Interview 1 – Rauidrhi Maguire

As I have little first hand experience in the performing arts industry I decided to reach out to professionals to gain insight. Thus far I have speculated the hard work from behind the scenes in the industry but I have clue what exactly is involved. I want to hear first hand the struggles performers have faced and so I contacted professionals on Instagram.

Rauidrhi Maguire was the first to reply and I was pleased to see that his response was extremely detailed and therefore precious to inform my work. The full details of this interview are seen in my sketchbook.

Maguire is a male ballet dancer who pushes the boundaries of dance by reverting set stereotypes. He says ‘male dancers aren’t just there to look pretty’ and describes the hours of training which goes into his job. This is what drew me in to Maguire and meant I Messaged him over Instagram DM’s.

I have reached out to multiple professionals who bend traditional stereotypes within the industry and had no other responses. I am hoping to hear back from more people to develop my research.