Opera – A Restless Art

Leaning in to the uncertainty

The pandemic has caused all sorts of trouble to the Traction project, as it has to everything and everyone, everywhere.

The lockdowns and physical distancing measures introduced to contain the spread of Covid 19 have had a devastating impact on

In October, I wrote about a community opera being created in County Durham that had been stopped just weeks before

About five years ago, a group of musicians and academics set up an international research platform to foster understanding of the social

Intellectual property rights have rarely been an issue during my life in community art. The projects I’ve worked consciously rejected

Suddenly it’s October, and Fun Palaces weekend is here. Since its invention in 2014, the Fun Palaces idea has burst

In February, I participated in the kick-off meeting of TRACTION, a Horizon 2020 project researching how digital technology can support

Last night, Streetwise Opera replayed the film of their 2016 production, The Passion, on YouTube, for a world in the grip

Part of the adventure of the Traction project is working with people from very different disciplines to mine. I knew