The StageLync Podcast
The StageLync Podcast explores and exposes the amazing stories of people across the globe working in live entertainment and performing arts, onstage and backstage. Join us as we celebrate the creativity, resilience, and human expression that define the performing arts.
Episodes

Monday Aug 07, 2023
Episode 183: Contemporary Circus with Eric Bates (Audio)
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Eric Bates grew up in Fayston, Vermont and now lives in Montréal, Quebec. Since graduating from the National Circus School of Montréal he has worked professionally as a contemporary circus performer specializing in cigar box juggling and Russian bar, and is the co-founder of Cirque Barcode. Besides making three original creations with Cirque Barcode, he has participated in numerous other creations with companies such as Cirque du Soleil, The 7 Fingers, Cirque Eloize, and more. He is the author of The Contemporary Circus Handbook.
The Contemporary Circus Handbook:
www.modernvaudevillepress.com/contemporary
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Monday Aug 07, 2023
Episode 183: Contemporary Circus with Eric Bates (Video)
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Eric Bates grew up in Fayston, Vermont and now lives in Montréal, Quebec. Since graduating from the National Circus School of Montréal he has worked professionally as a contemporary circus performer specializing in cigar box juggling and Russian bar, and is the co-founder of Cirque Barcode. Besides making three original creations with Cirque Barcode, he has participated in numerous other creations with companies such as Cirque du Soleil, The 7 Fingers, Cirque Eloize, and more. He is the author of The Contemporary Circus Handbook.
The Contemporary Circus Handbook:
www.modernvaudevillepress.com/contemporary
@theatreartlife
Thank you to our sponsor @clear-com
The TheatreArtLife Podcast is a branch of our larger TheatreArtLife Community. Come visit us at www.theatreartlife.com

Monday Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Jason:
Described as a modern-day Magellan & Renaissance Man, Jason is a published playwright, international stage & screen actor, award-winning director, voiceover artist, in-demand workshop leader, guitarist, 16-year teaching veteran, and lasagna master. He holds an M.Ed. in IB Education, an MFA in Writing for Stage and Screen, a black belt in karate, and he trained at the Actors Studio Drama School under famed luminaries Elizabeth Kemp and Susan Aston. His short film, “rise- butoh artsakh-“ was included in The First Georgian Movement Theatre Festival in 2022. Currently, based in Armenia, he is collaborating with international artists under the HOVQ Foundation as part of Dilijan’s artistic rebirth and is producing multiple audiobook and podcast projects under Honey to Your Ears (formerly J. Lasky Voices).
Svetlana:
Svetlana is a brave woman with over twenty years of business experience across many sectors, and 10 years of theatre related projects, she is an International Project Manager and businesswoman specializing in marketing, communications, startups, fundraising campaigns, theatre productions, and educational initiatives.
She has been awarded over $50k in grant money for various community improvement projects and refugee relief programs and has raised over $100k for those same initiatives.
She holds a Master's of Economics and is working towards completing her Master's of Education in IB Education with a focus on the Wellbeing, Diploma Program’s Business Management, Economics, Theory of Knowledge courses. Her master's thesis will focus on Wellbeing practices and their impact in IB Schools.
All of the above she has done before, during, and after she gave birth to her three amazing children who are now 9, (almost) 7, and 4.5 years old.
“ATTENTION SPOTIFY LISTENERS: IF you want to WATCH this with VIDEO, you can also subscribe to our video version:
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The TheatreArtLife Podcast is a branch of our larger TheatreArtLife Community. Come visit us at www.theatreartlife.com

