I am a performance and theatre artist, a poet and writer and an entertainer. Sometimes when I am working at my highest ability I am all those things at once… I was an imaginative child. My very first obsessions were based on fairytales, and I lived in the metaphysical realm, with imaginary friends that were […]
Writings
The legendary performance artist Penny Arcade, in her own words
December 21st, 2012 by Dorothy Max PriorKneehigh: Midnight’s Pumpkin
December 20th, 2012 by Terry O'DonovanThis time last year I was blown away by Kneehigh’s collaboration with Little Angel Theatre on their production A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings. It was one of the best pieces of theatre I’d seen all year and a perfect antidote to many underwhelming Christmas offerings out there. So with a hop and a […]
Slung Low: 59 Minutes to Save Christmas
December 15th, 2012 by Terry O'DonovanSlung Low has been developing curious, amusing and ambitious work over the last few years, pioneering the use of sound technology. This new piece, their first for children, sees them employ their trademark headphones to bring audiences aged seven plus on an adventure around the foyer areas of the Barbican, in a quest to save […]
Julien Cottereau: Imagine Toi
December 13th, 2012 by Dorothy Max PriorAn empty stage, curtained back wall, red lights. Enter dishevelled young man in too-short trousers and a floppy felt hat, wielding an invisible broom. Cue classic clown/mime sequence, in which a series of imaginary objects and actions are animated by live sound – the performer’s own squeaks, whistles and body-percussion. Ideas and images start simply […]
Homotopia 2012
December 11th, 2012 by Christopher MaddenLiverpool’s queer arts festival Homotopia has been a regular feature of the city’s jam-packed calendar for nine years. A month ago Gary Everett, its founder and artistic director, was named by the Independent on Sunday’s Pink Power List as one of the country’s movers and shakers. The accolade is a long time coming. Homotopia has […]