Company and Job title:
Expressionist Productions, Creative Producer and Performer
Sector:
Performing Arts
Background:
- Performing arts, Media and German degree
- 2-year professional acting diploma.
- Previous work includes working in Germany, producing and
curating cabaret events and training workshops.
Language skills:
Fluent German and basic
French.
How would you describe your job?
Vintage-European Style Cabaret Entertainer and Producer.
How do your language skills help you do your
job?
I sing in both English and German and without my language
skills my whole performance would not work. I have also performed
in Berlin and Amsterdam and German is a useful language when in the
cabaret circuit.
What do enjoy most about your job?
Bringing live vintage entertainment to people who have not heard
this music and style before, offering them something far more
exciting and interesting than a night in front of the TV. I have
also developed a range of drama-based training workshops which draw
on elements of Brechtian theatre and cabaret.
What other skills and qualities do you
need?
Determination, patience, marketing and PR skills and a whole lot of
Chutzpah!
What's a typical day for you?
No day is
the same. I have strived to build a freelance portfolio of work
which allows me to have variety and creativity in my working
life.
What's the best thing about knowing another
language?
The nourishment it brings to me and the development of
international friendships and understanding – something my
grandparents' generation fought for.
How do you use your languages socially?
I have German and English friends. When I first moved to London I
wanted to meet like-minded people so I went to a British-German
meet up. Through this experience I gained work, friendships, a
double act partner and a husband!