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Tag: durham

Hull is full of surprises – thank you for your welcome

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted April 14, 2017•0 Comment(s)

There is art in every moment of our lives if we just remember to open up and welcome it in.   This morning my colleague Jacqui and I hopped in another Hull taxi and, as I have each journey, I asked…

Tags: colchester institute, durham, hull, NSDF, poor michelle theatre company, UEA
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Students tackling big issues with power and skill

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted April 11, 2017•0 Comment(s)

So I left you, dear reader, with my first impressions of Iconoclasts, Say It Loud, and Hull Tory Taxi Drivers. So here is instalment two when I look at agoraphobia, trans/cis gender, alcoholism, pelicans, self harm, mosaics, and anorexia –…

Tags: durham, hull, Lancaster, leyton, NSDF, refugees
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Art is International & in the hands of the next generation

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted February 13, 2017•0 Comment(s)

This week, apart from my sense of play, I have been struck by the joy of international collaboration. At a time when politicians may be talking about narrowing their focus to the local and the immediate, the chosen ones and…

Tags: durham, international, National Student Drama Festival, student drama
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Hope and Despair

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted November 12, 2016•2 Comment(s)

Hope and Despair flowed this week, and we have reminders of other global game-changers with the anniversary of Kristallnacht (despair), the Fall of the Berlin Wall (hope), Armistace Day (hope after despair), and even a reflection on our trans-atlantic differences…

Tags: authentic artists, durham, jill patterson, Kath Burlinson
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