Blog – by Sammy Weaver, Julian Trust Night Shelter ‘The Julian Trust Night Shelter has two entrances, one for volunteers and one for the people that go there for hot food, tea and a bed for the night. Soon after the overnight sleepers had left through one door, I was knocking on the volunteers’ door to start… Continue reading Sammy Weaver ‘Hidden City Writer in Residence’ – Blog & Performance Text
Category: Process
John Yates ‘Hidden City Writer in Residence’ – Blog & Performance Text
Blog – by John Yates, Elsie Briggs House ‘I live in Marlborough but over the years I’ve become more and more attracted to Bristol. The city has so much going on in the arts. Pleased to be appointed Hidden City writer-in-residence for Elsie Briggs House on Doors Open Day. In Stokes Croft on the previous day for… Continue reading John Yates ‘Hidden City Writer in Residence’ – Blog & Performance Text
Samuel Edward Taylor ‘Hidden City Writer in Residence’ – Blog & Performance Text
Blog – by Samuel Edward Taylor, The Underfall Boatyard The UnderFall Yard has an exceptionally interesting history but I’m not going to embarrass myself (or the wonderful people who work there) with a series of inevitable inaccuracies, so for a comprehensive understanding of it’s history check out underfallboatyard.co.uk or alternatively contact Nicola Dyer (Project Manager) or Sarah Murray… Continue reading Samuel Edward Taylor ‘Hidden City Writer in Residence’ – Blog & Performance Text
Tool Kit
Welcome to the Engine House Tool Kit – an array of instruments for your virtual artist’s utility belt as you grapple with the forces of inter-disciplinary work. New tools will be added quarterly as part of the practical outcome from David’s Digest, so let us know what you think: and if you have tools to… Continue reading Tool Kit
Tool Kit
Welcome to the Engine House Tool Kit – an array of instruments for your virtual artist’s utility belt as you grapple with the forces of inter-disciplinary work. New tools will be added quarterly as part of the practical outcome from David’s Digest, so let us know what you think: and if you have tools to… Continue reading Tool Kit
David’s Digest #3
Welcome Back! Thanks for visiting the Viewing Chamber again and welcome to the third digest from The Engine House, Part Exchange Co’s vibrant research and development project exploring site-specific, interdisciplinary theatre with writers at its heart. The Viewing Chamber is your window on the artists working across the seed ideas of The Engine House: a… Continue reading David’s Digest #3
Melting Pot Session March
Sam Halmarack, Sam Edward Taylor, Katherine Mitchell, Suzie Dzialdowski, David Lane and Rachel Aspinwall share objects that illustrate their processes. David Lane Rubber band Constant- fixed- flexible Defined initial idea, metaphor, place Risks can be taken but always goes back to a concrete theme Changes when it combines and connects with others Plastic adaptable Sam… Continue reading Melting Pot Session March
Hidden City Writers in Residence
Hidden City Writers in residence is live writing in response to a site, its resonances, histories, stories, visitors and spaces. We have brought eight talented city and near region writers together with eight fascinating city buildings opening their doors on Doors Open Day and given them free reign to take inspiration from the buildings’ past, present… Continue reading Hidden City Writers in Residence
Melting Pot Session April
The old Bath Houses on Jacob Wells Road in Bristol are an imposing sight, and hide within their walls (and beneath their floors!) a wealth of history, secrets and transformations from its eclectic history of use. We spent the day there with writer Bea Roberts, musician/performer George Williams, director Nik Partridge and performer Lucy Tuck… Continue reading Melting Pot Session April
Earthed: The Trees’ Tale
Earthed: The Trees’ Tale is a giant piece of green storytelling by Part Exchange Co and a project that has grown over nearly two years via collaboration with communities, visual artists, land artists, a sound designer, director, writer, numerous schools, community members, historians, archivists, environmentalists, geologists and many more. It’s for anybody who’s ever… Continue reading Earthed: The Trees’ Tale