None of this is easy
A couple of days ago, I gave a lecture about art in criminal justice contexts. It’s not a field in
Category: Art forms
Anne Peaker Memorial Lecture
Tomorrow evening at the Young Vic Theatre in London, I will give the 10th Annual Anne Peaker Memorial lecture, on
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
‘Here we found a space to think’
When I argued – as I still do – that people benefit from participating in art, it is because of its potential for learning, emancipation and empowerment. Experience changes us. Powerful experiences, such as those that come from creating art with other people, can change us deeply. But that change is something we do for ourselves: it is not done to us
Community art is improvisation
Someone asked what plan I’d prepared before the project and there was some surprise when I said that I didn’t have one, just an idea.
I Remember: Leicester
The books have arrived, and I’m making 12 parcels of authors’ copies and more for people who’ve helped along the
‘Cidade’, Terratreme
The Portuguese edition of A Restless Art will be published on 9 May 2019, and we are making final corrections
I remember workshops
For several weeks, I’ve been facilitating creative writing workshops in Leicester. The project, commissioned by Writing East Midlands with the
Chór POLIN
The POLIN Choir is an ambitious and sustained initiative to develop the relationship between a new museum and the community in which it stands.
