Bitesize
Yeah a little later than promised, but here is Sophie's wonderful, powerful and fiery blog post. Part of the humungous blog, a couple of months ago now, which reflected on YMMV as a whole, we wanted to repost it. The wording definitely deserves to stand alone. After this blast from the past, I have scrawled a quick update in these very strange times.
A Huge Achievement
How do you go about evaluating and reflecting on such an awesome achievement as You, Me and My Voice 2019 was... more to the point how do you go about thanking everyone involved? From mastermind Natalie Palin to get stuck in there Jennifer Noice’s practical experience, thanks might pop up a lot through this blog and actually, through my everyday living for a very long time! Time to put our feet up and celebrate!
Midish project report to the Arts Council
Please don't let the slightly formal title put you off - although I do hope the midish word softens you in! I hope you find this blog as playful as the others, whilst serving a purpose/to inform - mirroring the piece itself...
On The Road
The performance at the Exeter Phoenix was wonderful, humble, slick and well-received from a paying audience... and was only the second time we'd ever run the whole piece from start to finish.
The Magical Muddy Puddle
You know those moments when you are sat watching genius. London 2012 after that amazing opening ceremony, cheering on the Olympic and Paralympic teams. Feeling all manner of emotions in Danny Braverman’s autobiographical performance of the one man show, What No Fish! Reading the last few chapters of JK Rowling's Harry Potter saga.
Recapping, Reconnection, Reimagining
Performance should neverstop developing, art is a fluid form that should never feel completed. Astory that never really ends, it’s a entity that can be built upon. Even when the curtain closes the audience should feel that the story continues. Performance is aliving being, the characters continue to have life even after the finalcurtain closes, the worlds continue in the minds of the audience andhold a place within the hearts of the performers. That’s how I see it, but I have a flair for the dramatic (darling I’m a performer!).
Scratching the Surface
As part of the journey to reimagine and refine this piece, Hugh had factored in a 2-day rendezvous with the Ideas Lab at Theatre Royal Plymouth. This is a supportive platform for in-development work; the chance to show some of You, Me and My Voice to a live audience, alongside works-in-progress from other companies and artists. TRP’s subterranean Ideas Lab is where we, as a company, spent much of the weekend.