The thinking artist. The artistic thinker.
Both sound good to me. Things may look like they’ve been a little quiet at Fine Chisel Towers, but I’ve been busy pondering the difference (if there is one) between these two ideas. This year I’m studying for an MA in Text and Performance at RADA and Birkbeck College. Combining theory and practice, the course welcomes students from a vast range of backgrounds: some of my peers are fresh graduates, some are returning to academia after significant time working in the industry, others come from different worlds altogether. It’s a vibrant, inspiring group. And everything I do as part of the programme feeds into my work with Fine Chisel, and vice versa. I’ve just been looking at my diary for 2012 and it makes my head hurt already. Despite my technically being a full-time student, we’re going to be busier than ever.
Read the next post for news of MIDNIGHT AT THE BOAR’S HEAD, our new commission for Bath’s ‘Shakespeare Unplugged’ festival in February. We’d like to thank all the RADA MA students (from ‘Theatre Lab’ as well as my own course) for coming out last month to workshop ideas with us for this show. We’re hoping that this will mark the start of a new era for our workshop delivery, as well as an exciting new avenue for our professional performance practice.
Also, keep your eyes peeled for news of a brand new large-scale project for spring/summer 2012 as well as an array of Fine Chisel fundraising nights and one-off events. Don’t forget, you can always get in touch with us if you’d like to share ideas…
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