FEATURED WORK
The Stolen Year
For Little Earthquake
Commissioned by Midlands Arts Centre as part of Celebrating Age"I'm telling you far more than my friends and family know about me..."
An immersive audio installation in which twelve older people told their moving and funny stories of living through the Covid pandemic — from moments of despair and panic, to the occasional illegal hook-up — celebrating the power of hope for the future and taking pleasure in small things.
MoonFest
For Little Earthquake
In partnership with Midlands Arts Centre and University of Birmingham"We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."
A nine-day cross-artform festival to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, timed to start the very second Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were launched into space five decades before.
Curator, Deviser, Dramaturg, Performer, Producer, Sound Designer & Composer, Writer, Programmer, Director, FacilitatorFeatured, Artist Development, Audio, Film & Digital, Education, Exhibitions & Installations, Festivals, In-Training Productions, Participation, Sector Support, Theatre, TrainingLittle Earthquake
Our only commandment: Thou Shalt Not Bore.
Little Earthquake makes interdisciplinary experiences for intergenerational audiences in Birmingham and beyond. Co-led with writer Philip Holyman and working in collaboration with participants, communities and other artists. Associate Theatre Company at Midlands Arts Centre.
PAST ADVENTURES
Nevertheless, We Persisted
For Midlands Arts Centre
"Equal rights for others doesn't mean less rights for you. It isn't pie."
An exhibition inspired by and featuring cards, letters and messages of support sent to Anderton Park Primary School in Birmingham from across the globe during protests around LGBTQ+ inclusive teaching.
Showcasing the gentle, eloquent force of the handwritten note as a powerful form of activism, the exhibition also explored 50 years of change and challenge in both legislation and social attitudes towards LGBTQ+ representation within education.
Culture Club
For Midlands Arts Centre as part of Celebrating Age
I co-led the strategy for Culture Club at Midlands Arts Centre, a Baring Foundation-funded meeting ground for participants aged 70+ to explore different art forms and create their own work.
In 2021 I made The Stolen Year with members of Culture Club; in 2019, the group collaborated with Denis Sözen to produce a panel for the Moon Museum tile for MoonFest.
DART: Developing Artists for Rural Touring
For Live & Local
Co-developing and leading the inaugural Developing Artists for Rural Touring initiative for Live & Local, supporting and mentoring ten artists and companies to connect with the UK's rural touring network.
East Meets West
An artist-led development programme for the Midlands theatre sector. Mobilising artists, companies, producers, programmers and venues from across the entire region, East Meets West reduced barriers and encouraged collaboration between and within the East and West Midlands, cementing the foundations of a more proactive, democratic and supportive community.
The Three-Week Window Festival
For Little Earthquake in collaboration with Tin Box
Commissioned by Point Blank and Make.Shift StudiosThree weeks. One window. Limitless possibilities. An interactive festival for Birmingham's busiest high street.
Every day for three weeks, a shop window was transformed by artists who presented an array of work designed to intrigue, attract and engage thousands of passers-by. The Festival featured theatre, dance, music, photography and visual art — and alongside the Birmingham contingent, our collaborators hailed from as far afield as Manchester, Lancaster, Sheffield… and even Brazil.
