Dancing about migration
It’s been said that writing about music is like dancing about architecture. I’ve never been convinced. Human beings are not
Tag: performance
Theatre and community
It’s been a while since I last added anything here, partly because I’ve been meeting artists whose work is supported
A Masterclass in Participatory Art
I was thinking about you guys yesterday. I’ve been here three times before and I think I understand a little
Art across borders
Migranland It is in the nature of artistic work to reach beyond the boundaries of language, culture and context. You
Beyond control
I want the heart, I want the soul, I want control right now Badlands (1978) Bruce Springsteen ‘Shackled and Drawn’ During
Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War
One of the Internet’s delights is the chance of finding, and sharing, art. I’ve always loved the elegiac tone of Paul
Art, religion and meaning
Last night’s piano recital in a Sheffield church highlighted once again the permeable boundaries between art and religion. The performance—which
Life is precious, not safe
It’s a widely held idea that art is dangerous—or at least challenging. It threatens established thinking, especially the complacency of
A question of evaluation (MCV5)
It ain’t what you do it’s the way that you do it It had been a wonderful performance, the culmination
Art’s alternative economies
It’s been hard to escape the Glastonbury Festival in the past couple of weeks and clearly many people had no
François Matarasso 