Performance artist Marina Abramovic, Universities and sexual misconduct, Nicole Scherzinger, Finances and friendship
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 2 October 2023
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
The world renowned Serbian performance artist Marina Abramovic talks to Emma Barnett about a major exhibition of her work across five decades at the Royal Academy in London.
Universities are said to be spending increasingly more of their time investigating complex sexual misconduct cases raised by students. But how equipped and effective are universities at investigating such cases? Professor Steve West, Vice Chancellor of the University of the West of England, Eleanor Laws KC, leading criminal barrister and Geraldine Swanton, a lawyer working with the higher and further education sector discuss.
The American performer Nicole Scherzinger came to our attention as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls. She has since carved out a successful solo career as well as being a judge on television talent shows including The X Factor. Eight years after she was nominated for an Olivier Award for her portrayal of Grizabella in Cats, Nicole has now returned to the West End stage where she stars as Norma Desmond in a new production of the musical Sunset Boulevard.
The cost of living has put a strain on people’s budgets and a recent report from Carnegie UK Trust suggests around a third of people are not even seeing their friends because they can’t afford to. Danielle Bayard Jackson, a female friendship coach and Otegha Uwagba, author of We Need to Talk about Money discuss navigating friendships and money.
Author Ysenda Maxtone Graham talks about her new book Jobs for the Girls which gives a snapshot of British women's working lives from 1950s.
Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Dianne McGregor
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| 0:56.2 | On today's programme, the godmother of performance art Marina Abramovich, the singer, songwriter |
| 1:02.1 | and TV personality Nicole Scherzinger on her West End stage performance in Sunset Boulevard. |
| 1:08.0 | We discuss how well-equipped universities are to deal with serious sexual misconduct |
| 1:12.4 | cases raised by students and can you afford your friends? |
| 1:16.6 | We talk about money and friendship. |
| 1:18.6 | But first, for 55 years, the world-renowned Serbian performance artist Marina Abramovich |
| 1:24.9 | has been pushing boundaries, whether it's allowing the public to interact with her body |
| 1:29.5 | in any way they choose, or walking half a length of the Great Wall of China with the sole |
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