Upbeat for Tuesday 30 August 2016

1:40 PM.In this week’s episode Upbeat producer Zoë George goes behind the glitter and glamour of drag shows. What is a drag show? Can I get on stage with the performers? What’s the proper way to address a… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Dancer Suzanne Cowan is in London with dance partner Adrian Smith performing Grotteschi – a dance that explores ideas around the classical and grotesque body – at the festival for the Lord Mayor of… Read more Video, Audio

1:00 PM.Scottish conductor Paul MacAlindin has written a book about creating a National Youth Orchestra in Iraq, in 2007 right after the end of the war. Upbeat describes his journey pulling together a diverse… Read more Audio