to you all as work has been pretty hectic lately. We suggest going all the way back to EPISODE 6 to listen to the first half of the interview first. In this episode we ask Mike about his addiction to working in circus, how he views circus life moving...
Duration:00:59:57
Episode 9: David Eriksson (Part 2)
10/3/2020
Here is the second part of the Interview GracieB did with the incredible Swedish performing artist David Eriksson. In this episode David talks about his award winning show; Pink on the Inside, authenticity as an artist and he shares reflective stories about being onstage that also highlight the amazing colourful career he has. We suggest if you haven’t already go back an listen to Episode 8: David Eriksson (part 1). This episode will make more sense!
We have a wickid track off the new...
Duration:00:36:31
Episode 8: David Eriksson (Part 1)
10/2/2020
In this episode GracieB chatted with incredible Swedish performing artist David Eriksson. David mixes circus, juggling and acrobatics with absurd comedy making shows with characters that are bizarre yet wonderfully funny! He has won awards, travelled the globe for the past 22yrs, worked for some of the most renowned circuses and cabarets and made work that is deep and thought-provoking. This was a long interview so we have decided to release it in two parts. In this first part we chat about...
Duration:00:47:45
Episode 7: Kaptin Barrett (head of music at Boomtown Fair)
8/16/2020
Kaptin Barrett, aka AAA Badboy, head of music at Boomtown Fair, DJ and self-confessed music addict joins Miss Radida and Gracie B for a chat about music, Boomtown Fair, and how festivals are coping during these uncertain times. We also play a bunch of great music of course, including the Invisible Circus's fabulous house band The Carny Villains, The Allergies featuring Andy Cooper, Gardna, and a track produced by Kaptin himself for the Big Swing Sound System. This episode was produced by...
Duration:00:58:17
Episode 6: Mike Finch from Circus Oz (Part 1 )
8/5/2020
Mike Finch, founding member of Australia's Circus Monoxide and ex-CEO/ co-Artistic Director of Circus Oz, sits down with Miss Radida for a nice long chat. It was such an entertaining conversation that once again we have split the interview into two halves for your listening pleasure. Here is Part 1, where we chat about how Mike got into working in the performing arts industry, life on outback Australian roads with a fledgling circus in the 80s, having meetings rudely interrupted by...
Duration:00:56:23
Episode 5: Julian Bracey, co-Artistic Director of Cirque Bijou Ltd
7/25/2020
Julian Bracey, co-artistic director of Bristol-based performance company Cirque Bijou Ltd, sits down for a chat with Miss Radida and The Amazing Gracie B. We talk about his life as an artist and director, being known as the guy who can achieve huge things in a short amount of time, and how he sees the future of the arts industry given the current Covid-19 crisis. We talk about what it was like to build spaceships and 7 metre robots for rock-band Muse's tours, working with Taylor Swift and...
Duration:00:49:42
Episode 4: Chelsea McGuffin, artistic director of Company 2
7/10/2020
Artistic Director and performing artist Chelsea McGuffin from world-renowned Australian circus company, Company 2, joins Miss Radida to talk about life as an artist, running a circus company, and what that looks like in the current world climate- including yet another tale of a circus company stuck on the other side of the world when the Covid-19 lockdown came into effect. This time, they were stuck in Berlin with the full cast and crew of their current touring show "Le Coup". We also talk...
Duration:00:59:56
Episode 3: Ben Walsh, Australian musician and performing artist
7/5/2020
Episode 3: Gracie B sits down with Australian musician and performing artist Ben Walsh. We chat about Ben's passion for live jungle , his career with The Bird that spans over 2 decades and some memorable highlights of a very multi-dimensional career.
We do swear a little, and there is also a drug reference and nudity warning for this episode!
I really enjoyed this episode, Ben is very funny and his stories are excellent.
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Duration:00:48:05
Episode 2 Part 2: The Amazing Gracie B joins Miss Radida for PART 2
6/16/2020
This is the second half of the interview with The Amazing Gracie B after her 5 month stint away from the UK, which included arriving in Australia for xmas 2019 whilst Australia was engulfed in national bushfires, traveling to Perth for the Fringe Festival to perform with Dreamstate Circus, and her prolonged trip to Panama to perform at the Tribal Gathering Festival just before the world went into lockdown for the Covid-19 pandemic. In this episode we discuss Gracie's life in circus, and we...
Duration:00:59:39
Episode 2 Part 1: The Amazing Gracie B returns from Panama
6/6/2020
In this episode, Miss Radida is finally joined by her co-presenter The Amazing Gracie B from award-winning performance troupe Flame Oz, as she tells of the adventures of the past 5 months away from the UK. The journey covers time in Australia through the recent bushfires, performing at Perth Fringe Festival with Dream State Circus, and being stuck in Panama after traveling over for the Tribal Gathering Festival just before the Covid-19 lockdown came into full effect. Music showcased in this...
Duration:00:47:16
Episode 1 Part 2: Shyamtara Smith, Las Vegas aerialist
5/28/2020
In this episode Miss Radida discusses online shows she was in last weekend, including first ever Feel Good Global Alliance and Shindig at Home with the Interstellar Circus before returning to finish the interview with aerial artist Shyamtara Smith. We talk about what it is like to be an aerialist in Vegas, moving to Miami to learn how to fly planes just before the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown came into effect, and how that has affected her life as a professional circus performer. This episode...
Duration:00:53:55
Episode 1 Part 1: Shyamtara Smith, aerialist based in USA from NZ
5/21/2020
Episode 1: Miss Radida is joined by aerial circus artist Shyamtara Smith to talk about being a professional aerialist in Las Vegas for 15 years and then moving to Miami to learn how to fly planes the week before the Covid-19 lockdown. We also feature music from Australia's lycra-clad comedic musical duo 'Spandex Moose' and a special Lockdown musical exclusive from 'Father Funk'. A Monkey on your Back: Circus and Music is a podcast interviewing circus artists, producers, directors, writers,...
Duration:00:58:08