Its lovely to hear these voices, some very familiar - remembering what we valued at the College of Arts, and what is possible for the Arts School and performance practice at Dartington. 

The legend of Brutus of Troy, first King of Britain who is said to have landed at Totnes, explored by writer Will Kemp. First broadcast on Soundart Radio, 29th March 2021

Brutus of Troy

Rachel Sweeney is the programme lead on the MA Movement, Mind, and Ecology programme at Schumacher College which begins for the first time June 2021. We caught up with Rachel to find out more about her background and the wealth of experience, knowledge and understanding of the many facets of movement practice she'll bringing to our learning community.
https://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/courses/postgraduate-courses/movement-mind-and-ecology

Photo credit: Like Briffa

Interview with Dr Rachel Sweeney, Schumacher College

Audio recordings of voices gathered by Dartington Arts School Lecturer Emma Bush in response to a new MA Re-imagining Performance Practice. 

Here, past staff, students, and visiting artists share memory, legacies, and hopes for Performance at Dartington and beyond. Participant voices on this track are Emma Bush, Augusto Corrieri, Karen Christopher, Simon Murray, Melanie Thompson, Neil Callaghan, Jo Hellier and Misha Myers - click 'show more' for bios.

Image Credit: Grace Gelder(workshop at Dartington College of Arts with BA Theatre students 2008 led by Emma Bush and Pete Harrison of propeller performance.)

https://campus.dartington.org/reimagining-performance-practice/

ABOUT OUR CONTRIBUTORS

Emma Bush
BA Theatre (1998-2002) MA Arts and Ecology (2006-2008) Dartington College of Arts. Associate Lecturer at Dartington 2004-2010. Currently Lecturer at Dartington Arts School and Plymouth University.

Augusto Corrieri
Student BA Theatre. Visiting Lecturer and Artist at DCA -2004- 2010.
Performance-maker, Writer, and Researcher. Lecturer in Theatre and Performance at the University of Sussex.

Karen Christopher
Performance Maker, Writer, Teacher. Goat Island Performance Group 1989 – 2009.

Dr Simon Murray
Head of Performance at Dartington College of Arts 2004 -2010. Currently Senior Lecturer in Theatre Studies, University of Glasgow. Performance maker, Researcher, Writer.

Melanie Thompson 
Student at Dartington 1973 – 1975. Lecturer in theatre/ dance/music/visual performance and performance writing. 1989 – 2010. Working actively in experimental art making for the last 45 years.

Neil Callaghan 
Student BA Theatre. Visiting Lecturer and Artist at DCA -2004- 2012. Performance-Maker, Dancer and Writer.

Jo Hellier
Artist. Performer. Maker. Student 2007 - 2010 BA in Theatre and Choreographic Practices.

Voices For Performance At Dartington

Dartington Trust is a centre for learning, arts, ecology and social justice based on a 1,200 acre estate near Totnes. This podcast is an window into our broad range of programmes, including conversations with lecturers at Schumacher College and Dartington Arts School, recordings of live talks and events, as well as reports of our latest activity both here in Devon and further afield.

Voices For Performance At Dartington

Dartington Audio Unit

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