Science & Theatre
Tassos Stevens – all round Theatre Good Guy – we could with more like him:
is colloborating on a sciene and theatre get together
he asks (and see here)
Tell the story of a specific moment in your own work where something you did in practice advanced your understanding of your work (or your theory). Tell the story of that moment and what led to it, in as much detail as would help a lay-person to understand the process in that moment and what happened next.
So if you’re a scientist, then tell the story of an experiment – where practice advanced or confirmed your understanding – especially one that was satisfying and/or surprising in some way. If you’re in theatre, then tell the story of a similar/analogous moment in your own work – where practice advanced or confirmed your understanding – especially one that was satisfying and/or surprising – whether or not you conceived it as an experiment.
Post your answer to sohoexperiment@yahoo.co.uk.
“The Soho Theatre hosts an event on Monday 15 May, bringing scientists and theatre artists (especially writers) together to talk about experiment as part of our working process, aiming to broaden our own understanding of how we make our work, look at common ground and differences, cross-fertilise ideas and practically investigate the nature of experiment in theatre. This is a launchpad event which hopefully will be the start of an ongoing conversation and exchange, with further events in the future.
The event takes as a working hypothesis ‘the theatrical event is an experiment’ and its corollary, ‘the experiment is a theatrical event’, and takes the evidence for and against this. A working group of scientists and theatre artists, especially writers, will workshop for two days prior to the performance, dramatising experiments and testing artistic ideas. The public event on Monday 15 May will present findings as a piece of theatre to engage the audience, with the ‘conclusion’ being an open discussion.”
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About me
I'm a playwright and investment analyst. I have a broad range of interests: food, gardening, innovation & intellectual property, sustainability, architecture & design, writing and the arts. I sit on the board of Talawa Theatre Company and advise a CIS investment trust on socially responsible investments.
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Recent Work
Recent plays include, for theatre: Nakamitsu, Yellow Gentlemen, Lost in Peru, Lemon Love. For radio: Places in Between (R4), Patent Breaking Life Saving (WS).
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Nakamitsu
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Yellow Gentlemen
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Hi
There’s a £35,000 prize being offered by the professional bodies for engineers to portray engineers in an exciting/ heroic light. They feel that their profession needs a more “sexy” profile!
It’s funny how some professions like lawyers get a lot of good press in movies and books. I’m a lawyer and wrote two legal thrillers (sort of “Amy Tan meets John Grisham” using my Malaysian and UK roots as a background). I’m not sure I would have had such success as a writer if I’d been an accountant – there aren’t many accountant, or engineering, thrillers…
I’m a Malaysian-born writer based in London so I was pleased to come across your site – it’s great to see East/ West creative artists out there. My blog is Fusion View, A Malaysian-British view on writing, culture and the arts -http:// http://www.fusionview.co.uk. I hope you’ll swing by for a look…
All the best
Yang-May Ooi
Yang-May that is very interesting, might I ask who is offering this prize of 35, 000?
I think there should be a stronger London/UK-based playwright/writer’s network over the internet, I tap into the flow of creation and thought through sporadic visits to sites like Ben’s and other writers. Wouldn’t it be great to pool resources in something more substancial? I’m not sure how much of a demand there is for a ‘community’ but at the very least we need some sort of portal or hub of blogs that allows for easy access of new writing projects, performances, events etc.
I know there are various forums in operation like Urban75 for example but in terms of theatre and writing I haven’t come across anything really worth bookmarking. mmm maybe there is scope for a new initiative here.
If I were to set up some sort of theatre/writing site that tries to brigde this gap would you guys be interested in joining at all?
I have a design for this that’s been simmering on the back burner for a while, I’ll try and get it up and running then you can judge for yourselves.
Benjamin, always a pleasure to read your blog. Keep it coming.
Best wishes,
Andrew Eglinton.
Benjamin Yeoh’s Blog
Benjamin Yeoh at http://www.benjaminyeoh.com/ – A British-born playwright and creative artist. Ben Yeoh’s third play, YELLOW GENTLEMEN, has recently won Arts Council backing and will be performed at the Oval House Theatre in 2006. His latest play, ON…