GBA 192 Amy Clare Tasker

Summary: In GBA 192 we get better acquainted with Amy. She talks about asking who is Helen of Troy, gender and performance, the cultural experience of Third Culture Kids, diversity in the arts, feminism, mythology, identity and more. Amy plugs: GAP Salon: https://gapsalon.wordpress.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/gapsalon https://twitter.com/GAPsalon The Helen Project: http://www.amyclaretasker.com/directors-notes/the-helen-project/ Hyphenated: http://www.amyclaretasker.com/hyphenated/ http://weareimprobable.tumblr.com/post/105599395518/hyphenated-a-viral-storytelling-project-about Amy Clare Tasker: http://www.amyclaretasker.com/ I plug: The next D and D event: D&D 10, 24 - 26 January 2015: What Are We Going To Do About Theatre And The Performing Arts? http://www.devotedanddisgruntled.com/events/devoted-and-disgruntled-10-what-are-we-going-do-ab/ Stand Up Tragedy: Tragic Winter: Saturday 28th Feb at Hackney Attic: https://www.facebook.com/events/1516191711967276/ (Featuring Alice Bell: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-115-alice-bell) We mention: Devoted and Disgruntled: http://www.devotedanddisgruntled.com/ Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ WOW Parties: http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/wow-parties-81651 Women of the World Festival: http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/women-of-the-world South Bank Centre: http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk Improbable Theatre: http://www.improbable.co.uk/ Open Space: http://www.openspaceworld.org/ Greek Tragedy: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sets/greek-tragedy Megan Cohen: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-live-14-megan-cohen http://plays.megancohen.com/ Iliad: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliad Odyssey: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odyssey Helen of Troy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_of_Troy Euripides: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euripides Simpsons: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpsons Friends: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia Milihelens: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/millihelen Marlowe's Faustus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Faustus_(play) DIVAfest: http://www.theexit.org/divafest/ Dramaturge/ Dramaturg: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dramaturge My website: hhtp://davepickeringstoryteller.co.uk Beethoven: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethoven Verbatim Theatre: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbatim_theatre Third Culture Kid: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_culture_kid Teddy Roosevelt: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt National Theatre: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/ Between Us - Arcola Theatre: https://www.arcolatheatre.com/production/arcola/between-us Mistress Contract - Royal Court: http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/the-mistress-contract Blurred Lines - National Theatre: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/blurred-lines Female Arts: http://www.femalearts.com/ So and So Arts Club: http://www.thesoandsoartsclub.com/ Women's History Month: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_History_Month Etcetera Theatre: http://www.etceteratheatre.com/ Lucy Kerbel - 100 Great Plays for Women: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Plays-Women-Lucy-Kerbel/dp/1848421850 bell hooks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_hooks Andrea Dworkin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Dworkin You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!