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Tuning: Preparing to Perform with OBRA Theatre Co.
Theatre, Dance and Performance Training Blog This is a blog post I wrote for the Theatre, Dance and Performance Training Blog describing some of my work with OBRA Theatre Co and the process of ‘tuning’ before our performances of Gaudete. Each night, prior to performing Gaudete with OBRA Theatre Company, my last task before vacating the stage was to tune my dulcimer. I needed…
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Rhythm in Acting and Performance: New Publication
I am delighted to announce the release of my new book, Rhythm in Acting and Performance: Embodied Approaches and Understandings, to be published by Methuen Drama and available from 27 of July 2017. Focusing on key approaches to rhythm within European and American theatre and performance since the end of the nineteenth century, including the work of Konstantin…
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Teaching at the Duende School – Athens 2015
I’ve just returned from Athens, where I had the great pleasure of teaching the first group of students to pass through the Duende School of Ensemble Physical Theatre. From October to December 2015, a group of 19 participants from around the world took part in an intensive programme of training in ensemble theatre, movement, voice,…
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Footfalls in Paradise (Mexico 2010)
In October and November 2010 I visited Mexico City to undertake research into the work of theatre director Nicolás Núñez and the Taller de Investigación Teatral, constituting an important aspect of my PhD studies into the role of rhythm in actor training. This research focused on the Taller’s use of traditional forms in actor training…