When objects are more than a prop: Antonino Giuffré reflects on the secret life of the silent stars of the show Standing here long before beginners’ call, I watch the audience enter and murmur rather awkwardly. They sit, they chat. Some of them look at me – just a glance most of the time, while […]
Writings
Making Sense
May 26th, 2021 by Sascha GoslinWe’re taught in school that there are five main senses: sight, sound, taste, smell and touch. So why the belief that only the first two count in theatre? Sascha Goslin argues that there are far more sensory possibilities to explore in the live experience Traditionally, when we think of theatre and performance, we think of […]
Walking In and Out of a Pandemic
May 18th, 2021 by Dee HeddonCreative walking is a growing movement – and now there’s a call for practitioners who use walking in their work to contribute to an Artist’s Survey. Dee Heddon, of the Walking Artists Network and the Walking Library Project, tells us more I have been interested in ‘creative walking’ for more than a decade. In […]
Recipe for an Experiment in Co-Creation
April 21st, 2021 by Anne LangfordPerformer, director, producer, enabler: Anne Langford explores artist development for community theatre-makers of co-created work We’ve all had a bit more time to think over the past year. Or maybe you haven’t? Maybe you work in the part of theatre and performance that never stopped. The deep, creative and ongoing work with young people and […]
ParaladosanjoS: The River That Creates Landscapes
April 12th, 2021 by Marilia EnnesA flow-form of physical and visual theatre, circus, and site-responsive performance weaves its way through the diverse landscapes of Brazil, as told by Marilia Ennes, co-founder and co-director of ParaladosanjoS Let’s follow the journey of ParaladosanjoS – a performing arts group I created in partnership with actor and director Marcos Becker, in 2001, in the […]
