Capturing courage
Since autumn, I have been quietly turning to an artistic practice that firmly situates my identity and value as an
Author: Claire French
#LANGUAGING ACTORS in process
We launched the first session of LANGUAGING last night at the School of Arts, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Running to
Decolonising Facilitator Training: Voice messages from the South African day to the Australian night
I have had the pleasure of collaborating with performance practitioner Sibusiso Mkhize since the beginning of the year as part
Performing the languages we live
This blog post is a copy of its original publication on the Creative Multilingualism blog here ‘We breathe English, but
The body, making and languaging: The first time my PhD research meets practice
I will soon be delivering a workshop for performers and practitioners that explores how and when the performer’s body might
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Celebrating the PhD, onwards ECR
Yesterday I experienced the PhD viva and left unscathed (!), enthusiastic about the nature of the PhD reviewing and examining
Holding value in the last leg: Completing my PhD @ Odox Arts, Birmingham
I thought it’s time I pen a hybrid of the static ‘holding page’ and blog post that details my current
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Barbican ArtWorks: the beginning of research focusing on actors’ linguistic resources
The initial stimuli for researching approaches to drawing from actors’ linguistic resources in performance came in 2013 at the Evelyn
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Observer & Researcher of Micia de Wet’s recent Johannesburg production
I am currently observing Micia de Wet’s development and rehearsals of a multilingual production by BA Theatre students at City Varsity,
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Podcasting with Visible Theatre
I was lucky enough to have access to enough equipment to cobble together some podcasts featuring the post-show panel discussions
Research Assistant to Prof. Jakelin Troy, University of Sydney
My current sociolinguistic research has been tremendously informed through my experiences working alongside Professor Jakelin Troy, Director of Aboriginal and
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Cape to Cape: Notes on South African fieldwork
I have recently spent a little over a month travelling between Cape Town and Grahamstown in South Africa, sitting-in and
The Wardrobe Project: Documentary theatre and training ground
With Sonja Linden of Visible I have been conceptualising a type of auto/biographical production process, engaging both process and product.
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All we need is space: Old Vic New Voices
This stunning rehearsal studio at Jerwood Studios in London was the beginning of some my key current practice as research
The War Party: Immersive promenade performance at Fulham Palace
I recently devised a biographical performance about Bishop Fisher, his wife Rosamund Fisher and their six sons, focusing on their
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