I returned to Karachi this November for the third phase of a project I was working on for Graeae theatre Company in partnership with British Council. (You can find out about my last visit here) Again I am compelled to challenge our western view of Pakistan, after spending 2 amazing weeks working and meeting some …
Once upon a time, back in the hot summer of 2015, (yes it feels like a long time ago already) one of my last projects at Kazzum was creating the Happy Ever After Festival. But it wasn’t just me, as well as the dedicated team at Kazzum the festival was unique in another way. It …
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I've been working on new ways to evaluate youth arts projects with a great organisation called Project Oracle. In June 2015 I join their Arts Cohort – a group brought together to improve the evidence capabilities of our specific part of the youth sector. Now I know that some of us find evaluation problematic or a necessary evil in order …
Here is an interesting article about looking beyond prosthetics as cold plastics extensions of yourself. The idea for this designer was not to make a traditional prosthetic, but to propose a system that was flexible enough for kids to use, hack and create by themselves and with their friends. Suddenly it connects the prosthetic with …
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Here is an interview I did in 2011 that has been put on Assitej France's website. It's about my views on what Inclusive theatre means, it was created as part of a Theatre for Young Audiences UK inclusive theatre group .... have a look. http://www.assitejfrance.fr/sur-le-theatre-inclusif-avec-daryl-beeton-uk/
Interesting article about how the decreasing numbers of school group attending theatre is impacting on the sector. link below https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2015/school-trip-slump-plunges-childrens-theatres-crisis/?utm_content=buffer07669&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
As you may know I left Kazzum on Friday and it was an emotional experience. It has been an amazing 9 years running Kazzum and feel that the company, and myself, have grown and achieved so much. It’s been a hard choice to make but leaving Kazzum had no reflection on my feelings or opinion of Kazzum …
I recently worked with Graeae and British Council on a project in Karachi. The aim was to work with teachers from deaf and blind schools and with local artists to explore inclusive theatre making whilst at the same time exploring future collaborations to set up a specific training programme for young deaf and disabled students …
This is a great article by Nicky Goulder about how we must tackle disability prejudice if all young people are to enjoy the arts. It written from a UK perspective but the themes are global! http://www.theguardian.com/culture-professionals-network/2015/apr/09/tackle-disability-prejudice-young-people-arts?CMP
