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Over-intellectualising

Rachel 14.09.2017 Access, Art, Audience development, Communications, Education, Engagement, Museums, Reviews 0

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I loved the Fundação de Serralves in Porto on a visit this summer. A variety of contrasting exhibitions, beautifully-lit spaces, peaceful with just...

Museum Heaven

Rachel 12.09.2017 Digital, Museums, Reviews 0

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I thought I'd died and gone to heaven earlier this summer, when visiting Burgos in northern Spain. Their excellent new (well, since I...

Dismayed and confused

Rachel 07.02.2015 Evaluation, Marketing, Reviews 0

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Many interesting questions were promised at yesterday’s 2-hour symposium from Creativeworks London, ‘More than Accessible*: Theatre and Performance in the Age of the Spectator’....

BP Portrait Award 2013

Rachel 21.06.2013 Art, Artists, Reviews 0

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Just back from the press view of this year's BP Portrait Award exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. All the artists and a good many of...

Participatory Arts 2

Rachel 26.10.2012 Audience development, Co-creation, Engagement, Participation, Reviews 0

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Following my thoughts on the philosophy and values behind participatory arts (see the blog Participatory Arts 1, here are a few performances I’ve seen recently...

Unlimited fun

Rachel 31.08.2012 Reviews 0

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Oops, my head was elsewhere. I went down to the National Theatre late on a cold evening, excited to be seeing Mind The...

Be the audience

Rachel 10.07.2012 Audiences, Dance, Music, Opera, Reviews 0

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You’ve got to be there. That’s the thought that rooted me as I left the production of Dr Dee at ENO last Friday – while...

Discoveries

Rachel 04.05.2012 Digital, Music, Reviews, Theatre 0

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The Brodsky Quartet gave a lively weekend of Shostakovich quartets last weekend at Kings Place. I could only make the first concert on the Friday evening...

Hit and miss

Rachel 02.04.2012 Art, Dance, Reviews, Theatre 0

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I’ve been left feeling underwhelmed by some theoretically big-ticket outings recently. Take ‘The Most Incredible Thing’ at Sadler’s Wells last Friday. Pet Shop Boys +...

Aurora Orchestra playing at the Roundhouse, 2012

Sweet wrappers

Rachel 12.03.2012 Audience development, Audiences, Music, Orchestras, Reviews, Theatre, Young people 0

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At Aurora Orchestra’s ‘Love Song for the City last month at the Roundhouse, I’d been attracted by the idea of a concert programmed around...

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