Monday Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Jason:
Described as a modern-day Magellan & Renaissance Man, Jason is a published playwright, international stage & screen actor, award-winning director, voiceover artist, in-demand workshop leader, guitarist, 16-year teaching veteran, and lasagna master. He holds an M.Ed. in IB Education, an MFA in Writing for Stage and Screen, a black belt in karate, and he trained at the Actors Studio Drama School under famed luminaries Elizabeth Kemp and Susan Aston. His short film, “rise- butoh artsakh-“ was included in The First Georgian Movement Theatre Festival in 2022. Currently, based in Armenia, he is collaborating with international artists under the HOVQ Foundation as part of Dilijan’s artistic rebirth and is producing multiple audiobook and podcast projects under Honey to Your Ears (formerly J. Lasky Voices).
Svetlana:
Svetlana is a brave woman with over twenty years of business experience across many sectors, and 10 years of theatre related projects, she is an International Project Manager and businesswoman specializing in marketing, communications, startups, fundraising campaigns, theatre productions, and educational initiatives.
She has been awarded over $50k in grant money for various community improvement projects and refugee relief programs and has raised over $100k for those same initiatives.
She holds a Master's of Economics and is working towards completing her Master's of Education in IB Education with a focus on the Wellbeing, Diploma Program’s Business Management, Economics, Theory of Knowledge courses. Her master's thesis will focus on Wellbeing practices and their impact in IB Schools.
All of the above she has done before, during, and after she gave birth to her three amazing children who are now 9, (almost) 7, and 4.5 years old.
@theatreartlife
Thank you to our sponsor @clear-com
The TheatreArtLife Podcast is a branch of our larger TheatreArtLife Community. Come visit us at www.theatreartlife.com

Sunday Jul 23, 2023
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
Jason:
Described as a modern-day Magellan & Renaissance Man, Jason is a published playwright, international stage & screen actor, award-winning director, voiceover artist, in-demand workshop leader, guitarist, 16-year teaching veteran, and lasagna master. He holds an M.Ed. in IB Education, an MFA in Writing for Stage and Screen, a black belt in karate, and he trained at the Actors Studio Drama School under famed luminaries Elizabeth Kemp and Susan Aston. His short film, “rise- butoh artsakh-“ was included in The First Georgian Movement Theatre Festival in 2022. Currently, based in Armenia, he is collaborating with international artists under the HOVQ Foundation as part of Dilijan’s artistic rebirth and is producing multiple audiobook and podcast projects under Honey to Your Ears (formerly J. Lasky Voices).
Svetlana:
Svetlana is a brave woman with over twenty years of business experience across many sectors, and 10 years of theatre related projects, she is an International Project Manager and businesswoman specializing in marketing, communications, startups, fundraising campaigns, theatre productions, and educational initiatives.
She has been awarded over $50k in grant money for various community improvement projects and refugee relief programs and has raised over $100k for those same initiatives.
She holds a Master's of Economics and is working towards completing her Master's of Education in IB Education with a focus on the Wellbeing, Diploma Program’s Business Management, Economics, Theory of Knowledge courses. Her master's thesis will focus on Wellbeing practices and their impact in IB Schools.
All of the above she has done before, during, and after she gave birth to her three amazing children who are now 9, (almost) 7, and 4.5 years old.
“ATTENTION SPOTIFY LISTENERS: IF you want to WATCH this with VIDEO, you can also subscribe to our video version:
https://open.spotify.com/show/5e9KnBRZdjUTXTvCe6Nrqm?si=6639537c61044396”
@theatreartlife
Thank you to our sponsor @clear-com
The TheatreArtLife Podcast is a branch of our larger TheatreArtLife Community. Come visit us at www.theatreartlife.com

