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4 November 2015
Get gold with Festivals - a blog by Emrys
The team have covered numerous festivals which have all ranged in shape and style so much that what 'defines a festival' cannot be anything material. For me I think it must be about the passion and shared values of the audience & creators.
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4 November 2015
Get Gold by being Inspired - a blog by Emrys
I'm doing something unusual right now, creating a short blog post direct to Arts Award Voice. I've just been spurred straight in to action
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4 November 2015
Get gold at Halloween - a blog by Emrys
Halloween to me always seems like a great opportunity for interactive arts And creating daring work. My background is Theatre and the concept of Theatre of the Oppressed excites me. Direct audience engagement and creating something that not only wows audiences but brings them in as participants too.
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4 November 2015
Get Gold with Politics - a blog by Emrys
Polictics is key to life. Our democratic system is the cornerstone of our society. And arts are a foundation upon which to build. You should embrace politics, and make of it what you will.
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2 November 2015
Music and Me - a love letter
Me and music go back a long, long way. But recently...let's just say things are a bit complicated. Here's what happened:
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31 October 2015
Can technology increase the political participation of 18-24 year olds in the United Kingdom? - An extract
A summary of my dissertation, submitted the month before the General Election
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28 October 2015
NAYT Raising The Game 2015
Raising The Game, an NAYT (National Association of Youth Theatres) event packed with workshops and opportunities for youth theatre groups to join and learn more.
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28 October 2015
I can do both! Is the multi-skilled artist a good thing?
With a specific focus on the backstage theatre industry, is being a multi-skilled practitioner a help or a hindrance within the industry today? Can someone market themselves as having skills in multiple departments? And how important is it for someone who has chosen to specialise to have a knowledge of other departments?
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21 October 2015
An open letter to photography
To my camera: I like it best when we are as one. My eye against yours.
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19 October 2015
Are wooden instruments potentially a biohazard?
The destruction of a musician's wooden instruments at the hands of US customs, on the grounds that they are agricultural products and thus pose a biological hazard to native species, poses a grave question to musicians the world over: is there any justification on which an instrument that forms a key part to someone's livelihood can be destroyed because of what it is made of?
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19 October 2015
Being an Apprentice – 1 Month later…
Just over one month after I joined Unit Twenty Three as an apprentice, and so far it's gone pretty well!
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13 October 2015
Why we need to bring the Lush ‘Go Naked’ advert back
Cosmetic company Lush's new adverts have been labelled pornographic and banned in Australia, but body positive campaigns like this are exactly what we need.
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12 October 2015
Get Gold with Arts Award's 10th Birthday
I'm taking a slightly new slant this month. Partly because I've been terrible over the summer and ashamedly got out of the habit of my regular blogging. But I hope that this blog becomes a useful resource for our exciting new Gold Hub - a dedicated collection of resources and support on Voice to help you complete your Gold Arts Award - so I'm going to improve the regularity.
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9 October 2015
An Open Letter To Modern Hip Hop
My opinion on the current state of Hip Hop today.
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8 October 2015
Case Study: Sally Trivett, Voice Community Coordinator and Silver Achiever
This month, we're celebrating Arts Award's 10th Birthday. We've called on the Arts Award Youth Network to discuss the impact that Arts Award has had on them. Today, it's our Voice Community Coordinator, Sally Trivett.
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2 October 2015
Raising the Game: National Association of Youth Theatre event
To Be or not To Be at NAYT... That is the question
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29 September 2015
Desi Rascals: The debate about how ‘desi’ it actually is
My family and I have been watching the acclaimed Sky Living, scripted reality series Desi Rascals.