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I’m in Sydney now being hosted by Performance Space and then on to Hong Kong from the 29th Aug – 4th Sep, if you’re in either of these two places and want to say hello then drop me a line.

I just left Auckland after attending the amazing Semi-Permanent 2010.
Was wonderful to meet so many enthusiastic attendees and also the incredible speakers I shared the stage with. thanks to Jessica Hische, Katrin Sonnleitner, Adrian Shaughnessy, Chris Allen, Sarah Estens, Gareth O’Brien, Dick and Otis Frizzell, Nic Roope, Andrew Gordon and Storm Thorgerson for all the inspiration and insights.
And of course thanks to all at the Church, SemiPermanent and British Council for being such welcoming hosts.

late summer season starts in Milton Keynes, then carries on to Auckland, Edinburgh and Ghent.
Click here for more info . .

‘Ghosting Lancaster’
Duncan Speakman and Paul Clarke from performance company Uninvited Guests will come together to deliver a 6-day school exploring how mobile technologies in performance can reframe and fictionalise real spaces.
1st – 6th August, Nuffield Theatre, Lancaster

CLICK HERE for information and sign-up details

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construction workers in Bristol chalk out their latest existentialist
epic

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more fun with gumstix, arduinos, and phidgets. working with Tim Redfern and Kathy Hinde on portable realtime audio tools

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Today is the 20th anniversary of the
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
In remembrance this tank man tango was performed in cities around the world today.

Visit http://www.forget2forget.net to find out more.

This photo from Bristol, UK.

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How do you say ominous in French?

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working on structure of ‘my world is empty without you’ . . . the eternal benefits of post-it notes

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although I generally advocate listening to the world there are times when picking the right iPod soundtrack is the best way to deal with difficult environments. Moving through crowds in London is, for me, one of those situations.

There are numerous songs and compositions that work, but I almost always return to the heartachingly beautiful textures of Tim Hecker; his music creates the kind of ‘world as cinema’ that I dream of making in my performances.
This picture was taken as I walked north from Waterloo listening to his new album "an imaginary landscape".
In my ears are low pulsing tones and warm washes of distorted harmonies, in my eyes are tears.

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