terzwerk – 2 July 2020
Composing in the Golden 20s
“I think we should be activists. We should work to change society.”
Interview
Glamcult – June 2020
In conversation with Elaine Mitchener
“Honouring the experiment”
“With every performance I’m searching for a totality of expression, to fully unify and amplify the musical, physical, emotional, and political aspects of each work.”
I Care If You Listen – February 2020
5 Questions to Elaine Mitchener
Amanda Cook
“SWEET TOOTH is sonically immersive and experimental in its improvisatory approaches, referencing Kumani singing and sea shanties. It is an intense experience for the players and observers.”
Morning Star – 28 May 2019
‘I am definitely not a jazz singer’
Chris Searle
“Elaine Mitchener is a singer who defies all categories — and that’s the way she likes it, she tells Chris Searle”
Il Manifesto – 6 January 2019
Elaine Mitchener e il suono della paura
Marcello Lorrai
An interview in Italian with national newspapaer Il Manifesto about Elaine Mitchener’s latest project SWEET TOOTH.
The Wire – February 2018
Breaking the chains: Elaine Mitchener on the British Empire’s legacy of cruelty
Chris Bohn
A Q&A with Elaine Mitchener about her performance piece Sweet Tooth – a visceral, overwhelming indictment of the role sugar and the slave trade played in building the British Empire.
Culture 24 – 10 November 2015
Artist’s Statement: Classically-trained vocal artist Elaine Mitchener on privacy and intimacy
Ben Miller
“My work is constantly evolving as I develop ideas and work with different artists, being challenged along the way. I approach each project with the excitement of something new and rewarding and, even if it doesn’t work, that’s okay because that’s an object lesson in itself.”
The Oxford Culture Review – 30 May 2015
Industrial Intimacy: An Interview with Elaine Mitchener
John Wadsworth
“Industrialising Intimacy is a new way of working for me as it combines structured notational form, vocal improvisation, and movement that has been developed in R&D. I’m very excited to experience the outcome.”