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TheatreMakers: Gaël Le Cornec on Devising
“What’s important to me is to find an approach that is quite unique to my way of seeing the world.”
This groundbreaking new series aims to inspire the next generation of practitioners by offering a unique perspective on achieving success regardless of background, gender, race or age. Created in partnership with Russell Lucas, a London-based artist who produces content for stage and screen, TheatreMakers provides extensive insight into the lives and careers of working artists who break down barriers to produce eclectic and thought-provoking theatre.
In this interview, Gaël Le Cornec explains how her passion for theatre was ignited growing up in the Amazon and the steps she took to develop her career as an actor, director and writer after moving to London. Le Cornec reveals her process for creating work that explores themes of identity, migration and womanhood and considers the important relationship between the audience and performer, emphasising the need to make people from all around the world connect to a character or story.