Articles by NWN Members
"Urizen separated out a region from the rest of eternity, shrank it into solid matter, weighed it in his scales, measured it with his rods and plumblines, circumscribed it with his compasses, and wrote laws for it in his great brass-bound books. This sorry region, the region over which Urizen rules, is the universe in which we live..."
The children are kidnapped, then meet a visionary in a field of skylarks, and hear a new story about the creation of the world. They are pursued by baddies in black cars, who seem to be after the box.
http://www.edwardpicot.com/puzzlebox/
- Edward Picot
http://hyperex.co.uk - The Hyperliterature Exchange
http://edwardpicot.com - personal website
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Phase 1.2 of LIVE ART LOVE ART will take place on the 5th April along Oxford Street, London as part of 'Subliminal Seduction' brought to you by 'Another Roadside Attraction' the brainchild of Richard Adamson (http://www.myspace.com/aragallery)
Other artists included in Subliminal Seduction
Lee Campbell
Chris Clarke
Daniel Lehan
Paul Matosic
Tony Rickaby
Daryl Waller
Kate Wiggs
LIVE ART LOVE ART is an ongoing collaboration project founded by James Topple and Katy Richardson.
The concept originated from James Topple's experience as a street charity fundraiser or 'chugger.' The basic idea being instead of pledging £X a month to X charity, recruited prospects shall pledge X hours a month to making/studying art.
Signed up prospects shall then be instructed to submit their work or feedback to LIVE ART LOVE ART for future involvement in the project, with the hope of improving their lives on a personal level and gaining future opportunities through LIVE ART LOVE ART.
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On Friday the 22nd February we finally presented our two showcase performances of Norway.Today. We pitched our ideas to Company of Angels last June, and have been working actively on the production since last September, so it was a relief to finally seeing it all come to fruition. This long awaited culmination only marks the end of phase one though, now we are on to phase two which includes planning further development and contacting potential venues and festivals.
Being given the theatre at the Junction not only to perform in, but also to rehearse in for the entire two weeks we were there was a rare luxury, but also absolutely necessary: Our concept relies heavily on the use of video projection and live feed, and we were able to install and work with these features from day one. We received very positive feedback on how the video projection was incorporated into the show, something we would never have achieved had we not had the chance to rehearse with it through the whole process.
There are some people we would like to thank for their dedication to this project, without whom it would not have come together:
John, Theresa and Vanessa at Company of Angels for giving us this great opportunity.
Richard and Lucia at the Junction for their generosity, giving us the chance to work in the Junction theatre space for two weeks.
The Junction staff for their help with this and that whenever we needed it.
Tamas Kirali, our lighting designer who came in right at the very end and lit the show beautifully.
Yui Okado who volunteered to help us out with stage management in the last stages of the process.
Rob Colin Thomas, photographer, for coming up to Cambridge to take photographs of the show.
Our two audiences who gave us positive, critical and constructive feedback.
And last but not least:
Laurence Short, our video and sound designer - this would have been a completely different show without you, we have benefitted greatly from your technical know-how and never-ending ingenuity! We hope this is the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship!
And the actors, Neil Connolly and Hannah Boyde - you are our August and Julie, and we look forward to continue the Norway.Today adventure with you!
Where do we go next? We don\\\'t know yet. But one thing is certain: There will be more performances of Norway.Today. It is only a question of where and when...
Imploding Fictions\\\' production of Norway.Today by Igor Bauersima (translated by Dr. Marlene Norst) was developed with support from Company of Angels and The Junction as part of the Young Angels Theatremakers Award Programme 07/08.
Photos: Rob Thomas © 2008 http://www.robthomasphotography.com
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Posted by Stella on 15/1/2008 12:46:25 ( 157 reads)
I wonder how many members of NWN are performers over 40?
In April 2008, I would like to show Reluctant Raconteurs as a physical theatre piece and am looking for performers. Are you a creative person over 40 with some performance skills? Would you like to take part in this performance project about "the darker side of life", or "the man in the cloak waiting behind the door"? Has your life changed (to the positive?) when you turned 40, and are you willing to share, and improvise, with movement, text and voice? Are you reasonably fit? Are you free for rehearsals and the actual performance on most Saturday afternoons and Sundays (about once a week for 3 hours), probably again in the Bethnal Green or Tower Hamlets area? The performance is planned for a weekend in April. Please e-mail Stella on reluctant.raconteurs@yahoo.co.uk or phone her on 07948 91 64 02.
Why am I doing this?
1. Turning 40 caused a change in my life - things became simpler, I grew content and happy with whatever would happen to me, and at the same time I knew that life was not endless any more, and that I had to concentrate on essential things, and say what I needed to say in life - lest it would remain unsaid forever. What I needed to say is beyond words, or between the lines, and comes from a realm that is neither popular nor spectacular, yet strong and present, a kind of second reality, if only we took time to listen. To see. To sense. What shall we call it? The man in the cloak behind the door? He may be up for jesting - who knows!
Looking for kindred spirits I guess!
2. Here is a another deeply unpopular thought: Wouldn't it be good to make friends with DEATH?
3. Contrary to younger artists, creative people over 40 tend to face social exclusion: Most projects and initiatives are aimed at, and run by, younger people. Uni is over, and collaborations are usually with people a good deal younger, who may have different topics they are interested in. Artists over 40 often need to hold down unrelated day jobs to make ends meet, and restricted financial means and lacking time are further hurdles in living their creativity.
look at a video clip on www.reluctant-raconteurs.blogspot.com
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Posted by bob on 2/10/2007 14:12:52 ( 279 reads)
At long last Shaping Systems have finished a short film about the Crowdmapping project which took place in Manchester city centre in July, promoted by Urbis.
The film is viewable now on U-Tube. See it by using this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUryRU15qTc
Look out also for Shaping Systems' next project, Cloudzapping, which will happen in November.
More details to follow.
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