Caroline Parker is an actress, cabaret performer, stand up comedienne, director and expert on signed singing. In 2013 she received an MBE for services to Deaf Drama and Theatre and she has given performances everywhere from the UK’s Houses of Parliament to shopping centres, cabaret bars and festivals. She has performed signed songs at festivals including Glastonbury, TEDx and WOMAD as well as at the 2012 Paralympic Opening Ceremony in London.
In this episode, Caroline tells us about her 3 month tour with a theatre company doing their own version of “Oliver Twist”. Caroline shares with us how Colin Thompson, a postman from a theatre school for deaf people, blew her away as he was signing songs as part of his showcase. Caroline also talks about her performance of “Bohemian Rhapsody”.
CAROLINE PARKER ‘SIGNED SINGING’ SHOW NOTES: What is signed singing (2:19) Misconceptions around signed singing (4:54) Creative process and performance technique (8:40) The impact of spaces on signing singing performances (12:53) Signing a song along side a live singer (24:20) Working with Beverley Knight (24:44) Workshops on signed singing for young people (28:24) Difference between opera and rap piece (29:30) Favorite Tools: Gmail Favorite Book: Jo Nesbo – Harry Hole’s Series Favorite Record: Nina Simone – Feeling Good
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ABOUT JAMES
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As a creativity expert Taylor is a frequent guest speaker at universities and international conferences. He has given keynotes and talks at Apple, Subscription Site Summit in San Francisco, the British Music Show in the UK and at several universities across Europe including University of Dundee in Scotland and University of Macerata in Italy. He is often called upon by media outlets to give his views on trends in creativity and innovation. He has been quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald, Columbus Dispatch, STV, Business Insider and San Jose Mercury News as well as featured on BBC TV and being the subject of a 30minute program on his life for BBC Radio Scotland. As a host on shows about creativity and innovation he has interviewed legendary investor Maynard Webb (Yahoo.com, eBay.com & Salesforce.com board member) and New York Times best-selling writers Chris Guillebeau ($100 Startup), Rolf Potts (Vagabonding), Brand Cooper (The Lean Entrepreneur) and Ryan Holiday (Trust Me I’m Lying). James is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA).
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ABOUT THE CREATIVE LIFE
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The Creative Life is a weekly self-improvement show full of #motivation, #inspiration, and #creativity strategies with creativity speaker and author James Taylor.
The Creative Life blog can be read at: http://www.jamestaylor.me
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