Forge and Co: Making work more popular

Sonic Meditations
Artur Vidal and Hannah White from the East London Sonic Meditations study group explain why they became interested this practice inspired by Pauline Oliveros.

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Set Space
We meet Roland Fischer and Ollie Tobin from Set Space in Dalston Lane, providing reasonable arts studio space and a new independent music and arts venue and bar.

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Hakeem Kazeem from The Batty Mama
Interview with Hakeem Kazeem, from The Batty Mama an organisation specialised in Queer black and brown performance arts and events.
Alt Queer Black P.R.O.M, 27 April at Hackney Showroom.

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Charles Garrad: Waiting for You
We meet Charles Garrad ahead of his feature film debut ‘Waiting for You’ starring Colin Morgan and Fanny Ardent to be premiered in the UK at The East End Film Festival. (21st April)

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This month Pearl Wise a speaks to film director Charles Garrad about his first feature ‘Waiting For You’ premiering at The East End Film Festival, Roland Fischer from Dalston’s alternative arts space SET, Hakeem Kazem co-creator of The Batty Mama creating space for black and brown LGBTQ performance and dance and Artur Vidal + Hannah White introduce us to ‘Sonic Meditations’.

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Starting conversations: Street harassment
This month Jessie Lawson walked around Dalston asking passers-by about Street Harassment, then she spoke to Kelsey from Hollaback LDN – an anti-street harassment organisation.

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Studio session: Gitta de Ridder
Anglo-Dutch singer-songwriter Gitta de Ridder plays live in the studio with backing vocals by Hannah Lovell, ahead of the release of her second album For everything a season.

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Studio interview: Ella Hollowood curator at Rainbow Pilgrims
Studio interview with Ella Hollowood curator of online and mobile exhibition Rainbow Pilgrims; a collection of oral histories from the LGBTQI+ migrant community in London.

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