Episodes

  • 9: Herbert Art Talks - JOY with Vortex Creates

    9: Herbert Art Talks - JOY with Vortex Creates
    Nov 4 2024
    Here Vortex Creates, get together at The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum to talk about their show, Joy…inspired by nature, which many of you will have visited over summer 2024. Tune in to hear what inspired Marianne and Nicola to concept JOY, how the exhibition was put together, and about what brings them JOY!
    50 minute listen.
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    51 mins
  • 6: Transforming Futures with Feeding Coventry

    6: Transforming Futures with Feeding Coventry
    Aug 1 2021
    This episode we converse with Helen Needham and Ellie House on a refreshingly different approach to food poverty with the ground-breaking charity Feeding Coventry as our conversation anchor. Take a listen as we talk about positive mental well being, conmnection and joy all in 42 minutes  
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    40 mins
  • 5: Making Coventry Move

    5: Making Coventry Move
    Jul 18 2021
    For the curious who love events, have missed going to them, organising them or creating them. This episode is for you. We converse, with designer Ruby Pugh as we talk about our work on the signature event that launched Coventry City of Culture year; Coventry Moves. We celebrate this extraordinary event that opened Coventry's year as UK City of Culture on Saturday 5 June 2021, a landmark acheivement of making a live event happen within the boundaries of restrictions in post pandemic times. Mushrooms, Wonkavision and 82 tattoos of Julia Robert's face lead us to the conclusion we need to be more activist in order to be the change. Take a listen and join us in being the change!
    35 minute listen.
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    36 mins
  • 4: Good suppliers, good bells, good times.

    4: Good suppliers, good bells, good times.
    Jul 4 2021
    For the curious who love events, have missed going to them, organising them or creating them. This episode is for you. Take a listen as we converse with Mark Clark from Commbus 'on location' at his multi-acre event space in North Warwickshire. We catch up with our favourite event bus in the fleet; Deckerdence, talk about our shared love of events in ususual spaces and discover life before cable ties!
    37 minute listen.
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    38 mins
  • 3: Nightmares and Nibbles; the cheesy toe and glow stick episode!

    3: Nightmares and Nibbles; the cheesy toe and glow stick episode!
    Jun 20 2021
    For the curious who love immersive events, have missed going to them, organising them or creating them. This episode is for you. 
    Take a listen as we converse cheesy toes, coughing up lungs and unique styling with glow sticks with actors Claire Cogan and Kathryn Hanke. Why? Well all in the name of a behind the scenes snoop of Nightmares and Nibbles; a theatrical dining experience concepted and produced in Coventry for The Old Grammar School which ran as an annual Halloween event 2017-2019 in which guests are welcomed to a laboratory to taste a darkly humorous body part buffet alongside experimental cocktail concoctions. So now you know what you are letting your ears in for the next 40 minutes. 





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    39 mins
  • 2: Creation and Collaboration

    2: Creation and Collaboration
    Jun 6 2021
    For the curious who love events, have missed going to them, organising them or creating them. This episode is for you. Take a listen as we converse, with Sarah Worth of Highly Sprung Performance Company as we take a trip down memory lane to reminisce about caravan sleepovers, making noise in libraries and what lift us up, up and away to inspire new adventures in the future, all in the name of collaboration.
    36 minute listen.
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    36 mins
  • 1: Introducing Vortex Creates

    1: Introducing Vortex Creates
    May 23 2021
    Our studio door is back open! For the curious who love events, have missed going to them, organising them or creating them. This episode is for you. 
    As the event sector moves towards re-opening this episode reveals how Vortex was created, secrets to remaining positive as we reflect on the challenges of the past year and why we are surrounded by Christmas in Spring!
    Step into our colourful world and immerse your ears for 20 minutes. 
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    23 mins