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Invisible Theatre: Frozen Grand Central

28 February, 2008
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Technology and Creativity
Posted by Kate Foy

Now this I like. More please … everywhere!

improvisation, invisible theatre, Videos

Being There: On Tour

27 February, 2008
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Actors and Acting, Technology and Creativity
Posted by Kate Foy

An enormously important and formative experience in my life as a young actor was that of being on tour for many weeks, and schools’ tours at that. It was 1971, and I was fresh from drama school in the UK, and back home in Queensland. The new state theatre company (Queensland Theatre Company or QTC

Asides, QAC, QTC, touring, Videos

3 simple elegant tools

25 February, 2008
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Blogging
Posted by Kate Foy

photo credit: WriterBarb

I wrote recently about good design and some of the aesthetic principles from the philosophy of Zen, and which inform my personal preferences. I wanted to list a couple of small tools which fit the bill in terms of ease of use and elegance. I find myself calling on them constantly for their convenience and reliability. They save time, and they just plain work. What’s more they are fine time savers with a purpose.

Apple, Blogging, great tools, iCal, iPhone, Leopard, Linkify, Photo Dropper

Hooray for Zen

24 February, 2008
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Blogging
Posted by Kate Foy

photo credit: miheco I’ve been intrigued for many years by the philosophy of Zen and its impact upon the aesthetics of traditional Japanese art … particularly Noh theatre, a topic I teach in a history course. I also love good design. So, I’ve been a fan of Garr Reynolds’ blog Presentation Zen for some time.

blogs, design, great tools, Imagination, Art and Creativity, Keynote, presentation, Zen

Week 3: Rehearsals, trust and the feel-goods

23 February, 2008
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Actors and Acting, Productions
Posted by Kate Foy

photo credit: ghostdad On we go inching our way through the text … another rehearsal another song, another movement routine … not quite dancing. A bit of a relief really. I’ve not been blessed with feet touched by Terpsichore. So you think you can dance? Nope, not this gal. Not fair because I love it

Asides, Cabaret, effort, endorphins, rehearsals, stress, well-being, workout

Now we are 5!

22 February, 2008
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Posted by Kate Foy

25 February: Update. The rains have come … the dread of any outdoor festival. The first postponement for the season has hit. Tonight’s dress-rehearsal and tomorrow’s education workshop day are on hold. We watch the skies and hope … Shakespeare in Queen’s Park Festival (now Shakespeare in the Park Festival) is about to hit Toowoomba

Asides, SiQP, SQP

Hanging Out on the South Bank

22 February, 2008
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Actors and Acting, Productions
Posted by Kate Foy

There’s a widespread view that not much happens during the summer … culturally speaking … in Brisbane, Queensland’s capital city. Wrong! I’ve just returned from a couple of days spent primarily on the south bank precinct of the Brisbane River. This is home to QPAC (Queensland Performing Arts Centre), the Queensland Museum, the State Library,

Asides, Clemente, Ellis, Esslin, GOMA, Hewett, playwriting, QPAC, QTC, Reviews, Trounson, Warhol

Listen Up! A theatre podcast treasure trove

18 February, 2008
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Technology and Creativity
Posted by Kate Foy

I spend a bit of time in the car driving to meetings in the state’s capital, about 90 mins by road. It means I can listen to stuff as I travel the route I know practically mile-post by mile-post. In the past year or so, I’ve been listening to downloads from the many podcasts out

Asides, ATW, podcast, Reviews

Week 2: Into the Tough Stuff

17 February, 2008
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Actors and Acting, Productions
Posted by Kate Foy

The end of another week of rehearsals. We continue working through the play, scene by scene, beat by beat developing character and relationships, exploring blocking, action and reaction. All this is familiar territory for a dramatic actor. But of course, this is a musical … enter choreography and singing calls, and it becomes tough stuff

Acting Notes, Asides, Cabaret

Farce and Furious Females and a Few Guys

15 February, 2008
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Actors and Acting, Productions
Posted by Kate Foy

Spent a lovely evening this week at the opening night of Queensland Theatre Company’s first up for Season 2008. It’s Joanna Murray-Smith’s Female of the Species, a new wave look at old feminism, and my, how we laughed. The sacred cows flew gently and not so gently upwards under the direction of Kate Cherry, soon

Asides, feminism, QTC, Reviews

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Marginalia: a blog

Invisible Theatre: Frozen Grand Central

Being There: On Tour

3 simple elegant tools

Hooray for Zen

Week 3: Rehearsals, trust and the feel-goods

Now we are 5!

Hanging Out on the South Bank

Listen Up! A theatre podcast treasure trove

Week 2: Into the Tough Stuff

Farce and Furious Females and a Few Guys

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