ROUGH Young Thing ADAM O'SHEA
- by Yuliia Support Team Lead
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- 10 May, 2018
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Interview | ROUGH Young Thing | Adam O'Shea
ROUGH ONLINE Presents this month's ROUGH Young Thing
Adam O'Shea a London-based profession dancer & performer. Adam caught our eyes a few months ago and his persona, passion and movement made us at ROUGH want to know him more hence this interview. Through the lens of photographer Issa Yazji, Adam is captured in a series of poses reminiscent of some of his performing dance moves.
ROUGH ONLINE: Tell ROUGH ONLINE a bit about yourself?
ADAM: I'm Adam, I'm a 29 year old actor from Ireland. I've been living in London now almost 10 years. I think my friends would describe as a bit of a free spirit. I try to enjoy my life as much as possible. Live in the moment. Gets me in trouble sometimes. Over all I'm pretty easygoing kinda guy! 😜
ADAM: I'm Adam, I'm a 29 year old actor from Ireland. I've been living in London now almost 10 years. I think my friends would describe as a bit of a free spirit. I try to enjoy my life as much as possible. Live in the moment. Gets me in trouble sometimes. Over all I'm pretty easygoing kinda guy! 😜
ROUGH ONLINE: Why did you get into dancing and what made you realise you wanted to pursue dancing as a career?
ADAM O'SHEA: Growing up in Rural Ireland, I wasn't exposed to any theatre growing up. I kind of fell into accidentally in my late teen when a friend dragged me to an am-dram production of a musical. I had an Eureka moment and knew this was the thing I had to do most in life. I dropped out of uni and dedicated all of my time taking class. I was luckily enough to work with the amazing Monica Loughman in here ballet company in Dublin, which allowed me to get into a performance school in London.
ADAM O'SHEA: Growing up in Rural Ireland, I wasn't exposed to any theatre growing up. I kind of fell into accidentally in my late teen when a friend dragged me to an am-dram production of a musical. I had an Eureka moment and knew this was the thing I had to do most in life. I dropped out of uni and dedicated all of my time taking class. I was luckily enough to work with the amazing Monica Loughman in here ballet company in Dublin, which allowed me to get into a performance school in London.
ROUGH ONLINE: Any challenges you have across in dancing so far?
ADAM O'SHEA: Anyone in the industry accepts that it is littered with challenges. A lot of what we do is based on physical appearance or physical health. You really need a strong mental resilience to cope with the constant critique, rejections, injury , limited jobs, career uncertainty, but I wouldn't change it for the world. I had a major car accident not long after I had graduated which took me out of the industry for approx 4 years. That was probably the most difficult period in my life.
ADAM O'SHEA: Anyone in the industry accepts that it is littered with challenges. A lot of what we do is based on physical appearance or physical health. You really need a strong mental resilience to cope with the constant critique, rejections, injury , limited jobs, career uncertainty, but I wouldn't change it for the world. I had a major car accident not long after I had graduated which took me out of the industry for approx 4 years. That was probably the most difficult period in my life.
ROUGH ONLINE: How does dancing inspire you?
ADAM O'SHEA: Honestly, the sheer Athleticism , artistry,dedication and sacrifice people have to there craft never ceases to astound me.
ADAM O'SHEA: Honestly, the sheer Athleticism , artistry,dedication and sacrifice people have to there craft never ceases to astound me.
ROUGH ONLINE: As a dancer what do you believe is your best assets?
ADAM O'SHEA: In terms of dance, I'm not the most flexible nor do I have an outstanding facility but I think I bring a sting element of performance.
ADAM O'SHEA: In terms of dance, I'm not the most flexible nor do I have an outstanding facility but I think I bring a sting element of performance.
ROUGH ONLINE: What is your own definition of ''YOUNG'' as being part of the ROUGH Young Thing?
ADAM O'SHEA: I'm all about living in the moment, appreciating what you have now and not allowing life to pass you by. I tend not to plan too far into the future which some would say is a fault but really I just live day to day as best I can.
ADAM O'SHEA: I'm all about living in the moment, appreciating what you have now and not allowing life to pass you by. I tend not to plan too far into the future which some would say is a fault but really I just live day to day as best I can.
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