Jo Mangan's guest appearances

Jo Mangan

Dave Fanning

Rise Productions: Irish Theatre Podcast

Radio ditto // Tech, Art & Culture

Sounds Like Folk

Louise McSharry

Kamala Harris

Donald Trump

Chuck Klosterman

Michelle Obama

Alex Gibney

Brian Johnson

Jennifer Ehle

Lou Reed

Terry Gilliam

Don McLean

John McEnroe

Marie Forleo

Ricky Gervais

Phil Selway

OwlTail

Sounds like Folk’s guest for this episode is the wonderful Jo Mangan. Jo first worked with Siamsa Tíre 12 years ago on our site-specific piece 'What the Folk' which toured to Dublin Theatre festival, Cork Midsummer Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe. Jo is Artistic Director of The Performance Corporation and ss recent Director/CEO of Carlow Arts Festival, she pioneered digital work including VR Cinema and a VR Festival Campus. Among other amazing things, she created the BIG House Festival and was Director of the Bram Stoker Festival. Her awards include multiple Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards, the UK based Clore Leadership Fellowship and the prestigious Fedora Digital Prize. Jo also founded The Performance Corporation’s SPACE Programme - Ireland’s longest-running multi-disciplinary international artists residency with a current focus on Arts and Immersive Technology. Jo never fails to inspire and ignite new directions and ideas in the world of creativity,  it is always a pleasure to be in her company! Enjoy!

Sounds Like Folk – Jo Mangan

Tom Swift

The current climate has put a stop to Carlow Arts Festival taking place in it’s traditional way this weekend. How and ever, the show must go on and so Jo Mangan and Tom Swift joined Dave on the line to chat about how they have overcome these restrictions in order to make this year’s festival happen.

Carlow Arts Festival – Jo Mangan and Tom Swift 

Radio ditto presents Campfire, where we talk to inspiring folk from the worlds of tech, art and culture.In this episode, we chat with theatre producer and all-round virtuoso Jo Mangan, Director and CEO of Ireland’s Carlow Arts Festival and Artistic Director of The Performance Corporation. She’s also currently curating the Ireland exhibition for the Prague Quadrennial Design Exhibition.From DJing in the nightclubs of Venezuela to presenting Kofi Annan with one million signatures on behalf of Amnesty International, Jo’s career has been varied as it’s been illustrious.  Jo talks about tempting her partner into showbusiness, how to fund the arts ethically and the impossibility of forcing creativity to fit corporate KPIs.Jo’s zest for life is infectious. If you’re hungry for more, check out Jo's Campfire presents Big Boost Mondays event at ditto.tv/events to relive the event from our Clerkenwell studio on 4th November.

Radio ditto presents Campfire, where we talk to inspiring folk from the worlds of tech, art and culture. In this episode, we chat with theatre producer and all-round virtuoso Jo Mangan, Director and CEO of Ireland’s Carlow Arts Festival and Artistic Director of The Performance Corporation. She’s also currently curating the Ireland exhibition for the Prague Quadrennial Design Exhibition. From DJing in the nightclubs of Venezuela to presenting Kofi Annan with one million signatures on behalf of Amnesty International, Jo’s career has been varied as it’s been illustrious.   Jo talks about tempting her partner into showbusiness, how to fund the arts ethically and the impossibility of forcing creativity to fit corporate KPIs. Jo’s zest for life is infectious. If you’re hungry for more, check out Jo's Campfire presents Big Boost Mondays event at <a href="http://ditto.tv/events" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ditto.tv/events</a> to relive the event from our Clerkenwell studio on 4th November.

Campfire // Jo Mangan

Thursday 19 January 2012The originator and innovator of site-specific work in Ireland, Jo Mangan is a director of unparalleled vision and ambition. Her company is truly one of Ireland’s most ground-breaking, and her commitment to bringing this work to audiences around the country has been their hallmark for the last decade. Here she discusses her early successes as a director, the birth of The Performance Corporation, her forays into other media, finding fresh responses to recent cuts in funding, and using her current phase of renewal and training as a springboard into what lies ahead. It’s episode 11 of the Rise Productions: Irish Theatre Podcast – Enjoy!

Thursday 19 January 2012The originator and innovator of site-specific work in Ireland, Jo Mangan is a director of unparalleled vision and ambition. Her company is truly one of Ireland’s most ground-breaking, and her commitment to bringing this work to audiences around the country has been their hallmark for the last decade. Here she discusses her early successes as a director, the birth of The Performance Corporation, her forays into other media, finding fresh responses to recent cuts in funding, and using her current phase of renewal and training as a springboard into what lies ahead. It’s episode 11 of the Rise Productions: Irish Theatre Podcast – Enjoy!

Episode 11: Jo Mangan