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All Request Radio student studio session (Montreal)
On Sunday, January 11, Velvet heads east to Montreal to share the joy of their All Request Radio format with a new class of students Details and sign up https://instagram.com/reel/DTGYshsEXBr/
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Why Heists and Improv?
Flashback I’d performed longform Star Trek with The Dandies for a decade, and I was ready for a new genre. In 2020, after binge watching Money Heist (Netflix), I asked whether anyone had contemplated putting together a live parody. Notably,…
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Not all bricks need to be the same size. And sometimes its the mortar that’s needed most… because, brains and energies are diverse, and its okay to not worry whether you are pulling your weight or over delivering. Velvet Wells…
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Why Heists?
My first caper was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Admittedly I saw it because my aunt liked Newman and Redford, but it remains a nostalgic favourite. It was fun, smart, funny, and it had a Scott Joplin filled score!…
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