Somebody's Watching Me: Day Eight - Workshops with Matty Gurney
Earlier this month, we worked on the elements of mime and gesture with the genius Matty Gurney - a talented Deaf actor, comedian, and visual vernacular artist. DAY EIGHT: WEDNESDAY 16 AUGUST I picked Matty up from the station at 10am, as he came up on the train from Oxford. We made our way to mac to begin work in the Foyle studio. As soon as we arrived in the studio, we were already discussing so many ideas and things we could create. We began looking at the Secret Code - whe
The Power of Networking
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Somebody's Watching Me: R&D Day Seven. Friday 4th August 2017
Today we are in the English studio at mac, Birmingham. We began at 10am with a warm up led by myself. Present in today's session were: Ariel Fung (International Collaborator), Rachael Veazey (Deaf Explorer), Claire Marshall (Producer), Benji Reid (Dramaturg), Amanda Wright (Dance Access Worker), Nao Masuda & Chris Bartholomew (Sound Artists), Shezad Nawab MBE (ASL Interpreter), and myself. MORNING SESSION In the studio this morning it was just myself, Ariel, Benji and the sou
Somebody's Watching Me: R&D Day Six. Thursday 3rd August 2017
Today we are in the Foyle studio at mac, Birmingham. We are starting at 12pm today and we begin with a physical warm up led by myself. Present in today's session were: Ariel Fung (International Collaborator), Rachael Veazey (Deaf Explorer), Benji Reid (Dramaturg), Adam Rutherford (Assistant Choreographer), Amanda Wright (Dance Access Worker), Nao Masuda & Chris Bartholomew (Sound Artists), Shezad Nawab MBE (ASL Interpreter), and myself. AFTERNOON SESSION Today we are focusing
Somebody's Watching Me: R&D Day Five. Wednesday 2nd August 2017
Today we are in the Foyle studio at mac, Birmingham. Everyone arrives by 10am and we begin with a physical warm up led by Adam. Present in today's session were: Ariel Fung (International Collaborator), Rachael Veazey (Deaf Explorer), Tina Barnes (Writer), Adam Rutherford (Assistant Choreographer), Amanda Wright (Dance Access Worker), Nao Masuda & Chris Bartholomew (Sound Artists), Shezad Nawab MBE (ASL Interpreter), and myself. MORNING SESSION Following the warm up session, w
Somebody's Watching Me: R&D Day Four. Tuesday 1st August 2017
Day Four of my R&D UNLIMITED Commissioned Project: Somebody's Watching Me began at 10am. We are in the Foyle studio at mac, Birmingham. Present in today's session were: Claire Marshall (mac Birmingham), Rachael Veazey (Deaf Explorer), Ariel Fung (International Collaborator), Tina Barnes (Writer), Adam Rutherford (Assistant Choreographer), Amanda Wright (Dance Access Worker), Nao Masuda & Chris Bartholomew (Sound Artists), Shezad Nawab MBE (ASL Interpreter), and myself. MORNIN
