Archive for July, 2008

Sensuous Knowledge Conference

on July 14, 2008

[ September 24, 2008 to September 27, 2008. ] Together with Bart van Rosmalen, I will be presenting a paper at this conference, based on our work on improvisation and conversation. The focus will be on aspects of “quality” in this research. We want to use the opportunity to deepen our own work, and particularly to engage with practitioners from the world of visual […]


Improvisation live lab

on July 14, 2008

[ September 9, 2008 to September 11, 2008. ] “Improvisation opens the senses.” - Healthcare professional

For three days in September I spent time with a group of actors, musicians, music therapists and health care workers, exploring the potential for collaborating through improvisation. We explored three particular themes: beginnings and engagement, listening, and touch. This is not the kind of thing that I have done […]


Mentoring development workshops

on July 14, 2008

[ July 15, 2008; July 28, 2008; September 17, 2008; ] These workshops are for staff at the Guildhall School who will be leading mentoring circles of first year undergraduate music students as part of a new compulsory course: Performance Matters. They are part of a development programme which will run through the academic year 08/09, bringing the staff group of mentors together to build mentoring […]