Francesca (Chez) Dunford is a clown, performance artist, musician, theatre-maker, acrobat and aerialist. She sat down with Miss Radida last week to chat about life as a multi-disciplinarian, share some of her own stunning original music from her album 'Of Forest', and talk about a new show she is in with Bristol-based clowning/ improvisation company 'Beyond the Ridiculous'. Their show 'The New Normal' airs live online at 8pm THIS SATURDAY 10th Oct, 2020, supported by Bristol's very own Wardrobe Theatre. You can watch the show online by buying a ticket at https://thewardrobetheatre.com/livetheatre/beyond-the-ridiculous/. We also shoot the breeze about life online in current times, how she found herself wanting to entertain from a very young age, her lifelong love of music, and reimagining herself as an artist in the current world. The interview is fun and informative, and yet again too long to upload as one episode, so we present it to you in two halves. This is PART 1 of the interview, PART 2 will be out in the next few days we promise!  

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Chez Dunford music: https://chezdunford.bandcamp.com/album/of-forest, website: https://www.chezdunford.co.uk/ 

Holly Stoppit clowning: https://www.hollystoppit.com/, Beyond the Ridiculous: https://www.hollystoppit.com/beyond-the-ridiculous

Take Art: https://takeart.org/

Horse and Bamboo Theatre: https://www.horseandbamboo.org/

Pif Paf Theatre: http://www.pif-paf.co.uk/

The Invisible Circus: https://invisiblecircus.co.uk/

Desperate Men/ Battle for the Winds: https://www.desperatemen.com/battle-for-the-winds-2/

The Original Spinners: https://www.theoriginalspinners.com/

Bullzini Family Circus: https://www.bullzinifamily.com/

Circus Montini: https://circusmontini.eu/

Nicole Pearson aerialist: http://www.nicolepearson.co.uk/

Robert Foxall straps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os_A3Upyb2w&ab_channel=RobertFoxall

Spandex Moose: https://soundcloud.com/spandexmoose