This weekend I was part of an extraordinary workshop which was a first of its kind in Europe, or so I am told. A chance to work on the consciousness explorations of Patricia Albere developed in her practice and…
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Be Kind and Wise in 2018
As 2017 is analysed and filed away, Kath and I are busily sorting out 40+ years of archives, lofts, photos and our individual and shared lives as we reduce (a bit) what we plan to move to our new home…
I’m Fine
I’m Fine – not a cry for personal help (honest), but a call for honesty and listening… I started these blogs to bring to the discerning public the showcases, fringe shows and special events I had been at. Over time…
It’s been two weeks since my last Blog Father….
I was at a Shadows workshop at the weekend with the amazing and challenging Jamie Catto who is Insanely Gifted. I had the privilege to work with 12 of the Authentic Artists who are on a two year pathmaker programme…
Play is serious business – and so so needed
This weekend, I was a guest at the launch of a new collaboration between the China based GengXing Culture Development Company, Ginger.cat, and the UK based Big Foot Arts Education. Big Foot work in schools to inspire young people through…
Hope and Despair
Hope and Despair flowed this week, and we have reminders of other global game-changers with the anniversary of Kristallnacht (despair), the Fall of the Berlin Wall (hope), Armistace Day (hope after despair), and even a reflection on our trans-atlantic differences…
Embodied Conversations with Audiences
I have the memory of a sieve and I don’t read back my blogs. They become a stream of my life, and I am sure I repeat myself often. But hey ho, maybe each repeat reaches a slightly different audience.…
Back to School – but first a week of new experiences
All over the papers, shops and even the Archers it’s that time when many of us prepare to go back to school. For me it’s going back after a 3 year gap to lead a new MA in Creative Producing…
Birthing New Work
There’s an immense fragility in making work, for many artists. For others it may appear impossible, and they want to wait for someone to invite them in so they can perform or strut their stuff. My sense is that, nowadays,…
Sharing Creativity and Gifts
I am blessed by being surrounded by extraordinary creative, skilled and supportive beings. This morning I type this as the Authentic Artist Asylum warms up above a pub in South London. I look on as visual artists, poets, vocal specialists,…