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Ukrainian actor, scriptwriter and songwriter Elena Sophya shares an intimate narration of the challenges and experiences faced in recent months which led to her relocation in London, where she now continues to seek fulfillment of her dreams as an artist.

Concerned with the subjects of space, community and possibilities of meeting, interacting and existing in different environments, performance Artist, Director, Writer, Lecturer and Artistic Researcher Andreas Liebmann shares his current projects and practices.

Swedish journalist, critic and literary coordinator Mats Granberg joined the Red transmissions podcast during Tranås at the Fringe to talk about the points of connection that make a good conversation, a good interview, and most importantly, a good book.   www.redtransmissions.libsyn.com

Social poet, cultural organizer and producer Petri Tähtinen speaks to the Red Transmissions podcast from Kirjan Talo / Bokens Hus in Turku, Finland, about the opportunities for publishers and writers in the country, and the new alliance being formed through the Nordic region by poets, publishers and cultural organizers wishing to document and highlight the diversity of voices and contemporary Nordic cultural landscape.

Multilingual, multicultural, and full of passion for literature, a 24 year old Francis North shares with us his story, cultural involvement, influences, what moves him and the concepts that are threading his 3rd book, coming up in 2023.  

A distinguished Swedish publisher, critic, musician, translator and poet, Jonas Ellerström joins this episode of Red Transmissions podcast from Tranås At the Fringe to discuss the process, the purpose, and the power of poetry in our current times. Learn more about Jonas Ellerström and the other participants of this year's festival at: www.atthefringe.org/ Follow Red Transmissions on instagram @red_transmissions or subscribe via spotify, apple play, and most podcast providers.

Writer and Director Mark Von Henning combines poetry, languages, music, and what some call "magic" in immersive experiences that allow his audiences to let go of scepticism and become involved in intricate plays. On this episode of Red Transmissions he shares his process and some key discoveries that allowed him to build a unique voice and style in the world of performing arts. Listen to this and previous episodes at https://redtransmissions.libsyn.com/

On "The Empire of Light", the current episode of Red Transmissions Podcast, Johann Merrich talks about her extensive research on Italian Electronic Music... more specifically, the role of women, which began as a blog and then evolved into an international documentation project of the pioneers of music in that field. Listen to this episode of Red Transmissions on most podcast providers, or visit https://redtransmissions.libsyn.com/

On this episode of the Red Transmissions Podcast, Playwright and Theater Director Sivan Ben Yishai talks about the dualities of identity, of displacement, and our role in the narratives of the places we leave behind. Learn more about her story, her award-winning career and current collaboration with Theater Grob as part of the Pink Pavilion festival. Learn more about Sivan at: http://sivanbenyishai.com/ Follow Theater Grob at: www.grob.dk Listen to this and previous episodes of Red Transmissions at https://redtransmissions.libsyn.com/  

Jean D’Amerique is a Haitian poet, playwright and novelist. Winner of the Poetry Prize Heather Dohollau 2022 with his poetry book Atelier du Silence.  On this episode of Red Transmissions he shares of his search for those imminent, important silences in his work, the testimony of poetry he's become, and the process of the play he'll present at this year's Pink Pavilion Festival.

Niels Henning Krag Jensby is a talented writer whose debut novel TECHNO took Denmark by storm, introducing the alternate realities of the city. Now he presents a play that promises to continue highlighting the beauty of these contrasts at Pink Pavilion Festival. Learn more at www.grob.dk 

In the plays of Salla Viikka (Finland, 1975) the surface of humdrum everyday life is gradually and almost imperceptibly ripped apart until we are faced with a multitude of new, possible and impossible realities. On this episode of Red Transmissions, she speaks of her writing process, the instants of science fiction she seeks in her work, and the play she presents at Pink Pavilion Festival. www.grob.dk

Jesper Pedersen is a playwright, curator and international producer, and the current curator at Teater Grob of PINK PAVILION, an international playwriting festival which this year is centered on the subject of Intergenerational Solidarity.  Listen to the episode at:  www.redtransmissions.libsyn.com See the full program of Teater Grob at: www.grob.dk/

Playwright and Theater Maker Nassim Soleimanpour and Playwright, Theater Director and Producer Jesper Pedersen team up to bring us an exquisite and unique experience that activates our senses through story stelling and community.    www.grob.dk/forestilling/cook-book-3/

Martin Thulin is a producer, composer and founding member of Exploded View, releasing solo music under his own name. He co-wrote and produced Anika's latest album change. He speaks from his home in Mexico to Red Transmissions about the mishaps, purpose and magic of the world of music. Listen to the episode: www.redtransmissions.libsyn.com Special thanks to @harrison.owen for cohosting this episode of @red_transmissions podcast. Follow on FB:  www.facebook.com/MartinThulinOfficial/ See Sacred Bones' albums:  www.sacredbonesrecords.com/collections/exploded-view Follow Martin on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/0wEgzu3Y9aQ5mVdliG4L8l  

Chloë Lum and Yannick Desranleau are installation artists who work across video, performance, sculpture, sound, text, and photography,. Their collaborative practice is rooted in the theatrical and choreographic, and examines the slippery and complex relationships between bodies and inanimate objects. Since several years, these subjects are examined through the lens of chronic illness. They are based in Tiohtiá:ke (Montréal) and have worked collaboratively since 2000. Their works have been exhibited internationally, and are included in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Montreal Museum of Fine Art, and the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal.  Special thanks to @harrison.owen for co-hosting this episode.  Listen on Spotify, Apple, Deezer and most podcast providers or by clicking here:  www.redtransmissions.libsyn.com Songs: Spit tastes like metal // Like PHT of Aerosol by AIDS Wolf. Learn more:  www.lum-desranleau.com @lumdesranleau (instagram)

On this episode of Red Transmissions Podcast, the RETRO takeover begins with EXCEPTER. Excepter Play The Real Synth Folk Blues. They are based in Chicago. Listen on Spotify, Apple, and most podcast providers or click here: www.redtransmissions.libsyn.com Learn more of the band at: https://excepter.bandcamp.com/

Harrison Owen is an artist, writer, teacher, and father. His children’s book, niji umi, was published last year. An album from his new music/multi-media project with composer Anne Hege, New Prosthetics, will be released later this year. He lives in New York City. On this episode of Red Transmissions, Harrison announces his official takeover of the podcast, to take us on a trip of sound and performance exploration, a series of episodes called RETRO.  https://tinyurl.com/retrotakeover 

Tormod Fuglestad is a Norwegian storyteller, stand-up comedian, playwright and podcaster, host of the podcast "Gruppesex i Badstua", designed to connect people through their differences, and opening up on conversations about boundaries, human curiosity and of course, shame.  Follow the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/gruppesex-i-badstua/id1557623763 Photo by Kristin Aafløy Opdan Learn more at www.redtransmissions.libsyn.com 

People tend to zoom out when making art to explain the world around them. The opposite is true for the work of Justin Penov, who zooms in all the way to the guts of relationship dynamics, familiar memories and the quiet discomfort of time, exactly in that place within us that resembles the homes we no longer inhabit. www.justinpenov.com instagram.com/justinpenov