a
weekend of theater - Pulse in Ipswich
was full of possibilities - it is such a life affirming experience to watch
young people getting on with it. For me the stage is a space where human vulnerability
is turned upside down. https://www.wolseytheatre.co.uk/pulse-festival/
For years I preferred cinema where I
didn't have to worry about people in front of me but through attending festivals
like Pulse (where I saw 24 shows in
2 days) I have come to realise that the human exchange is the point - the fear of
failure or more like the sharing of humanity is all part of the experience. It
is still on and I recommend trusting the organisers China Plate and Wolsey Theater in Ipswich https://www.chinaplatetheatre.com/projects
and dropping in to see something that will change you https://www.wolseytheatre.co.uk/
Whitecube in Bermondsey
has Sarah Morris paintings but the film Finite and Infinite Games (2017),
was the highlight for me - so much so I will be returning. Titled after novel
by James P. Carse, the film was shot
in Herzog & de Meuron’s extraordinary
Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg. Polymath Alexander Kluge is in it and is somebody I have to find out more
about.
Teaching wise I am in the glorious storm of
assessing, hanging, exhibitions, lists and general problem solving. It's a
great time to be alive - I love this time of year, of decision making and possibilities
for the future.
