If You’re Watching This – I’m Dead
Death shouldn’t be taboo. We want to find fresh perspectives on the subject, celebrating and re-framing death as both an end and new beginning. Through Talkaoke talkshow-style events and workshops, we want to foster dialogue among young people of different faiths and backgrounds in Tower Hamlets about valuing life and considering the legacy we leave […]
Spatial Radio presents D.i.E on Air
We collaborated with Spatial Radio – a student run station broadcasting from the University of the Arts London Central Saint Martins – where one of our collaborators Teddy Godwin runs a weekly radio programme D.i.E. on Air, produced by Jess Sammut. D.i.E. on Air embodies DIE (Diversity Inclusivity Equity) through surrealist play, live on air. […]
Talkaoke turns 25!
From a furry to a glowing doughnut – a conversation with Mikey Weinkove It is hard for me to believe that Talkaoke has been going for 25 years. It’s been one long party – says Mikey Weinkove, the initiator of Talkaoke and co-founder of The People Speak art collective. The origins of Talkaoke – the […]
Collaboration with In-Situ and Building Bridges
We have been collaborating with in-situ and Building Bridges for 10 years, helping the residents and stakeholders of Pendle Borough envisage a better and more connected borough of the future. As part of this ongoing project we have done a number of residencies, trained new Talkaoke hosts and produced events in the areas overlooked by […]
Talkaoke Skills Lab
Talkaoke Skills Lab is a unique artist development opportunity piloting a new approach to intercultural dialogue, collaboration and skills exchange by bringing together in a virtual and hybrid space artists, creatives, cultural practitioners and change-makers from Uganda and the UK. The programme is provoked by a 1970s ‘social sculpture’ theory by the artist Joseph Beuys, […]
Pick of the Wick
Pick of the Wick is a music video portrait project in Hackney Wick and Fish Island. We ask the residents of Hackney Wick and Fish Island to create a music video representing the area. We will use conversation, comedy, video and graphic visualisations to tease out and imaginatively represent the key aspects of the band during […]
The People Speak People! – Zoe
Welcome to our micro-blog series where we will introduce some of the recent members of The People Speak team. “Living in the present” Zoë is an American theatre maker, facilitator, and educator based in London. She works with creators and communities around the globe to tell stories that prompt conversation and run workshops that create […]
The Inverse Apprentice
You’re hired! The Inverse Apprentice in Aberfeldy Street We are thrilled to announce that our project The Inverse Apprentice has been awarded a Small Grant Scheme from the new Westfield East Bank Creative Futures Fund, delivered by Foundation for Future London. The Inverse Apprentice is a creative entrepreneurship programme provoked by the TV show ‘The […]
The People Speak People! – Simon
Welcome to our micro-blog series where we will introduce some of the recent members of The People Speak team. “Ploughing our furrow” It’s not every day that you get to take part in a first, but the highlight of 2020 for me was collaborating with The People Speak in my favourite part of East London: […]
The People Speak People! – Laura
Welcome to our micro-blog series where we will introduce some of the recent members of The People Speak team. “Living in the present” Laura Kaminska is a 2019 Camberwell College of Arts graduate from BA graphic design. As a visual creator, she works with photography, illustration, moving image and design in any shape or form. […]
