IN CONVERSATIONIs there anything more rewarding than discovering new talent? At Institute, we are always on the lookout for those ingenious gems on the verge of some sort of greatness. We also recognize that as eager as we are to help these artists, we selfishly thrive on their creative…
IN CONVERSATIONInstitute: What is your creative background? Stephania: I’ve been dancing all my life, studied acting and film in New York and Ive always experimented with music. Institute: What made you take the career path of a fashion designer? Stephania: I never chose that, I was…
IN CONVERSATIONInstitute: What was the most memorable on screen performance you saw growing up? James: I had never seen Dustin Hoffman in anything and saw him in both Rain Man and Midnight Cowboy on the same day. That pretty much fried my brain. I just couldn’t believe it was the same actor…
IN CONVERSATIONInstitute: You’re based in Paris. What is it you love about the city? Darshana: We can’t really love someone without being loved in return. We have a place in Paris called Montmartre, where you can find the spirit, you then you cross the street to Pigalle where you enter a…
IN CONVERSATIONAt 35, James Badge Dale has secured a special place for himself in the sprawling landscape of American television. Previously known for filling the hand grenade of a man prototype on such shows as CSI and 24—Keifer Sutherland memorably took an ax to his hand in the season three…
IN CONVERSATIONWhen Aleksa Palladino arrives on the set of our photoshoot in Brooklyn, New York, her disarming charm is intoxicating. There’s an easygoing spirit and quiet confidence about the emerging 31-year-old actress who speaks softly and seems to lack the domineering ego that one might…
IN CONVERSATIONInstitute: Do you remember the first time you realised you wanted to become an actress? Gillian: My mum took me to see ‘The Fantastiks’ off broadway when I was a kid and the opening scene was a girl my age praying at the foot of her bed pleading “Please God, PLEASE! Please don’t…
IN CONVERSATIONRaised in Loveland Colorado, David began drawing and sculpting at a very young age creating creatures of the unknown. David’s art is featured in both public and private collections throughout the world, with his sculptures even being recognized by the great movie director…