THEATRE/CULTURE/POLITICS/LIFE

A project about freedom of speech, censorship and Islam from Lloyd Nelson and physical theatre company DV8.

The latest from Company of Angels.

"If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original." -Ken Robinson

Dom Coyote music: good stuff.

"Avant-garde" Polish theatre at its best.

Aurora Orchestra - "re-inventing the orchestral concert for an era in which the boundaries of musical style and artistic disciplines have become ever more porous."

(Hand courtesy of Theatre Director: Caitlin McLeod (3/ MAY/ 2012 10:34 GMT)

Jonsi and 59 Productions: "a cross between a film, an art installation, a theatre performance, and a live gig."

How do developments in media technology affect the way we tell stories?

This is an amazing resource for artists/companies looking for funding and opportunities to produce new work in Europe.

The opening scene of Hungarian filmmaker Bela Tarr's Harmonies Werkmeister is a masterpiece, where cinema meets theatre in an eight-minute tracking shot inside a bar. And it's an incredible on-screen monologue. The script is an adaptation of the novel The Melancholy of Resistance by Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai.

French theatre maker Philippe Genty is an extraordinary and visionary artist that creates mesmerizing and dream-like shows with his company. In this old video, where he acts as a puppeteer, you get a glimpse at the craft, intelligence and sensibility of his work.

The artist Banksy, on advertising.

'We Are Poets' intimately follows six young poets over the course of one very special year, as they are chosen to represent the UK at Brave New Voices, the most prestigious poetry slam competition in the USA. From their inner city lives to a stage in front of the White House in Washington DC, the poets must prepare for a transformational journey of a lifetime. Cinematic, honest and deeply personal, 'We Are Poets' is a testament to the power of creativity, community and the dynamism of young people. Anyone tempted to dismiss today's youth as politically apathetic better pay heed: here is electrifying evidence to the contrary. http://www.wearepoets.co.uk/ http://www.leedsyoungauthors.org.uk/ http://www.bravenewvoices.org/

My hero, my friend, my mentor.