Instrumentalisation: a convenient mask
For as long as I can remember, the accusation of instrumentalising art has been flung at community artists, as a
Rummaging in the archives
This site began in the summer of 2015, as I started work on the book it was intended to support.
Anne Peaker Memorial Lecture
Tomorrow evening at the Young Vic Theatre in London, I will give the 10th Annual Anne Peaker Memorial lecture, on
Contemporary European dance and the Commons
Originally posted on ramsayburt:
I made this video for my keynote panel paper for Plenary I, Reservoirs of Movement: Common…
It’s Fun Palaces weekend
When I was a young and earnest community artist, I bridled at the word fun. The art we made wasn’t
Who are you writing for?
Reading yet another account of a community outreach project undertaken by an arts organisation, I could feel my heart sinking
‘Trans nature is diverse’ – a theatre project in Uruguay
Jussi Lehtonen, whose community work at the National Theatre of Finland features in A Restless Art, got in touch to
Looking back at Bath Arts Workshop
In the course of working on A Restless Art, I’ve met many people from what I think of as the
What participatory art does not need
After 50 years of creative invention and achievement, participatory art does not need discovering. It does not need the condescension
What participatory art needs: Professional development
With adequate resources and trust participatory art would be in a position to address its weaknesses in professional development. Young
What participatory art needs: Trust
Despite the demand for their work, participatory artists remain second-class citizens in the arts funding system. When a choreographer or
