21 stories by "Julian"
Following a question on a Facebook forum for drama teachers, I thought I’d share my experience of making stage blood. In rep, there were several...
I'm not such a fan of 'pretending' any more. The style of naturalism in performance, that prevails particularly on TV is ultimately deceitful, in that it cloaks its own artifice. While it's …
If you’ve visited this site before, you’ll notice a change of theme. The time has come to make some changes; the old VLE site is...
In Defense of Stage Managers; by Al Franklin - December 2012 issue of Equity News (USA) This article was reproduced on Tumblr, with the additional editorial explanation: On November 5,…
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 cu…
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 analysis …
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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 …
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…
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.
Just love this as a visual essay, combining some quite complex ideas: The Society of the Spectacle Part Two
I’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…
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
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 retrieval…
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 …
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
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…
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