The Zara Show Podcast
1) Episode Three - Lisa Simpson (with contributions from Rebecca Randall)
Lisa Simpson is a Liverpool based Choreographer & Workshop leader with quadriplegia Cerebral Palsy and no verbal communication. She’s the director of Lisa Simpson Inclusive Dance and an Ar...Show More
2) Episode two - Lele Samms Tankam
Lele is the youngest guest to appear on The Zara Show. She’s right at the beginning of her creative journey, but already has experience of working in the professional arts sector. Lele is ...Show More
3) Episode one - Jess Thom (Touretteshero)
Jess Thom is a writer, artist and part-time superhero, who co-founded Touretteshero in 2010 as a creative response to her experience of living with Tourettes Syndrome. She campaigns for di...Show More
4) Episode Three: ‘Getting Stuff Done’ with Dr Jessi Parrott
Performer and creative writer Dr Jessi Parrott talks to Zara having recently completed a PhD which centred around research into disability as an employment issue in UK theatre and television. They dis...Show More
5) Episode two: ‘Reconnecting’ with Raji Gopalakrishnan
Performer Raji Gopalakrishnan is a close friend and collaborator of Zara’s, and the pair share stories of making, baking and exploring together both online and in person on long walks in the countrysi...Show More
6) Episode one: ‘Living Creatively’ with Miss Jacqui
Spoken word artist, performer, songwriter and poet Miss Jacqui has a conversation with Zara about how she has been working creatively at home during the pandemic. She makes work so that listeners can ...Show More
7) Episode three: 'Shifting Attitudes' with Clarke Reynolds
Episode 3 transcript available here - http://bit.ly/2LFToby Mixed-media artist Clarke Reynolds has not stopped during lockdown! Between showing his art in international online exhibitions, printing be...Show More
8) Episode two: 'Wellbeing' with Robin Jax
Episode 2 transcript available here - http://bit.ly/38ePpdx Musician Robin Jax talks to Zara about his music projects and processes, and the story of setting up his neuro-diverse label Tiergarten Reco...Show More
9) Episode one: 'Resilience' with Tanya Raabe-Webber
Episode 1 Transcript available here - http://bit.ly/3qv2tTQ Visual artist Tanya Raabe-Webber is a “painter of people”. She takes Zara and her listeners on a guided tour of her home studio and let’s th...Show More
10) The Zara Show - Trailer
Introducing The Zara Show, a podcast created in collaboration Sense, the national disability charity. For this pilot series Zara explores the lives of artists and performers who have disabilities, and...Show More