Simply Theatre Academy; Basel Chamber Voices

Peter Grafton from Simply Theatre Academy was in the studio this evening to describe the organisation's recent expansion into Basel after having successfully hosted over 10'000 children in their drama and performing arts programmes throughout Switzerland. Started in 2005, the Academy provides weekly after-school programmes and holiday camps in drama and performing arts for 4- to 18-year-old children in English. Kids through young adults learn team collaboration, how to generate ideas, and confidence skills in the context of a theatrical production under the tutelage of Simply Theatre Academy's professional staff and professional actors in-residence from the theatre capitals of the world. Listen to the interview here.

Catherine Nisato and Giovanni Nisato from Basel Chamber Voices came into the studio to tell us about the choir's upcoming open rehearsals and concert. Basel Chamber Voices is an a cappella chamber choir of passionate singers with a desire to experience music within and across the borders of culture, generation, and tradition. If you like singing and would be interested in performing with the choir this season, head to the Meierhof Hall (behind Dorfkirche) in Riehen Dorf on August 22nd and 29th for their open rehearsals. Basel Chamber Voices would love to have people drop by and try out. They are interested in all voices, and also in members who have additional talents in funding drives. The choir's upcoming concert on December 2nd is called «Christmas and all that Jazz». It's a foray into a new genre while remaining in the familiar territory of Christmas tradition. Listen to the interview here.

Our music theme this week was all about disco through the decades. We played:

Goldfrapp - Strict Machine

Kim Petras - Malibu

Blondie - Heart Of Glass

RuPaul - Sissy That Walk

The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way

Kylie Minogue - Last Chance

Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive