In a New Light – European theatre in lockdown
Theatre faces an existential crisis: doors closed, auditoriums empty, stages silent. That much is obvious. But theatre, like all the
Category: This changes everything
Talking with playwrights about theatre
This photo was taken in Vienna, after a long and fascinating walk around Rotes Wien, the living fabric of 20th
Artistic Possibilists: Pandemic Responses #3
This is the third in a series about how arts and cultural institutions have responded to the pandemic. It draws
Rehearsals for retirement
The days grow longer for smaller prizes I feel a stranger to all surprises You can have them I don’t
Notes for What Next UK
Here are the notes I prepared to speak at this morning’s meeting of What’s Next UK Preliminary No criticism: this
Rehearsing and performing co-created music remotely: Can you help?
The lockdowns and physical distancing measures introduced to contain the spread of Covid 19 have had a devastating impact on
Into the digital world: Pandemic Responses #2
In March 2020, unable to use their theatres, concert halls, galleries and museums, cultural organisations went online like a buffalo stampede. The mood in those early days seemed to be excited and febrile, characteristic of how people respond in a crisis.
How arts and cultural institutions have responded to the pandemic #1
Surviving to do what? The Covid 19 pandemic and the public health measures imposed to limit infections have been devastating
Silence
We know each other but there is nobody here to translate for us. We’ve talked before. Now we pretend to
Art and love
Last night, in an effort to arrest a rapidly-rising Covid-19 infection rate, France returned to a strict lockdown. Until at
