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Back on Board the Betty Bus

Delighted to be joining the betty bus again and chatting with young people all about periods and their bodies. We’ll be hanging out with the girl guides this weekend for the Wellies and Wristbands Festival before zipping off around the … Continue reading

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Dirty Laundry Campaign won the Surge Street Theatre Award!

Fellow physical performer, Ruxy Cantir, and I have been grappling with what our role is during the current political climate. With our backgrounds in clowning, we wanted to explore how humor becomes a form of protest… sooooooooooo we created The … Continue reading

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Chatting on BBC Radio Scotland with Ricky Ross

How do we actually bring about change through the arts? That’s what I got to speak to Ricky Ross about on BBC Radio Scotland during a live recording at the Solas Festival. I performed an excerpt from REPRISE and spoke … Continue reading

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Dancing with Horses for the Pullman Project

Over the past couple years, JoAnna Mendl Shaw and I have teamed up on the creation of a new horse performance piece in the south side Pullman neighborhood in Chicago. Known for it’s history of building Pullman train cars in … Continue reading

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Projections at National Theatre of Scotland & ARC Stockton

Sometimes you meet other artists and instantly know you need to collaborate. That’s what happened with me and Morna Young. She is a fellow multidisciplinary theatre maker with a passion for the feminist perspective, so it didn’t take long before … Continue reading

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Theatre for Social Change in Morocco with the Connect Institute and the US Embassy

When Monique Quesada first told me about the Connect Institute, I was blown away.  It’s an organization that provides free education and support for young people to develop their critical thinking skills through creativity. This is exactly the kind of … Continue reading

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Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

For the past several years I’ve been lucky enough to work with Philips at the Radiological Society of North America. The new technology and advancements in digital imaging is truly amazing. I meet doctors, researchers, and engineers who are changing … Continue reading

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REPRISE is a hit at the Home Away Festival!

It has been nothing short of a privilege to make this show. The Northwestern Settlement House has helped so many immigrants and people battling poverty over it’s 125 years of existence. When I was asked by National Theatre of Scotland … Continue reading

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Serendipity- My new show!

This past month, I received an Artist Exchange Residency at Aberdeen Performing Arts for the development of my new show, Serendipity. The time spent working on the show was thrilling! I worked with Graeme Nixon from the Mindfulness Department at … Continue reading

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Solas Playwriting Competition

Excited to be curating and directing the Solas Festival Playwriting competition this summer in Perth, Scotland! Submission are now open. You can check out the details here: http://www.solasfestival.co.uk/line-up/performing-arts/solas-playwriting-competition-2015/   Please upgrade your browser This year we have two categories: writers … Continue reading

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