In Creageivity 36 we meet AMANDA BOOTH, Voice Actor, Actor, Translator, and Children’s Author, who also performs a one-woman show Countless Lives about the fascinating Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa.
Amanda has lived and worked in Portugal for over forty years, with her first children’s book being published in March 2026, in three languages. The Donkey Who Wanted to Know Things is beautifully illustrated by the Portuguese artist Artur Varela.
In the podcast Amanda reads a sample of her work Imprints, based on the technique of Method Writing. It’s a very real and personal piece, a snapshot of her life at the rural ruin she has restored over many years.
She finishes the podcast with a poem by one of Pessoa’s most notable ‘heteronyms’, Ricardo Reis.
You can also hear how Amanda and Adrienne first met… in Bed.

The Donkey Who Wanted to Know Things: https://daisyeditions.com/catalogue/the-donkey-who-wanted-to-know-things/
Countless Lives - Introducing Fernando Pessoa: https://www.fernandopessoalisbon.com/
Music: Fado da Moureiria by Free To Use

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Sculptor, painter and vocalist LUCIANNE LASSALLE comes from a long line of artists. Her grandfather, Henry Valensi was founder of the Musicalisme movement in Paris and - as we hear in this podcast - showed Walt Disney his work which the American then ‘borrowed’ for the movie Fantasia. Lucianne’s grandmother was a painter who raised her children on a remote French island, while her aunt was a muse to Picasso. Parents Mélinda and Léonard were a potter and painter respectively. Little wonder with this rich heritage that Lucianne is so dedicated to pursuing her own art!

Her bronze and ceramic sculptures are classically figurative, echoing Bernini and Michelangelo, with a verve and contemporary dynamic, and can be found in public and private collections around the world. “Lucianne is one of the best figurative sculptors in the UK,” says the Chair of the National Galleries of Scotland. “Lucianne bridges the gap between hip-hop and Michelangelo,” says writer Howard Male. She was born in Paris, and now lives and works in Bristol, England. Her enthusiasm and creative joy are abundant in this episode of Creageivity.

Lucianne’s website: www.luciannelassalle.com/
facebook.com/lucianne.lassalle.sculpture/
Music by Geoff Leigh and Lucianne Lassalle used with permission

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Pioneer of electro and electro-pop KAREL FIALKA has never stopped working in music, as a performer, writer and producer. He had significant chart success with his singles Armband, Hey Matthew and The Eyes Have It, and in our Creageivity session he also mentions - and features - his song Alphaville with Tilda Swinton on vocal duties. There’s also the tale of how his friend and tennis partner, Colin Blunstone of the Zombies created a successful demo for a Cliff Richard orchestral album.

Karel’s self-recorded song Hey Matthew was heard by music mogul and manager of The Police, Miles Copeland, who signed Karel to IRS Records. The single became a top ten hit in the UK and also charted strongly in Europe. Karel recorded the LP Human Animal while at IRS.

He has collaborated with and written for a wide range of artists and fellow travellers including Nick Magnus, Jona Lewie, Paul Roberts, Colin Blunstone, Martin Stephenson, along with Cliff Richard, as well as taking production duties on various projects.

He makes light of his somewhat exotic upbringing, and vividly describes the impact of hearing life-changing rock’n’roll in the movie The Girl Can’t Help It, and how Bob Dylan has been a lifelong influence right up to the present day. Our (re)connection to Karel comes through Tim Fraser, our songwriting guest on Creagivity 3.

KAREL FIALKA is a raconteur with many a story from the sharp end of music and creativity. We also hear snippets of Still Life from his debut album, as well as Alphaville, and a soon to be released track, French Reggae.

website: https://www.karelfialka.com/

Tracks Still Life, Alphaville and French Reggae used with permission.

Karel photo by Mike Ross from the album PEACE V WAR

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