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From the Archive: Podcasts

Part of Nothing Concrete

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Listen back to some of our favourite interviews across our cinema, classical and contemporary music programme in our 'From the Archive' podcast strand, produced and presented by Ben Eshmade, re-released as part of the Barbican podcast, Nothing Concrete. 

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Inspired with Amrou Al-Kadhi and Amani Saeed

Barbican Young Poet alum, writer and spoken-word artist, Amani Saeed speaks to the British-Iraqi writer and drag queen, Amrou Al-Kadhi, also known as Glamrou, as they discuss gender, drag and faith. 

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Inspired with Kirsty Housley + Riwa Saab

Our series of inspiring conversations returns with a twist as we hand over to our Barbican Young Creatives to interview the artists that inspire them - first up, Riwa Saab meets director, writer and dramaturg, Kirsty Housley.

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Inside Soundhouse: Intimacy and Distance

In this special episode of Nothing Concrete, we meet the curators of Soundhouse to hear more about their inspirations and thoughts about how we experience radio and podcasts. 

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From the Archive: Philip Glass' Music in Twelve Parts

This week we revisit a series of interviews with musicians James McVinnie, Eliza McCarthy and Timo Andres, about the rare performance of composer Philip Glass's ‘Music In Twelve Parts’ in May 2017. A milestone in minimalist music, slowly revealing itself through hypnotic patterns of change over four hours. 

 

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From the Archive: Philip Glass' Music in Twelve Parts

This week we revisit a series of interviews with musicians James McVinnie, Eliza McCarthy and Timo Andres, about the rare performance of composer Philip Glass's ‘Music In Twelve Parts’ in May 2017. A milestone in minimalist music, slowly revealing itself through hypnotic patterns of change over four hours.