During lockdown I was amazed at the quality of online work the students produced for the performative writing module I teach at Rose Bruford, so much so that I and the programme directors have decided to make a permanent change …
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Crave at Chichester Festival
I think this was the first show I bought a ticket for in lockdown. It was worth the wait (although I’m still much more interested in theatre produced for the medium of the internet than shows which are live streamed …
Reflections on Pedagogy in Higher Education
I read the articles Improving Teaching: Enhancing Ways of Being University Teachers by Gloria Dall’Alba and Students’ Approaches to Learning and Teachers’ Approaches to Teaching in Higher Education by John T.E. Richardson as part of my PGLTCHE course.
Here are …
Theatre, Liberalism and Racism
The toppling of the Edward Colston statue in Bristol by Black Lives Matter protestors over the summer has sparked an important debate about the ways we remember and commemorate history. I’ve been thinking about ways the performing arts contribute to …
Virtual Vade Mecum Salons
The limitations of lockdown meant that MA/MFA students at Rose Bruford had to create online pieces to share their performative writing. Despite the challenges, I was amazed by the level of theatricality they achieved with just a laptop and some …