Sunday Jul 23, 2023
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
Jason:
Described as a modern-day Magellan & Renaissance Man, Jason is a published playwright, international stage & screen actor, award-winning director, voiceover artist, in-demand workshop leader, guitarist, 16-year teaching veteran, and lasagna master. He holds an M.Ed. in IB Education, an MFA in Writing for Stage and Screen, a black belt in karate, and he trained at the Actors Studio Drama School under famed luminaries Elizabeth Kemp and Susan Aston. His short film, “rise- butoh artsakh-“ was included in The First Georgian Movement Theatre Festival in 2022. Currently, based in Armenia, he is collaborating with international artists under the HOVQ Foundation as part of Dilijan’s artistic rebirth and is producing multiple audiobook and podcast projects under Honey to Your Ears (formerly J. Lasky Voices).
Svetlana:
Svetlana is a brave woman with over twenty years of business experience across many sectors, and 10 years of theatre related projects, she is an International Project Manager and businesswoman specializing in marketing, communications, startups, fundraising campaigns, theatre productions, and educational initiatives.
She has been awarded over $50k in grant money for various community improvement projects and refugee relief programs and has raised over $100k for those same initiatives.
She holds a Master's of Economics and is working towards completing her Master's of Education in IB Education with a focus on the Wellbeing, Diploma Program’s Business Management, Economics, Theory of Knowledge courses. Her master's thesis will focus on Wellbeing practices and their impact in IB Schools.
All of the above she has done before, during, and after she gave birth to her three amazing children who are now 9, (almost) 7, and 4.5 years old.
@theatreartlife
Thank you to our sponsor @clear-com
The TheatreArtLife Podcast is a branch of our larger TheatreArtLife Community. Come visit us at www.theatreartlife.com

Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Presently a Senior Technical Program Manager and Digital Producer with AOA’s Creative Technology group, Nicola uses both technical innovation and creative development to build integrated toolkits for creating moments of awe and thrill all over the world. As Co-Founder of Harriet B’s Descendants she works to build supportive networks among LBE practitioners worldwide connecting humans in production and design. They also teach workshops on Human Centered Management which asks the question "How much better are the experiences we create if all team members are fully supported?"
“ATTENTION SPOTIFY LISTENERS: IF you want to WATCH this with VIDEO, you can also subscribe to our video version:
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@theatreartlife
Thank you to our sponsor @clear-com
The TheatreArtLife Podcast is a branch of our larger TheatreArtLife Community. Come visit us at www.theatreartlife.com

Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Presently a Senior Technical Program Manager and Digital Producer with AOA’s Creative Technology group, Nicola uses both technical innovation and creative development to build integrated toolkits for creating moments of awe and thrill all over the world. As Co-Founder of Harriet B’s Descendants she works to build supportive networks among LBE practitioners worldwide connecting humans in production and design. They also teach workshops on Human Centered Management which asks the question "How much better are the experiences we create if all team members are fully supported?"
@theatreartlife
Thank you to our sponsor @clear-com
The TheatreArtLife Podcast is a branch of our larger TheatreArtLife Community. Come visit us at www.theatreartlife.com

Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Episode 180: The Art of Makeup and Hair with Nikki Wright (Audio)
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Nikki Wright is freelance Makeup and Hair designer based in the Middle East.
Nikki specialises in theatrical and creative makeup/hair for large-scale shows, live events, and media.
“ATTENTION SPOTIFY LISTENERS: IF you want to WATCH this with VIDEO, you can also subscribe to our video version:
https://open.spotify.com/show/5e9KnBRZdjUTXTvCe6Nrqm?si=6639537c61044396”
@theatreartlife
Thank you to our sponsor @clear-com
The TheatreArtLife Podcast is a branch of our larger TheatreArtLife Community. Come visit us at www.theatreartlife.com

Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Episode 180: The Art of Makeup and Hair with Nikki Wright (Video)
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Nikki Wright is freelance Makeup and Hair designer based in the Middle East.
Nikki specialises in theatrical and creative makeup/hair for large-scale shows, live events, and media.
@theatreartlife
Thank you to our sponsor @clear-com
The TheatreArtLife Podcast is a branch of our larger TheatreArtLife Community. Come visit us at www.theatreartlife.com

Your Podcast Hosts
Kat Landry, Ana Aguliera and Anna Robb are the hosts of The StageLync podcast. They juggle the podcast hosting across global timezones as they work in the entertainment industry.
Kat Landry is working in events, Ana Aguilera is freelancing as a Technical Director and Anna Robb is working for her own entertainment company, Our Legacy Creations.
We are always on the lookout for new and interesting people across the planet to interview, so if you want to connect with us email us at: submissions@stagelync.com









