It is easy enough to trigger a storm on Twitter, but some stories create a hurricane. ‘Who Is The Bad Art Friend?’, a New York Times Article by Robert Kolker, was one such story and has whipped up a slew of newspaper articles, Twitter threads, and memes ever since. Centred around the court case of Dawn Dorland […]
A session exploring what trauma is, its relationship to creativity and strategies to develop a trauma-informed workshop practice. NB: This workshop will be from 2-4pm in MMU's Arts and Humanities Building, Manchester. What is trauma? What is PTSD? Why does it matter for workshop/arts facilitators? When difficult memories or subjects arise, what practical approaches or […]
LEEDS - VENUE TBC WHAT IF WE DIDN'T START WITH WORDS? - EMMA ADAMS I’ve been thinking about staging and the power of set design. Why is it that writers don’t often get to work with set designers early in a development process? What does thinking about image rather than words unlock for storytellers / […]