Billy Alwen is part of the production team for TCFT 2016. He has performed in, produced, directed and devised numerous shows, commercial, private and public, worldwide. His work includes co-directing the Battle for the Winds, the UK’s largest outdoor performance work celebrating the London 2012 Olympics, including as part of this, a collaboration with Diversity to create Breathe. In 2013, Billy co founded the UK’s first integrated circus company Extraordinary Bodies with Claire Hodgson of Diverse City. The Company’s first show is called Weighting and is currently touring the UK.
Billy’s role at TCFT is to direct and curate the final performance on Saturday 13th August 2016 – where dance, theatre, music and art all merge into one exhibition.
Interviewer: Ryan Kirkby
Produced by Ben Astell