between twiceness and thriceness: a conversation on collaborative making

For CAMP’s Online Talks Series, Shelley Hodgson and I will present a performative conversation that examines our work together over the past two years. Resulting in a performance, a radio show and a public conversation, our collaboration has generated material, raised questions, and prompted reflection.

In our zoom conversation for CAMP, from two locations, Shelley and I will focus on questions of collaboration. Talking about how we have found a way to work together, how we make work that is jointly developed. Discussing how we use strategies of scores, timing, and our different skills, to make work that feels properly collaborative. A lot of this depends on trust, on communication, and on being OK with things that don’t ‘work’. We will use flash cards, some recorded sound, a dictaphone, and there will be sonic interruptions and obscure gestures.

The event will be accessible live online on Tuesday 8th April 2025 at 1830hrs via the CAMP Mighty Network.

thriceness for The Convivial on 6th February

‘What shall we call it?’ for First Spark

‘twiceness’ at SOAK Live Art

Shelley Hodgson and I performed ‘twiceness’ as part of a very full programme for SOAK Live Art at Leadworks, Plymouth on Thursday 25th July. There was a large and enthusiastic audience, and the other performers included Sam Richards, Cristina Varga, Charlie Cornforth and others. Shelley and I will now put ‘twiceness’ to one side as we consider what we want to do next; though one plan is to make a radio version of the piece.

Thanks to Kerry Priest and Sarah Blissett for organising the event. Photos by Natalie Raven.

workshop at Live Art Ireland

In the week of June 10th, I will lead a two-day workshop for Live Art Ireland. Participants will be in residence at Milford House, and will have spent the previous week working with Marilyn Arsem. We will work with ideas of trace, score, notation and mapping to look at how performance endures or is lost, what we hold onto, and what can be passed on or let go. Using drawing, actions, sharing and witnessing, we will make a body of performance writing.

Considering Time in Performance, Saturday 15th June, 12.00 to 21.00hrs.

There will be a sharing and showing of work by participants at Live Art Ireland on Saturday 15th June. The artist participants are: Ann Conmy, Carlos Tejo, Georgia Lale, Alisa Alho, Marianne Marcote, Natalie Rise, Nicole Panneton, Rob La Frenais, Silke Michels, and Deej Fabyc.

Tickets are available on a Pay What You Choose basis via Eventbrite HERE