A celebration of the European cabaret tradition, citing the works of Piaf, Dietrich and others. Inspired by the Ute Lemper documentary 'In Search of Cabaret'.
Charting a PhD research course which explores the aesthetics of Self and Other, through a non-binary and ambiguous lens. Performance, comics, video and other media engage with reactions to anti-orthodox imagery and identity. Sex, art and being collide here to challenge and critique the persistence of 'normativity' through transgression, subversion, satire and more.
Running the Race: Approaches to the Viva
Finding time for a rare post hereabouts whilst taking a break from thinking about the practice-based research, and what may be getting pres...
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Long time no post: much writing and rewriting of the thesis, and production of practical works (and performances) have held me back from po...
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Note: Having resisted (upon supervisor request) the usual impulse to write at length about recent artworks created for this project, what fo...
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Sometimes, simply reading an essay or text can provoke an entire essay of thoughts and observations in response - and during the weekend...
