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2. Eureka! Taking the Heuristic approach
At the heart of creation, we begin a with a ‘formless hunch’ (Brooks), that ‘Eureka!’ moment at which something clicks and it all comes together. However, it is presumptuous to say that, as artists, we[…]
1. Bending, bend, BENT: Contextual cripping
Bent; Adjective ‘sharply curved or having an angle’ This first chapter discusses the contextual process surrounding our production of Martin Sherman’s 1979 play Bent. In its inception [Bent] worked to address the social issues surrounding homosexuals[…]
3. Composing and de/constructing
I suppose the most common question we asked in this process was how can we ‘crip’ the piece? Alongside what have we already learned that we can employ a dramaturgical strategy? The idea of composition[…]
4. A picture tells a thousand words
It is critical when engaging in a practice to keep a record of activities which have enabled the final product. I believe that the images displayed in this chapter actively work to reflect how[…]