I have now completed the 3rd and final phase of my Research and Development process for the creation on my new show A Square World. It has been such an amazing journey and I have learnt so much, I have worked with some incredibly talent people of all ages, from 4 year olds to those …
This year saw the ON THE EDGE, a World Festival of Theatre for Young Audiences, an annual event that takes place in a different international city each year. From 2-9 July Birmingham welcomes delegates and audiences from around the globe to enjoy world-leading theatre for children and young people, plus workshops, panel discussions, social events, work in progress sharings …
Back in February I worked with Tim Marrs to create this great image of me (even if I do say so myself). Click Here to hear the latest Graeae Podcast that explains the process.
As some of you may know I am chair of the International Inclusive Arts Network (IIAN) and this year we will be running a variety of activities as part of the On The Edge Festival in Birmingham 2nd - 9th July 2016. ON THE EDGE is the World Festival of …
So we returned from Bologna 4 weeks ago and I have taken this time to reflect on what we did out there, how it all went and how it was received by those who saw the show. Firstly what did we do? We arrived on the Tuesday and spent our time submerging ourselves within the Visioni …
We have now finished the first phase of the R&D into 'A Square World.' Myself, Vicky and Jon spent 6 days at Morningside Nursery in Hackney, where we spent time playing, exploring and trying out ideas with the wonderful 4- 5 year olds of Miss Shelby's class. So how did it all begin... Day 1 & …
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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