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IT WAS CANARIES DAY ALL WEEK ON LINE

IT WAS CANARIES DAY ALL WEEK ON LINE By Norman Warwick The videos, that should have been staged as live performances planned for the commemoration of Canary Islands Day were broadcast over several days throughout Lanzarote, with broadcasts…
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WRITE AROUND THE WORLD

WRITE AROUND THE WORLD By Norman Warwick We were delighted to have been invited to host a major event for National Poetry Day a few years ago in Bolton, the more so when we turned up to find the opening performer would be Owen Sheers…
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A SONG AND DANCE ABOUT MENTORING

A SONG AND DANCE ABOUT MENTORING By Norman Warwick English Folk Expo’s Artist Mentoring Programme 2020/2021 Open now for new applications Deadline: 5pm Sunday 21st June Applications are now open for the third edition of the…
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COLISEUM CONFRONTATION FOR COVID 19

COLISEUM CONFRONTATION FOR COVID 19 By Norman Warwick Oldham Coliseum Oldham Coliseum Theatre and commissioning partner HOME Manchester have commissioned Associate Artist Hafsah Aneela Bashir to create a project as part of the Homemakers…
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CORONAVIRUS SIDE EFFECTS AT SxSW

CORONAVIRUS SIDE EFFECTS AT SxSW By Norman Warwick On Wednesday, June 10, a number of famous faces will join together for ‘A Night For Austin,’ a two-hour live-stream raising money for those in the Texas capital struggling in the…
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WRITING OUR TIMES?

WRITING OUR TIMES? By Norman Warwick Steve Cooke, all across the arts I was further reminded of the notion that so many authors seem to somehow ´write their times´ when reading Steve Cooke´s recent post on a similar subject. On…
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INALA: A ZULU BALLET

INALA: A ZULU BALLET By Norman Warwick Ladysmith Black Mambazo The a capella group, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, were first put together by Joseph Shabalala in the early nineteen sixties and won the love of their national audience, before…
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THE SONGSMITHS: a crowd-funded success

THE SONGSMITHS: a crowd-funded success By Norman Warwick Pablo & Humberto We have reported on these pages, in the past, one or two spectacularly successful crowd-funding initiatives. Some of these appeals really do deliver vibrant…
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STORIES WRITTEN FROM THE ART

STORIES WRITTEN FROM THE ART a compare and contrast by Norman Warwick Eileen Earnshaw, poet,all across the arts, The Rochdale Observer When we recently published Eileen´Earnshaw´s article about her ´virtual´ creative writing workshop…
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A THOUSAND TIDES TO ANOTHER PLACE by Andrew Moorhouse

A THOUSAND TIDES TO ANOTHER PLACE A Personal View of Laurence Edwards’ ‘A Thousand Tides’ and Antony Gormley’s ‘Another Place’: By Andrew Moorhouse The human body. From swaddled birth to shrouded death. Flesh and blood.…