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The identically dressed quintet combines dance, comedy and DIY electro-punk in a world they have created for themselves
How to describe the joy of watching people dancing in unison? Anthropo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:06AMMonday, July 30, 2018
Andy Field writes on sleep-deprivation at the Edinburgh fringe, and the challenges of making new spaces in a world where time is commodified.
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SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 03:36AMWednesday, May 9, 2018
Following the announcement that Lyn Gardner's position as Guardian theatre critic is being cut, Andy Field writes on why her role is too important to be lost.
The post Lyn Gardner: Where the…
SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 04:29AMMonday, April 30, 2018
Andy Field writes on how encounters with the natural world inspired a new night-time performance, on as part of LIFT Festival 2018.
The post Nocturne appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.
SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 04:07AMWednesday, November 22, 2017
Defining these two terms is a long-running theatre debate. It would help if we stopped imagining them as rivalsWe hear a lot about "devised" theatre and "text-based" theatre in this tiny cor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:05AMTuesday, August 2, 2016
Performances that rely on audience participation can be difficult to instigate. Do flashmobs offer some useful ideas?New forms of public drama ... a flash mob in Sao Paulo. Photograph: Alexa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:57AMTuesday, May 26, 2015
This term is now used to describe almost every show that isn't put on in a purpose-built auditorium. That's missing the point Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:51AMMonday, May 25, 2015
Critics can go too far in their celebration of originality and unconventional forms of theatre - we end up unfairly focusing on the concept rather than the context
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58PMBlogging needn't be about self-promotion: if it's done with honesty and openness, it can complement theatre and extend it in enthralling new ways
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58PMWednesday, May 21, 2014
(This post is part of the 2014 TCG National Conference: Crossing Borders {Art | People} blog salon, curated by Caridad Svich.) 1. I remember a street game we created in 2009 for a su…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 10:16AMWednesday, March 19, 2014
The innovative performance artist, who died on Monday, was known for his intimate theatre work. Andy Field pays tribute to a man who was generous both on and off the stage• Adrian Howells,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:19PMThursday, December 22, 2011
It's almost impossible for writers to get things right first time. So why shouldn't playwrights and theatremakers consider remaking their old works?This is a blog about second chances. Ironi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:27AMWednesday, December 7, 2011
From mesmerising dance and drag to shows that felt like music gigs, the best work I saw this year teased theatre into new shapesSo December is here. Christmas has already started dragging us…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:08AMWednesday, November 23, 2011
The power of a well-spun tale never fades – instead it weaves you into a weird and wacky world of its, and your own, makingLast week I listened as Inua Ellams stood on a bare stage and rea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:58AMFriday, October 28, 2011
All the stage effects in the world won't scare you unless you are prepared to believe in things that go bump in the nightPerhaps it was my tiny village school and its grimly over-serious ref…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:04PMThursday, October 13, 2011
Mass protest and theatre aren't as dissimilar as you might think – not least because they ask political questions about how we gather, where and whyCritical Mass is a collectively organise…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:25AMMonday, September 19, 2011
Venues are offering artists more money, space and development opportunities than ever – but is that always a good thing?There's something heartening about how much venues now think about s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:20AMMonday, June 20, 2011
Some have bemoaned the fact that four of Edinburgh's biggest festival venues have converged. But it leaves more space for the rest of usThe landscape of the Edinburgh festival is changing. T…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:53PMFriday, April 1, 2011
Real-life performance is too 2010 for words. From graphic novels to videogames to Twitter, new formats are taking drama into brave new worlds beyondAs the world changes, so art changes with …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:31AMWednesday, March 16, 2011
The work of artists like Trisha Brown and Gordon Matta-Clark wasn't just a child of the 70s – it lives and breathes on our streets, from Bristol to BirminghamWandering recently through the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:14PMFriday, February 18, 2011
Blogging needn't be about self-promotion: if it's done with honesty and openness, it can complement theatre and extend it in enthralling new waysThings were happening in 60s New York. A dizz…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:29AMFriday, February 4, 2011
Wouldn't it be fun to give a platform to all those unfulfilled creative concepts that never see the light of day?In December last year I sat down at this same laptop, stared vacantly at the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:52AMMonday, January 10, 2011
When composer John Cage appeared on a TV gameshow in 1960, he brought experimental art to a mainstream audience. Why does such a thing feel impossible now?Recently I've been thinking a bit a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:33AMWednesday, December 29, 2010
For his alternative Christmas message, Andy Field goes beyond listing his top 10 shows – instead, he shares his most important theatrical events that made 2010 the year it wasIt has been a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:43AMMonday, December 20, 2010
Their ghost stories may not be entirely trustworthy, but tour guides recondition the world we see. Surely that counts as theatreWhen I was younger, I had a job as a ghost tour guide. Dressed…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:38AM 
