Summer 2011 Volume 23 Issue 02 totaltheatre.org.uk DRIFT AWAY TO BRAZIL WITH ZECORA URA KEEP TAKING THE PILLS, buT LOOK OUT FOR THE SIDE EFFECTS WITH DANTE OR DIE DRAWN TO PERFORM – WE TAKE A LIFE-DRAWING CLASS WITH SuE MACLAINE FAIRY TALES AND FILMS – THE WORKS OF KNEEHIGH THEATRE FROM TATTOOING TO IMAGINED ARCHITECTURE AT FIERCE! ORCHESTRATING THE ENSEMBLE – YAEL KARAVAN IN THE SPOTLIGHT PLUS: RYOJI IkEDA AND DIAMANDA GALAS AT SPILL, BENJI REID, ROBERT LEPAGE, AND LAKES ALIVE www.lispa.co.uk Phone: +44 (0)20 8215 3390 London International School Fax: +44 (0)20 8215 3392 of Performing Arts Email: [email protected] “Our aim is to foster a never ending curiosity in life as it is, a strong vision of life as it could be, and a fully alive body with which to express creative visions.” Thomas Prattki, Founder and Director of LISPA Creating Theatre and Performance Full-time two-year postgraduate level training in Devised Theatre Short courses for Professional Development Weekend Workshops Summer Intensives For more information on course contents and fees visit www.lispa.co.uk www.lispa.co.uk Phone: +44 (0)20 8215 3390 London International School Fax: +44 (0)20 8215 3392 of Performing Arts Email: [email protected] “Our aim is to foster a never ending curiosity in life as it is, a strong vision of life as it could be, and a fully alive body with which to express creative visions.” Thomas Prattki, Founder and Director of LISPA Creating Theatre and Performance Full-time two-year postgraduate level training in Devised Theatre Short courses for Professional Development Weekend Workshops Summer Intensives For more information on course contents and fees visit www.lispa.co.uk TO ADVERTISE IN TOTAL THEATRE MAGAZINE, CONTACT CHRISTIAN FRANCIS ON [email protected] PLEASE VISIT www.totaltheatre.org.uk/magazine FOR CURRENT RATES FOR DISPLAY ADS AND INSERTS TOTAL TOTAL THEATRE MAGAZINE THEATRE TOTAL THEATRE MAGAZINE Editor Volume 23 Issue 02 Summer 2011 Dorothy Max Prior MAGAZINE [email protected] With summer comes the street arts season. The announcement of the new Arts Council National Deputy Editor Portfolio, reported on in this edition, demonstrates that outdoor performance in public spaces is John Ellingsworth being taken reasonably seriously these days, with a number of key companies and projects coming [email protected] Summer 2011 Volume 23 SummerVolume Issue 2011 02 onto the portfolio. Reviews Editor It’s good to see established artists and initiatives receiving support, but an ongoing question for the Beccy Smith street arts sector is: how do we train the next generation of artists? For most of the current high- [email protected] profile names are, for the most part, self-taught, ‘growing up in public’ being the rule of thumb. Editorial Assistant (internship) But for better or worse, this DIY ethos has been slowly shifting and regular readers will have Lalitha Sundaram noticed that we have been reporting on training and professional development opportunities for street artists over recent years. So we are pleased to be publishing a reflection on the Lakes Alive Editorial Forum professional development initiative, the Mintfest International Summer School for Street Arts, now Robert Ayers entering its second year as part of Mintfest, Kendal’s festival of street arts. Pippa Bailey Richard Cuming News of these sorts of opportunities, where relative newcomers work alongside experienced artists, Anthony Dean is always welcome. It’s also good to note that this country’s first BA in Street Arts, at University Laura Eades of Winchester, is now firmly established, and to learn of the university’s support in setting up the Miriam King Emerge showcase for budding street artists, which is linked to the very well established Hat Fair Alexander Roberts (which claims, probably rightly, to be the UK’s first street arts festival). Charlotte Smith Edward Taylor Some might argue that it is vocational, rather than academic, training that is needed, but at Mischa Twitchin the better university performing arts departments, the development and support of sound self- Cassie Werber motivated and dedicated personal artistic training is at the heart of the education. For no matter Tom Wilson what your chosen artform or mode of practice, to truly develop and grow as an artist you need Lisa Wolfe tenacity – and an awareness that inspiration may be important but daily practice is equally so. Advertising & Yet theatre is by nature a collaborative form: how best to train and develop as a theatre-maker? And Subscriptions Manager if you are not a newcomer, how best to challenge yourself in your practice, and find new ways of Christian Francis working? [email protected] [email protected] The DRIFT International project is an artists’ residency programme that moves from country to country, providing an opportunity for those working in theatre or performance to refuel and Design recharge, and to explore new ways of working and new collaborations. In this issue we bring you a Studio Tonne reflection on one particular DRIFT which took place in Brazil earlier this year. [email protected] Elsewhere in the magazine, you’ll find our usual eclectic mix of artist diaries and reflections on Printing contemporary practice – including a feature by Terry O’Donovan of dANTE OR dIE, and the Andus latest candidate for our Voices feature, Yael Karavan. [email protected] Another of our regular slots, The Works, focuses on Cornwall’s finest, Kneehigh, and our Being Published by: There show, viewed from three different angles, is Sue MacLaine’s Still Life: An Audience with University of Winchester in association Henrietta Moraes, seen at the Brighton Festival Fringe. with Total Theatre Our Reviews pages include work seen across the country, from The Mill in Bradford to Lepage in Total Theatre Magazine London and Benji Reid in Lancaster. There are also reports from SPILL Festival of Performance at University of Winchester the Barbican, Fierce! in Birmingham and the Coming Up event for emerging artists. Faculty of Arts Winchester SO22 4NR As always, comments on this issue and suggestions for future editions welcome. Dorothy Max Prior Editor [email protected] © Total Theatre Magazine All rights reserved. ISSN 0960-6106. 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