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18 September 2015
So Here We Are at Hightide Festival
Luke Norris has created a script for So Here We Are that is so tightly packed with laughs, that the ending — despite its inevitability — can't help but rip your guts out.
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17 September 2015
Being an apprentice
Not going to lie – being an apprentice is hard, especially if you've only just started out. BUT, if you are determined and persistent like me, then you'll do just fine. I'm currently starting my Gold Arts Award with Unit Twenty Three as the Projects Assistant, and so far it's going pretty well. So I'm going to provide some information on what it's like to be a new apprentice. Don't worry, you'll be fine. Trust me!
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14 September 2015
Can young people fully understand the importance of arts in our current system?
Arts education is not effective in demonstrating the value of the arts to young people.
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14 September 2015
Minecraft as an art
Could the block style sandbox game stimulate creativity and allow children to easily create individual utopias?
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11 September 2015
Have art colleges lost their creativity?
With regimented marking criteria and a certain element of 'box ticking', do art colleges still offer creative freedom?
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11 September 2015
Random Acts Midlands First Blog
Hello and welcome to our first Random Acts Voicebox blog! In this space we hope to post all the latest updates about this brilliantly exciting new project along with clips and stills from the shoots as well as blogs from our young artists and filmmakers about the experience.
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10 September 2015
Creative Minds: exploring disability arts in the UK
I love DV8 physical theatre. My partner loathes them. Who is right?
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10 September 2015
2015 Apple iPhone launch liveblog
The annual Apple iPhone event happened last night, and @tominniss was livetweeting the whole thing. Read his coverage of the launch below.
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8 September 2015
Creativity for mind, body and soul
This month we're discussing the important role of creativity within education, and beyond. It's not just about getting a great career and scoring the top grades (although creativity can help with that too!) it's also about what it means to be human, and where 'home' is to you.
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3 September 2015
My issue with creative education
Issues with commitment and hard work may be more accurate...
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3 September 2015
School: a creative utopia
Imagine a world in which equality is universal. Not just between men and women, but between creatives and academics.
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1 September 2015
How Schools View Careers in the Arts
This is a topic that is very close to my heart and the opinions I have formed come mainly from my own experiences in attempting to gain acceptance and help from my school in regards to the career path I have chosen to follow.
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26 August 2015
The Orchid and the Crow
Did you know that there's a Bristol in Australia? Me neither. Well, I do now, and so do you.
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26 August 2015
A Pocketful of Grimms
Rumplestiltskin, Hansel and Gretle, The Original Beauty and the Beast, The Bird, the mouse, and the sausage. Four tales, all oddly to do with food.
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24 August 2015
Christian O'Connell: You've Ruined My Morning...And Other Fan Mail
You'd expect Christian O'Connell, celebrated breakfast radio DJ, to come out and express an infectious confidence and have a wide presence on stage. You wouldn't be disappointed.
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24 August 2015
Morgan Berry: Watership Down
Rabbits, a Carwash and a Bafrican. No, that's not a typo.
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24 August 2015
Chris Martin: This show has a soundtrack
No, it's not that Chris Martin. Although, oddly, he has the same middle name.