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…
Category: A Restless Art
Posts that relate to the project itself
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
What participatory art needs: Resources
Participatory art receives more public funding today than it did, but that is still a very small proportion of public
What participatory art needs
In Britain, participatory art is at a tipping point. It will continue to grow, but how that happens will be influenced by choices that lie with public institutions: the Arts Councils in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, art schools and universities, local councils and services.
