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Expectation, and how to handle it when your expectations do not meet with those running the show. What happens when something is 'wrong' on the grounds of artistic code and expectation. How far should you be willing to bend or should you bend at all? Published Tuesday, 6 December, 2011 at 08:24
'A camel is a horse designed by a committee' A committee of artists is equally as difficult as any committee; more so in fact because we are all trying so hard to balance our general career that lobbying is just another thing on the to do list. Published Wednesday, 5 October, 2011 at 10:41
Funding systems are not for artists! I am not a martyr to the cause and would never make out that I am hard done by in terms of support but of late I have been snowed under filling out funding grants for next year and am... Published Tuesday, 20 September, 2011 at 01:43
WHAT DO YOU SEE?? A little research and development amongst other things! Published Wednesday, 24 August, 2011 at 12:31
Got to have a sob story?? I have been off the radar for so long it's quite remarkable yet I am quite pleased as the entire time has been spent dancing amongst one of the most diverse casts I have ever experienced. Talk about learning from... Published Monday, 25 July, 2011 at 08:22
"You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." - Buckminster Fuller I love this notion, all great innovators (not necessarily consciously) have taken this on board. However, when consciously trying to tackle an existing reality it is not always that easy. If logic steps into the process you can find... Published Thursday, 23 June, 2011 at 07:56
How do you teach a plie??? Therefore, does it take a very special type of teacher to teach a novice? I know, as I'm sure we all do, many wonderful dancer who are rubbish teachers for many reasons. I utterly disagree with the phrase 'If you can't, TEACH' and think more 'If you can't teach, don't teach' as for some it is sharing of knowledge that drives them. Published Tuesday, 24 May, 2011 at 06:43
Lost for words I feel as if I should write something spectacular. I have spent the past month analysing my methods as a choreographer and creating work, my body was the fittest it had been in a long time. My mind was creatively... Published Wednesday, 20 April, 2011 at 05:44
Fat Cats On Caviar? In a recent email I was sent details of the pay grades of certain Creative Scotland directors. I have done no research to see if this is true however I don't have any reason to believe an artist would sit... Published Wednesday, 9 March, 2011 at 02:12
Neuroesthetics: Please no???? Creative practice will naturally become obsolete as other practitioners can work faster and as a result at less cost Published Thursday, 10 February, 2011 at 10:43
Social Networking: Destroying the human moment, destroying art? I was fortunate to meet at least ten people over Christmas who did not have a social networking ID of any kind. More so, I managed to meet at least five people to whom I had to explain in the... Published Wednesday, 26 January, 2011 at 11:53
Just how I feel I am confused when people do not see the emotivity of movement. Pure dance, yes, it can just be flowing gymnastics and shapes but real movement speaks above everything. As anyone goes through a period of trauma their body speaks... Published Sunday, 19 December, 2010 at 01:19
I don't really know what I'm trying to say but I've had a revelation! Apologies Article 19ers, I feel as if I have been AWOL forever. PC World were going to quickly repair my laptop but in fact hijacked it then held it hostage at their depot using snow as their barricade. The snow... Published Friday, 10 December, 2010 at 12:12
Slow I love to revisit my parents as village life is very different from ciy life. It is now almost 1.00pm and after having got up at 9.00am I have not stopped but on paper have acheived nothing. For once, I... Published Saturday, 23 October, 2010 at 12:27
Sex, Drag and Male Roles What is the purpose of arts analysis and has it offered any true benefit to wider society? Published Sunday, 3 October, 2010 at 09:09
Finding your own language Concepts are wonderful. They are, for me, what makes dance more than just pretty shapes and fluid gymnastics. Thus, they can bring art to action and actions to art. On several occasions over the past two weeks in Vienna I... Published Wednesday, 11 August, 2010 at 04:00
Holland is fascinating... in both positive and negative ways! My hair is glad to be freed from straightening devices and my skin is pleased to be getting (a little) vitamin D. My imagination is constantly being tested by architecture, sculpture, people watching and gesture. People, even when I try... Published Thursday, 29 July, 2010 at 08:34
Signing off but hopefully not for long.. As I write this I am surrounded by various piles of paperwork that require completion, an empty suitcase that needs filling, a phone that won't stop with people wanting to say ta ta for now and a tummy full of... Published Sunday, 11 July, 2010 at 12:08
It never rains but it absolutely lashes down and then someone drives up beside you, splashing you with a puddle! I think the work I am creating right now is cursed! It may sound a little bit woe is me but seriously, ask the dancers. I have enjoyed every second of the research process and embraced the challenge but why... Published Sunday, 27 June, 2010 at 12:07
