Behind the scenes with Ailís Ní Ríain
Behind the scenes at rehearsals for Ailis Ni Riain’s work-in-progress
Behind the scenes at rehearsals for Ailis Ni Riain’s work-in-progress
For artists, the opportunity to test new work whilst it’s still in development is invaluable. It gives them space to explore and enables them to take risks, try out different ideas and get feedback from audiences which will shape the development of their work. As the audience, it gives you a chance to see the…
Open Call artist Timothy Cape gives an insight into his new project, which will be presented as a work-in-progress event at the Winter Festival. I want to create a performance piece based on personal reflections on the value of work from across the economic spectrum of Tower Hamlets. The material for the piece will be…
Open Call artist Jackie Walduck talks about her work The Migration Game. Drawing on practices of immersive theatre and computer gaming, The Migration Game places its audience as migrants to London. To progress to successive scenes in different spaces, they must solve puzzles and clues which are embedded within the music itself. The goal is to find…
We’re all familiar with evidence that indicates the significance of play in children’s development – it’s recorded in policy papers, discussed in the media and even enshrined in Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. But what about the rest of us? “Grown-ups” are increasingly appreciating the importance of including…