Creativity, Arts and Older People
A blog by David Slater
For the last few days, I have been trying (and failing) to write about the process of co-creation. In a recent blog François Matarasso sets out to explore the different ways in which artists work alongside, and with, participants. He talks about three degrees of relationship citing Entelechy’s recent work 'Bed' as an example where… Continue reading Making it up together
‘If we had a keen vision and feeling of all ordinary human life, it would be like hearing the grass grow and the squirrel’s heart beat, and we should die of that roar which lies on the other side of silence.’ George Elliot I exit the conference and walk out into the warm sunlit… Continue reading On taking care
Last weekend members of Entelechy's elders performing company performed their nomadic street performance work BED on the streets of Brighton and Hove as part of the 2016 Brighton Festival. The work was commissioned by Without Walls, Brighton Festival and Winchester Hat Fair. Saturday morning. George Street, Hove. Scratch beneath the surface and it’s there. Most… Continue reading Scratch beneath the surface
BED is a nomadic street event performed by older members of Entelechy. The work has been commissioned by Without Walls, Brighton Festival and Winchester Hat Fair. The performance has been co-created by members of the performing company and is one of the new generation of work nourished by Entelechy’s collaborative venture with the Albany… Continue reading BED
‘Sometimes you’ve got to take risks for the unknown. You don’t know what you are going into but you’ve got to take that risk.’ - Gwen Sewell, Entelechy Elders Company It’s lunchtime on Wednesday afternoon. A teenager stands in the foyer of the theatre with her two friends. They are in school uniform. Collectively they… Continue reading BED
Creativity, Arts and Older People 