Cardiff Garage Life, Chapter Arts and Ceriann...

This past week has been a week of many new firsts for me. The first time I met my lovely and wonderful new producer Ceriann, my first time getting to do some proper work with my new show director Nerida Bradley, my first time working at Chapter Arts, and my first time staying in my new favourite type of small home; a garden garage conversion! It is a genuinely lush little space, beautifully decorated and hosted by some really kind people.

It is has also been the first time we are exploring some totally new content for the show. I am setting you all the challenge of guessing what this new scene is about from this pic!!!

And what are we going to do with this beautiful places row of chairs...you'll find out soon!

I appreciate details and colours very much and my lovely new Cardiff home does both...

Art is life and life is art. Home spaces as a testament to the beautiful craft of creating art...

Sister Moon! Wonderful working with you!

I finally got to realise a big dream of mine last week; to work with my very talanted sister, dance artist Romany Dear. It was truly wonderful to have time to play in the studio with you and have space to work on this project toegther. She was mainly helping me with the more physical elemnts of the work and also with my new toy...a vocal loop pedal! Woop!

Trying out different ways of playing with the microphone and loop pedal with the body...

Some wall explorations...

And some floor adventures! Alas I'm not quite as flexible as the wonderful Romany Dear!

A good old shake down and warm up dance with ourselves to start the next day off well!

Playing with ritual, wood, sticks and creating sacred and safe, self protecting spaces....

The healing process is many circles and many spirals, it is not made up of straight lines...

One of my Clown Selves playing with how to paint on the 'appropriate' off to work outfit..!

I am struck over and over again in the project and as I create this work, just how vital it is to find spaces to play, be spontaneous and allow things to unfold without my judgement.

Endings and New Beginnings...

The final two Vlogs from our time at Theatr Clwyd have taken me a few weeks to upload as I got Covid very badly and spent the last two weeks lying down in bed! Here you go....