Enough of the World Cup already Perhaps we could start a National Dance League? Published Saturday, 12 June, 2010 at 10:43
So much information, so little knowledge. Responses to Editorials 13th May and 17th March Published Saturday, 15 May, 2010 at 02:27
Hung Parlaiment, hang the lot of them! What happens now? The parties will resort to backroom deal-making to decide how the country will be run. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/election/article-1274068/UK-ELECTION-RESULTS-2010-Cameron-demands-Brown-vacates-No-10-polls-point-hung-parliament.html#ixzz0nEDNRTqI Is it any wonder the arts sector stands no chance when this is the system our so called country has in... Published Friday, 7 May, 2010 at 08:54
Variety is the spice of life! What an amazing couple of weeks (and it's not over yet!). I just can't beleive how different two projects can be. Lasy week I was dancing in residency with Abby Warrilow at Dancebase and entered a week of body ache... Published Wednesday, 21 April, 2010 at 07:49
There will never be a right answer or system. During a chat with Morag Deyes last week she reflected that being a choreographer was not like being a plumber in that you never really know the trade or know the means in which to resolve every niggle. And although... Published Sunday, 11 April, 2010 at 09:54
Don't climb the fence, go under it! I was simply gutted and always will be when the basic human instinct of self preservation kicks in but it always will and I need to accept this. Published Thursday, 18 March, 2010 at 09:47
Sometimes you're just stuck... Today I woke up full of promise with a to do list as long as my arm and every will in the world of acheiving these things. Off to work I strolled and upon my return I have no desire... Published Saturday, 6 March, 2010 at 03:28
A positively wonderful end to the month. Why oh why can't it all be like this??? Published Monday, 1 March, 2010 at 09:11
The Ten Commandments As the Foundation for Community Dance present a series of Dance and Ethics events to explore professional codes of conduct within community dance I have began to wonder what my code of conduct really is. Every individual believes that they... Published Sunday, 14 February, 2010 at 01:41
How do you become the one that is noticed? How do you become the person that is in the right place at the right time? Answers on a postcard please. Published Monday, 1 February, 2010 at 11:11
How do you measure success? I am not saying that dancers should lower their aspirations but I am simply saying that dancers need to broaden their scale of success Published Sunday, 17 January, 2010 at 12:55
Why do we find it so hard to discuss? 'people actually have to point out the lack of discussion and debate in our current dancers world?' Published Saturday, 9 January, 2010 at 02:39
2010 The year dance kicks off in Scotland??? I simply don't want to feel so upset every August as the Edinburgh Festival draws to a close and I have to struggle to find dance opportunities that fit in around a lifestyle sadly dictated by having to pay the rent Published Saturday, 2 January, 2010 at 10:48
Decisions, decisions..... Teaching, dancing, choreographing...not enough time in the day! Published Sunday, 15 November, 2009 at 07:41
The Buzz of Edinburgh November is bringing many exciting things to Edinburgh in the world of dance... in particular in the world of emerging artists (HURRAY!!!). Published Wednesday, 28 October, 2009 at 11:12
When is money a bad thing? One of the flaws of introducing money to the arts world is that it breeds greedy competition. Published Sunday, 27 September, 2009 at 03:44
Scottish Dance Theatre 'A Visitation' A must see. Published Saturday, 29 August, 2009 at 08:12
Two Very Different Ways To Spend An Hour To the avid dance audience an hour long work is an exciting yet daunting concept. To your everyday man in the street and hour long dance piece sounds just plain crazy; what can you do for an hour to keep me awake? Gilmore productions and 2FaCeD DaNcE Company offer two very different hour long experiences. Published Saturday, 29 August, 2009 at 03:30
Michael Clark NEW WORK Edinburgh Playhouse 28.08 - 31.08 Michael Clark returns to Edinburgh from Friday 28th - Monday 31st August with Thank U Ma'am and I could not be more excited. Published Sunday, 23 August, 2009 at 02:52
Hats off to Dancebase On my one night off this week I was able to catch four shows for a bargain price of £20 Published Monday, 17 August, 2009 at 10:30
Unfunded; unworthy? Another sad and stressful day in the world of being unfunded. Published Thursday, 13 August, 2009 at 07:11
Speechless It's a horrible feeling when you have the facility to write something and you know exactly how you feel but have no idea of how to vocalise it. This is my exact response to the closing performance of the dance... Published Saturday, 1 August, 2009 at 04:20
Looking for a circle. It is a sad day when a business banking advert carries a message so prominent in my own life. Published Saturday, 25 July, 2009 at 11:15
Is it any wonder dancers get a bad reputation.... Since when did it become okay to let people down with less than 24 hours notice? Published Friday, 24 July, 2009 at 10:55