CREATIVE DUO 2: LIAM RUSSELL AND IMOGEN STIRLING
SHOWCASE DAY
Creative Duo #3 Podcast
We're delighted to be kicking off our Talk/Play/Collaborate Showcase Day with an exciting podcast from Creative Duo Number 3. In this podcast, Imogen and Liam chat about dream collaborative projects, learning from a diverse range of people online and how the pandemic has changed the way they approach creativity.
This podcast is an absolute treat for your ears and we hope you enjoy it as much as we have! Listen below.
STILL TO COME:
12-5pm: Liam and Imogen take over the DMC Instagram - click here to follow along.
5pm: Talk/Play/Collaborate Q&A with Liam and Imogen via IG Stories.
7pm: Liam and Imogen’s Talk/Play/Collaborate Creative Duo #3 track goes live on the DMC Soundcloud.
ABOUT: LIAM RUSSELL
Liam ‘Rusty’ Russell is a creative entrepreneur, producer and songwriter who has spent the past year tucked away in a quiet corner of Galloway, on the banks of the River Urr. A musician shaped by the culture and people of this region, Rusty has been a face on the local creative scene for the past ten years as a performer, event organiser and creative facilitator. Since 2019, he has been a part of the band of brothers that is North Atlas, an alt-rock band based in Glasgow. The advent of the pandemic meant cancelled shows and postponed dates for North Atlas, as was true for most bands as this crisis has evolved. However, adaptability is a trait shared throughout the musical and creative communities and the project has taken leaps and bounds behind closed doors and computer screens.
Looking to the future, Rusty plans to use the pressure and frustrations of the house arrest that has been this pandemic and continue to create art with and for others with Talk/Play/Collaborate marking the start of a new bold adventure into the unknown.
ABOUT: IMOGEN STIRLING
Imogen is a Glasgow-based poet, theatre-maker, musician and educator. She was the inaugural Digital Writer-in-Residence for Paisley Book Festival 2021 and can be seen on Sky Arts documentary, Life & Rhymes, hosted by Benjamin Zephaniah. Imogen has performed her work widely throughout the UK and abroad (inc. BBC, Latitude Festival, Sofar Sounds, Aye! Write). She is best recognised for her five-star debut show #Hypocrisy (sold out runs at Edinburgh and Prague Fringe Festivals; UK tour) which was longlisted for the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award. Imogen was a participant of the BBC Words First talent development scheme and is co-founder of Siren Theatre Company whose debut production, Text Me When You Get Home, is being developed in partnership with Tron Theatre, Creative Scotland and Glasgow & Clyde Rape Crisis. Siren is part of The Gaiety Theatre’s New Companies Scotland Programme. Imogen’s gig poetry show Love The Sinner showcased with Dundee Rep and Tron Theatre, and is currently in musical development. Imogen’s writing has been described as ‘life-affirming artistry’ (Everything Theatre), ‘exactly the sort of poetry we need right now’ (Alan Bissett) and ‘a tonic for the tribal times we live in’ (Darren ‘Loki’ McGarvey). Imogen is a highly experienced creative workshop leader, having facilitated in a wide variety of community contexts, focusing on writing, spoken word and mental health.
