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METIS http://metisarts.co.uk/ are developing a new piece and as part of their development they have been looking at how clothes are made within a global context – I went to a sort of sharing of our research so far session at the Wolsey Theatre on Saturday – not bad – some interesting ideas were thrown up about labelling in clothes in relationship to food, the lack of direct health issues around purchasing cheap clothes (within the manufacturer of clothes it is other people’s health that is at risk). http://www.wolseytheatre.co.uk/shows/pulse14-world-factory-the-shirt/ Later New Art Club http://newartclub.org/ were as excellent as expected and a bit more – I think that I was crying with laughter within minutes and the last monologue was so beautiful - making us all evaluate the whole show – thank you. Meanwhile back to assessment today with a quick break for year 2 textile design student’s introduction to year 3 at NUA. http://www.slideshare.net/l.bicknell/introduction-to-year-3-35664784  Then off to see the Foundation show at Wensum Lodge in Norwich 

http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/Leisure_and_culture/Adult_education/Types_of_courses/Courses_for_learners_16-18/NCC086964 vested interest - my child is graduating so I will be in proud parent mode. 

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Another session of Pulse Festival wondrousness at the Dance House in Ipswich last night – first was Words into the Dark by Wendy Houston a wonderful piece – finding a way forward – an expression of a person managing – a person coping with a mass of information – creating language. Second was a piece by Hetain Patel - American Boy – a mixture of impressions and actions looking at popular American Culture it was at its best when it mashed up these ideas and expressions of Americanness – Spiderman doing impressions of Micheal Caine doing Kung Fu as Michael Jackson! There’s a double bill on Saturday with world factory the shirt first and then Feel about your body by the fabulous New Art Club I’m already looking forward to it – they are always quite marvellous http://www.wolseytheatre.co.uk/shows/pulse14-feel-about-your-body/ . I had resisted the new version of Old Boy as the original needed nothing especially not a remake. But it does have some extraordinary special effects in the form of exploding heads mainly – but.......

Part of today’s teaching at Camberwell was a visit to The London Centre for Book Arts  http://londonbookarts.tumblr.com/ - a most excellent space deep in the hinterland of Hackney almost next to the Olympic park. A great talk by Simon who in founder and runs the place, although far too modest to say so himself he really is a force for good.