Archive for: November, 2015
Call out to Portuguese speaking artists and companies
Chamada para projetos teatrais que lidam com pobreza, desigualdade e justiça econômica Você faz parte de uma organização teatral que discute pobreza, desigualdade econômica ou que trabalha com grupos desfavorecidos economicamente? Quais métodos e abordagens de teatro, participação e produção vocês estão usando ou desenvolvendo e quais são necessários para […]
Call out to French speaking artists and companies
Promouvoir la création théâtrale abordant des problèmes liés à la pauvreté, l’inégalité et à la justice économique. Etes-vous un réalisateur de pièces de théâtre ou une organisation théâtrale abordant des sujets comme la pauvreté, l’inégalité économique ou travaillant avec des groupes économiquement en difficulté ? Quelles méthodes ou approches pour la […]
Carran’s Working Diary 23: Two concerts in Beetham and a Full Moon
We took the concert to Heron Corn Mill, Beetham – a place of work that has seen feast and famine. We were seen by quite a few people in the afternoon and it was good. This evening was a full moon. Some people had travelled from Lancaster and others from […]
Making Theatre in the Midst of Austerity
Here’s a blog about the ‘Making Theatre in the Midst of Austerity‘ symposium by Jenny Hughes, originally written for Policy@Manchester and published here In his book, Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea, Mark Blyth summarises an economic policy of austerity as: “a morality play, one that has shifted the blame […]
The House – hatches, matches and dispatches
We are delighted to publish a guest post from Janice Wilson, Blue Badge tourist guide and volunteer at Heron Corn Mill. Janice saw a performance of The House in the barn at Heron Corn Mill on 24th November. (photograph courtesy of Joel Chester Fildes) Our home offers an individual […]
Carran’s Working Diary 22: Here are three photographs
The photographer came to The House and took some photographs. Here are three of them.
Carran’s Working Diary 21: Overwhelmed
We went to Salford with the concert and it was really good. Great questions and great responses to the concert and the pre concert unpacking. Now I am working through more information from the Data Protector that leaves me with so so many other questions. Nana was “in hospital” for […]
Colectivo Sustento – Chile
Thanks to Nikki Mailer for contributing this guest post. Reflections on an International Collaboration with Colectivo Sustento in Chile with Nikki Mailer and Mary O’Neill; two community theatre workers from the UK. The collective was founded in September 2012 in Santiago-Chile, they are a multidisciplinary collective of arts-workers and activists […]
Carran’s Working Diary 20: We did it!
The House has opened to the ratepayers and they all seemed happy that the money has been spent responsibly. Bit tired now. We are preparing to travel to some other places to show the concert. We are going to Salford, Beetham, Coventry and Crewe. We are in Salford next week, […]