SOMEBODY DIED
Is the name of my short story published in the Michael Terence Publishing Anthology 2023, available here
KEIGHLEY CREATIVE
Last year was all about producing, this summer more about consultancy, helping the lovely folk at Keighley Creative to structure their programme, finances and fundraising as they move towards being a major partner in Bradford’s City of Culture 2025. I facilitated an away day for their board and staff in March and then was asked …
A BUSY PRODUCING SUMMER
This summer I’m busily engaged on two projects: one in my old home of Yorkshire and one in my new home of Scotland. I’m working with the very fab Stellar Quines Theatre Company producing a tour of venues in Scotland and England of a new play by Sara Shaarawi, Sister Radio. And I’m Creative Producer …
LETS JUST TAKE A MOMENT
A 2022 moment. Lets hope its a good one, without any fear The lyrics of that song by John Lennon seemed naively optimistic even back in 1971, at the start of that hey-decade of the iconic Christmas pop anthem. Happy Christmas (War is Over) – obviously it wasn’t, even back then; and fifty years later, ‘I …
PAMPIRIC PODCAST
Rose & Argon would rather be heard and not seen just now, as they are not Looking as Well as they would like. So, following their popular video series, they are recording some podcasts about the times we find ourselves in. The latest is all about feeling the fear… or not. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MafY9cmT8iM
OAKS AND OPTIMISM
I’m on my knees in a muddy field in Scotland, planting tiny trees. Digging, pushing their little plugs of root into the heavy clay soil, closing the ground around them, driving in a stake and fitting a tubular protector to give them the best chance of a future. I won’t live to see these trees …
Looking Back: Social Dreaming, Art and Lockdown
In August the regular group of Dreamers who have been engaged in The Art of Social Dreaming, had our eighth Matrix. After our post-Matrix discussions, we decided that our ninth gathering would be a review of the consolidated content, of the matrices so far, identifying recurring, shared motifs, themes, imagery or affect; and constructing where …
Pampiric : Looking Well in Lockdown
Rose & Argon have been busy sharing their best tips for Looking Well, even when you can’t go out.
Into The Woods : The Art of Virtual Social Dreaming
This is the second chapter of my odyssey in Social Dreaming, as a potential process for recruiting many voices, stories and creative flows towards creating a different kind of art. In February and March 2020, I hosted three sessions in association with Slung Low in Leeds to start a journey of exploration, to discover whether, …
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The Art of Virtual Social Dreaming
As part of my Creative Development project The Story of We, I’m experimenting with Social Dreaming in a number of creative contexts to explore how it might become part of a deep dramaturgical process to access collectively owned and told stories. After three successful sessions at Slung Low’s Cultural Community College, the country started to close …