The theatre bug
In a week when all thought processes tend to gravitate towards this weekend’s show I was pulled up by a stray comment overheard on the radio about getting the theatre bug. I caught that particular bug a long time ago and there’s no sign of a recovery, one of the reasons we have a show […]
Poetry and Community
‘Art has a range of positive effects on health and well-being – even on wealth if we count the collective purse. Visual arts, dance, music, theatre, and poetry can all have positive effects on physical health, mobility and mental health’ – and after reading g at Guilfest, playing on the bandstand, leading open mics and […]
Whose Pleasant Land?
What is it about a project like this which makes it so exhilarating? So energising? I think it’s partly the teamwork, building something with a talented group of musicians, visual and spoken word artists, and theatre practitioners. It’s partly the sense of creating something on a larger scale, it’s the sense of community, and it’s […]
Overwhelm
Feeling daunted by all the demands of the New Year? Powerless in the face of all that’s going wrong in the world? Aren’t we all. We’re ‘in overwhelm’ – thoughts on escape… https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/overwhelm
On Song
Voices lifted together in song – from Japanese tradition to Twickenham, with a bit of Handel thrown in https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/on-song
On Paradox and knowing
‘What we can’t know is liberating … long live vagueness, muddle, compromise – and liberation and inspiration.’ https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/on-paradox-and-knowing
Ah, but I was so much older then
On time, enjoying the moment, and the joys of retirement – taking in thoughts from Bob Dylan, Japanese culture, Facebook posts and more, and with a note about the late great Brian Patten https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/im-younger-than-that-now
Houses of straw
Tariffs meet fairy tales. The big bad wolf. Again. https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/houses-of-straw
Hearts for the Arts
We’re thrilled to learn that Mole Valley Arts E-Live festival 2020 has been shortlisted in the National Campaign for the Arts (NCA) Hearts for the Arts Awards, which are to be announced on Valentine’s Day! Tony has a long association with the annual Mole Valley Arts Alive festival, and had two hugely successful events in Arts E-Live […]
Shades of Grey
I’ve been thinking about black, white and grey recently. Not black and white as in race and certainly not shades of grey as in 50, but more a concern about polarisation. I took the photo above this morning and took the colour out to make it ‘black and white’. Except it isn’t. Rather, it is […]