‘From little things, big things grow’
Between the Traction opera performances in the prison last week, and those that will take place in Lisbon at the
How participation won, and why it matters
Between the Traction opera performances in the prison last week, and those that will take place in Lisbon at the
In the dusty hall of a disused prison workshop, 30 people shuffle into a big circle. Silence falls. They draw
In another time, I was asked by Fuel Theatre to write the introduction for a book called Signal Fires, collecting
In January, I began an experiment in podcasting, following an invitation from Owen Kelly and Sophie Hope, who host an
BBC Radio has just broadcast a programme entitled ‘Everyone is an Artist’. It’s part of Archive on 4, a series
How do you judge a work of art? Even asking the question implies a series of judgements and beliefs. The
In the previous post, I outlined a range of resources that professional artists can draw on in their work, including
This photograph of the artists working on Irish National Opera’s Out of the Ordinary project was taken on 20 August 2021, at
In March, I posted a question on Twitter about co-creation. What do artists mean by ‘co-creation’? I’m writing about the
The clue’s in the name: participatory art happens when people get to participate. The closure of cinemas, theatres and music