THINKING OUT LOUD
I won the lottery. Well, not quite….
The Arts Council have invested in me to develop my practice as a participatory and socially engaged artist over 2020.
2018 will be known as the year we beautified ‘the Cause’.
I, and most of my peers, have in some shape or guise been working on projects and artworks that speak to the same message; 100 years ago women fought with sword and word for the vote.
I am excited to bring Small People Big Protest to All Points East, with Coney. My first artistic project in a few months...
So I wrote a response to Lyn Gardner's brilliant piece on immersive theatre, which you can find here.
This morning I sat around a table with 8 women, and 2 men - all in their 60’s. This isn’t my usual Saturday.
We met to discuss Unrest - a film and VR project raising awareness for CFS & ME - two very undefined illnesses, which act to group the umbrella conditions affecting millions of people globally.
A response to David Hare’s article My Ideal Theatre printed in the Guardian on 30th Dec 2017
Raindance Film Festival began 25 years ago, bringing audiences fresh talent sitting outside the mainstream. 25 years later, and pioneering the VR awards as part of their 2017 Festival, Raindance continue to re-define new talent, mediums and trends.
17th July 2017 was sort of like A-Level results day for the Arts Community in the UK. Our Arts Council released its latest batch of longer term funding for arts companies and venues and for the first time I can remember, people seemed, well, alright about it.
Spring 2020 will be remembered for two pandemics. Covid-19 and the rise of the global anti-racism movement unseen in my lifetime.