We wanted to introduce our team to everyone and we’re starting off this week with a little mini-interview with one of our newest assistant producers - Seán Talbot.
What brought you to work at TMS?
I first moved to Glasgow in 2018 to study Contemporary Performance, and I first came into contact with TMS in 2019 when I attended their festival. Since then I took part in a Graduate Residency last year, and am now interning as an assistant producer with the festival. I am a performance maker and artist, learning more about working as a producer.
What are you currently working on for the festival?
I’m currently doing a lot! I’m assisting in lots of producing jobs, from booking travel and accommodation for our international guests, to managing the TMS Studio Somewhere, our studio space for rent and artist support. I even took a day last week to go to edinburgh to scout some fringe previews for work.
What are you looking forward to seeing the most at the festival
Carolina Bianchi’s CADELA FORÇA TRILOGY CHAPTER 1: THE BRIDE & THE GOODNIGHT CINDERELLA looks really exciting. This is the kind of big scale international work that we don’t get to see everyday in Glasgow, and to me this is what TMS festival is all about. Exciting, innovative, risk taking live performance. I can’t wait to see it!
Carolina Bianchi’s CADELA FORÇA TRILOGY CHAPTER 1: THE BRIDE & THE GOODNIGHT CINDERELLA - © Christophe Raynaud
What does a typical day look like for you at the moment?
A typical day in the TMS office looks like coming into Tramway, making a large pot of coffee for everyone, then getting stuck into work. Some of the meetings I might take part in are how to make a particular show most accessible for audiences, giving my opinion on a poster mock up, booking several flights for a touring company to come to Scotland, then in the afternoon seeing a sharing by the resident artist in Studio Somewhere. I’ve found every day will be different and that's really exciting.
Where does Take Me Somewhere take you?
Take Me Somewhere takes me to a really rich, caring arts environment, where my voice is heard, exciting things are happening everyday, and everyone having access to brilliant scottish and international arts and performance is possible. Working with Take Me Somewhere is taking me on a journey which will hopefully go well beyond my six-month intern placement here, but on a lifelong journey in this industry.