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Design / Place / Anchor
The conclusion of my development work for 2016, was a series of tutorials with Harry Blackett of An Endless Supply. I took to the studio, a pile of notes and sketches from my SRT classes, which I edited down and formulated into a small fold-up […]
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Conversing in The Studio
Studio visits and mentor sessions with Darryl Georgiou formed another strand of my development this year. Darryl is familiar with my practice, and has supported the development of my work via opportunities to work with his MA students at Coventry […]
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Releasing
Skinner Releasing Technique (SRT) is an innovative approach to dance and movement training developed by Joan Skinner in the early 1960s. SRT utilizes image-guided floor work to ease tension and promote an effortless kind of moving, integrated with alignment […]
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We’re all born dancers, with innate coordination and animal-like grace.
Although not a dance practitioner, my work deals with movement and the navigation of space, particularly focusing on the codes and patterns of activity we develop in reaction to an environment. I began to explore the idea of mis-performance during […]
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Development Rota
Reflections upon three strands of professional development funded by a-n, to further key areas of practice which I established in 2015: Firstly I am building upon a relationship developed with artist-educator Darryl Georgiou, whom I worked with during 2015. Darryl invited me as visiting […]
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Untitled blog post from "Live/Brief/Project"
The first of our 2011 Live Brief pursuits kicked off with a creative intervention/exploration in a fresh Solihull location. Temple Balsall was the site of interest elected by Claire Hickey who, map in hand, guided us on a walk around […]
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Untitled blog post from "Live/Brief/Project"
I have been meddling with some moving image as part of L/B/P. An element of the project has enabled us to identify our needs in terms of support and CPD, and working with digital media was something we all needed […]
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Untitled blog post from "Live/Brief/Project"
Early 2010 I became involved in an ongoing, self-evolving project with a group of artists based around the Solihull region. We have been working together to identify our development needs as artists and to find a way of working collectively […]
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Untitled blog post from "Live/Brief/Project"
As part of L/B/P we have initiated a series of creative research/intervention days to help inform our vision of the project. What follows is an account of our first get together: I have spent a refreshing day drinking coffee, eating […]
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Untitled blog post from "Live/Brief/Project"
The second of our experimental intervention days took place at the old Bee’s rugby ground in Solihull. Nominated for dissection by Eva Bennett, the grounds were an abandoned mix of public and private land, slowly being wrestled by developers, and […]
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Untitled blog post from "Live/Brief/Project"
Just before Christmas, myself and the Live/Brief/Project artists spent a day at the Kingshurst Arts Space – an old shop unit recently acquired by the Solihull arts team as a space to develop creative activity and engagement. Most of the […]