Episode 40

How I Got Cancelled by My Own Company.

Rosie Kay -- (BA Hons) FRSA, MCR St Cross College, Oxford, born in Scotland -- danced from a very early age, then trained at London Contemporary Dance School, graduating in 1998, before a career as a dancer in Poland, France, Germany and the USA.

Kay returned to the UK in 2003, founded Rosie Kay Dance Company 2004-21 and is now setting up a new venture for her future works.


Kay’s works up to date include a contemporary set adaptation of "Romeo + Juliet" (2021), and returned to performing on stage with the Absolute Solo II' tour in 2021.


There, her solo work "Adult Female Dancer"' was celebrated as one of the ‘Top 5 Dance Works of 2021’ by 'The Observer ', and Kay was nominated for a National Dance Award for Outstanding Female Performance (Modern) for Absolute Solo II.


Kay is well known for the multi- award-winning work "5 SOLDIERS" (2010- present) based on intense research with the British Army.


Kay’s works tour to Sadlers Wells, Birmingham REP, Norwich Theatre Royal, Salisbury Playhouse and regularly tour Europe and the USA.


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REVIEW for ""ABSOLUTE SOLO II":

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/may/22/rosie-kay-absolute-solo-ii-review-birmingham-repertory-theatre


BBC BROADCAST OF "5 SOLDIERS":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku1tVoBUyw8


"THIS IS MK ULTRA":

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Intro/Outro: https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/stJzyKNNgz/


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CHAPTERS:


0:00:00 -- A Word for Our Sponsor.

0:01:15 -- Teaser/Intros.

0:04:40 -- Rosie's Origin, and the Makings of a Dancer.

0:09:03 -- Art vs. Religion (Again).

0:17:11 -- How Rosie Got Cancelled.

0:26:28 -- Conspiracy Theories and Transhumanism??

0:30:37 -- "5 Soldiers" and Sexual Dimorphism.

0:38:05 -- Artistry vs. Activism.

0:52:32 -- "Adult Female Dancer", and Womanhood.

0:59:57 -- Tackling the Crisis in the Arts.

1:14:40 -- Artists' Authoritarian Blindspot.

1:26:20 -- Deprogramming a "True Believer".

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Clifton Duncan

With sharp wit, striking good looks, and a voice built for listening, veteran professional actor and singer Clifton Duncan is as powerful a presence among content creators as he is on stage and on-screen.

He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University's elite Graduate Acting Program (a subsidiary of the Tisch School of the Arts).

In addition to multiple television guest-star appearances (including on the popular "NCIS: New Orleans") and having starred on Broadway (in "The Play that Goes Wrong", co-produced by J. J. Abrams), his impressive body of work--from Shakespearean Tragedy to Musical Comedy, and beyond--has been celebrated on many of America's most prestigious stages.