September 1
There is a freedom of personal expression and openness to interpretation that we afford to the visual arts that we rarely afford to theatre. As teachers and students of any subject it’s important to remind yourself of the limitations of...
September 1
In my experience very few students are aware of the need for thinking from the audience’s perspective. I suppose it is true for many of us. I look over a unit that I have been teaching for some years and wonder where the various bits of it...
September 1
the relationship between theatre and opera is clearly connected by the use of recitative What a great topic to think and then proceed to write about. As an applied theatre practitioner for over 30 years who creates theatre an opportunity to...
September 1
It is a different way of exploring and seeing. It is an experiment. Much of my work is in primary schools, using drama as a tool to engage children in their learning. Over the years my practice has developed to include a wide range of creative...
September 1
The contrivance of pencil and performers proved to be a productive session. This was a mini adventure of collaboration that crossed grade levels and curriculum. It was a combination of grade 5 art students from elementary and grade 6 theatre...
September 1
we travelled to the Escher museum to be immersed in his work As a student growing up in the very expressive town of Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England, it was almost impossible to not have a creative passion and mine starts with a deep...
September 1
we are always being influenced by each other All art has a stimulus, a starting point, an idea made flesh. Whether it’s an oil painting, a ceramic pot, a photograph or a piece of script. We know that inspiration and influence is around us in...
September 1
we can tell a hundred different versions of our life story depending on our audience Sue MacLaine is a Brighton-based theatre-maker, performer and playwright. In her show Still life: an audience with Henrietta Moraes audiences are given sketch...