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LATEST ARTICLES ( 33 )

• Spreading the Love: Pop-Up Cinema Dates - Coming Soon!

  

  How often do you go to the beach, the pool, or the tram stop and think ‘Gee, this place would ROCK if only I could snuggle in bed, eat candy, and watch arty... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2012 THEATRE & OPERA

• When Performances of Pain Re-Traumatise

  

  Performances that deal with traumatic issues may re-traumatise spectators. When these performances of pain are presented to those who have lived experiences tha... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Sontag and Representations of Suffering

  

  Perhaps it is not eliminating pain or trauma or acts of gross violation that would make the world beautiful. Perhaps it is that beauty and hope can exist in... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2012 CULTURE

• Want to See Spreading the Love Films?

  

  If you want to see last years films look to your right and scroll down to the heading 'Spreading the Love Films'. Each film is documented here - simply click... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2011 THEATRE & OPERA

• Spreading the Love Press

  

  Here's an article about Spreading the Love: The Bed Tour when we went to Goolwa for the Alexandrina CouncilAnd here's us in Finger magazine, talking about The... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Spreading the Love: The Bed Tour Has Begun!

  

  The bed has begun it's tour!Wanna jump on?? Come and jump in my bed and be part of short films exploring how diverse rAdelaideans LOVE. Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• This is My Girlfriend on the Radio

  

  Here's my girlfriend talking about the Feast Festival this year. Plenty of thought-provoking shows, wild parties, and great times in the middle of the city! Joi... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2011 CULTURE

• Letting It All Out: Performance as Catharsis

  Theories of catharsis offer ways to examine how performance considers and influences the emotions of spectators. Aristotle developed the concept of catharsis... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Is Catharsis a Lot of Crying?

  

  I am writing about catharsis and crying so much I have to turn the radio off. You know that song 'She Cries'? (I will find the link and put it up). Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2011 SOCIETY

• What is Theatre for Development?

  

  Applied theatre is used in the field of development through a group of practices often referred to as theatre for development. These performances frequently wor... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Intro to Applied Theatre

  

  Applied theatre is an umbrella term for a group of performance practices in which artists work with individuals and communities to foster social change. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Performance as a Ritual

  

  In order to look for potentials for performance to prevent rape, I examine 2 broad types of theatre - the first is applied theatre, or what is sometimes called... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Dramatherapy

  

  may be relvant in an exploration of rape prevention in that it works towards analysis and transformation of the self. Dramatherapy is a technique that weaves... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Theatre for Development

  In asking how performance may prevent rape, I bring together divergently different methods of performance. Specifically, I aim to bring together techniques and... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Theatre of the Oppressed

  

  In my first foray into community arts in 1991 I attempted a method called Theatre of the Oppressed, with a show entitled innabody. In this show I worked with 7... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Headphone/Verbatim Theatre

  

  I attended a headphone/verbatim theatre workshop and presentation with Roslyn Oades on Friday. The workshop was presented by Vitalstatistix Theatre, and used... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Chat Room at the Feast Festival

  

  And we have come full circle.Chat room on its Feast Festival Spreading the Love tour has come to an end.I have learnt so much about love. So many people have... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2010 SELF EXPRESSION

• Chat Room in Goodwood

  

  Aren't the kids gorgeous in Goodwood? I met a diverse crowd at the Goodwood markets, from Breadman to a man with a crocodile and a tawny mouth frog. Chat Room... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2010 SELF EXPRESSION

• Chat Room in Marion

  

  Yes, Chat Room has also been to Marion! Jen and I set my bed up in the Marion Cultural Centre and ate cupcakes with some insightful people. Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2010 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Chat Room in Norwood

  

  Check out Chat Room on its Spreading the LOVE tour in Norwood. Click here to watch Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2010 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA