Writing during lockdown, together
Last night, the tenth session brought the weekly creative writing workshops to a close with some new, powerful work. Indeed,
Remote is the new normal
‘Inis Meáin Island is where you’ll find a more authentic escape from the modern world. With a population of 200
Whose (community) opera is it anyway?
Intellectual property rights have rarely been an issue during my life in community art. The projects I’ve worked consciously rejected
How the internet saved a community opera
It began with open workshops in community halls across County Durham, from ancient places sheltered in mountain valleys to younger
Jakson and Fabio
Almost exactly five years ago. I filed into the Leiria youth prison, along with about 250 other outsiders—officials, funders and,
Traction goes live
For the past four months, I have been working intensively with my colleagues in the Traction project – intensively but
Osman and the snails
Governments across the world have taken extraordinary measures to arrest the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. Since March, entire populations
Opera in a pandemic
When the Traction project was conceived, its broad aim of exploring how digital technology might reconnect opera with contemporary European
Opera during lockdown
The public health measures taken to slow down the Covid-19 pandemic have had a devastating effect on millions of businesses
The power of art
Last night, Streetwise Opera replayed the film of their 2016 production, The Passion, on YouTube, for a world in the
'The Cabbage Field': a community opera in the making
In June 2018, I spent a week in Kaunas (Lithuania) for a community art summer school organised by Ed Carroll
