Wednesday, May 15, 2013
A recent query on LinkedIn by Jen Sumner asked for examples of hard evidence of the impact of drama programmes. In the light of current campaigns around the EBacc and the national curric…
Linked From creatingtheatre.com at 03:24AMTuesday, May 7, 2013
The Centre for Economics and Business Research has just published research into the economic value of arts activity, entitled Arts & culture’s economic contribution – An analysi…
Linked From creatingtheatre.com at 09:01PMTuesday, February 19, 2013
Following the post about BSL, I’ve been alerted to a site dedicated to advice on theatre access: The See a Voice project was set up by the charities STAGETEXT and VocalEyes, who provid…
Linked From creatingtheatre.com at 04:39PMThursday, February 7, 2013
Just came across this performance, Imogen Heap using sensing gloves; close mics; a Kinect to control Ableton. Very impressive – two years of mapping to create a ‘human instrument…
Linked From creatingtheatre.com at 04:01PMMonday, November 19, 2012
A great project has just been published online, which is to translate some of the most important terms from technical theatre into British Sign Language (BSL). Lead by Ali Pottinger and fund…
Linked From creatingtheatre.com at 04:54AMThursday, March 1, 2012
The latest report on the state of arts education in the UK. Glad to see it supports the special funding for drama schools; but more importantly its recognition of the importance of the role …
Linked From creatingtheatre.com at 08:02AMTuesday, February 14, 2012
Always a sucker for a dramatic management metaphor, I was delighted to come across this article about Star Wars. Having been suspicious about the Darth Vader approach to motivation, I stand …
Linked From creatingtheatre.com at 07:44AMTuesday, January 31, 2012
The arts are one of the main drivers of industry innovation, through design, presentation and merchandising of product; in education delivering crucial interpersonal and collaborative skills…
Linked From creatingtheatre.com at 02:27PMMonday, January 30, 2012
Great article from the USA about theatre for young audiences. Thanks to Chris Elwell for bringing it to attention. Why Children's Theater Matters | Education.com.
Linked From creatingtheatre.com at 06:52AMMonday, January 23, 2012
Just love this as a visual essay, combining some quite complex ideas: The Society of the Spectacle Part Two
Linked From creatingtheatre.com at 11:31AMI’ve been following with interest a project from the great Ed Berman called the Fun Art Bus. This is a redevelopment of a community project from the 60′s, where the bus transport…
Linked From creatingtheatre.com at 11:16AMThursday, July 21, 2011
Just heard from my mate Paul, who’s been the driving force behind a wonderful concept, the Anywhere Theatre Festival. The video: </p>Anywhere Festival
Linked From creatingtheatre.com at 05:28PMFriday, July 8, 2011
Learning is no longer a linear commodity, and – like it or not – traditional skills that rely on memorisation and repetition are becoming obsolete in the era of instant information retri…
Linked From creatingtheatre.com at 03:30AMFriday, May 27, 2011
I’ve just come back from a fascinating day at TAPRA, the Theatre and Performance Research Association, where we were discussing reaction to Richard Sennett’s analysis of aspects …
Linked From creatingtheatre.com at 02:51PMFriday, May 13, 2011
This video provokes many ideas – and not just about the content, also about the structure of information communication in the digital age. Ken Robinson on RSA Animate
Linked From creatingtheatre.com at 04:02AMSunday, April 10, 2011
Patriarchy Gets Funky by Naomi Klein. This excerpt makes a useful contribution to the issue of marketing and identity, that also applies to the world of theatre-making. Written in 2001, some…
Linked From creatingtheatre.com at 03:51AMSunday, December 5, 2010
Help campaign for the arts, and against savage cuts: I Value The Arts .
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