Author Archives: blurofwoodsmoke

Silent Sunday

Posted on October 14, 2012
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Stephen McGinty & Daniel Pick, DanceBase x 4

Posted on August 19, 2012

Can’t believe I’ve left it three days to post these, clearly I’m not as organised as I thought I was!  This is the last batch of festival stories, because I’m off to start New Job tomorrow.  There may be the … Continue reading →

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Book festival special

Posted on August 16, 2012

And a special book festival it is too!  I am having a brilliant time.  Lovely atmosphere. I’m a bit behind with blogging so let’s have a quick catch-up of the last couple of days (not in order.  Maybe in order … Continue reading →

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AL Kennedy, Danny MacAskill, Story Shop and poeting

Posted on August 14, 2012

AL Kennedy‘s talk at the book festival was an easy sell to me.  In fact, it’s one of the very few events that I bought a ticket to on the first day they were released because I knew I would … Continue reading →

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How to survive the Titanic

Posted on August 13, 2012

My first event of the book festival last night! I love the book festival – such a massive programme right on our doorstep (though I was also lucky where I lived before, which was midway between Hay-on-Wye and Cheltenham). The … Continue reading →

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Tourist in Residence: Walking Beauty

Posted on August 12, 2012

You’ve got to love the concept of a ‘Tourist in Residence’.  As Tourist in Residence to the Edinburgh Art Festival, Anthony Schrag has designed a bunch of one-off tours that are quite unlike your usual walking tours.  Already he’s run … Continue reading →

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Harry Baker, Inua Ellams and the poetry polaroid

Posted on August 11, 2012

I am completely unable to remember the title of Harry Baker‘s show in anything like the right order, so having looked it up, I can say it’s Proper Pop-up Purple Paper People (12 noon at the Royal Oak). The poem … Continue reading →

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Orchard, Nick Field, Going to the Pictures

Posted on August 10, 2012

Playing catch-up on yesterday’s stuff… I was lucky enough to take part in an Inky Fingers workshop led by Nick Field yesterday, and I really should have got out this blog sharpish and told you all to go see him … Continue reading →

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Within This Dust

Posted on August 9, 2012

A short one this morning since I only saw one show yesterday – how is that possible? One of my highlights of last year’s Fringe was Falling Man by the dance company Smallpetitklein, performed as a solo by Tom Pritchard. … Continue reading →

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Joe Dunthorne Festival Detour and GOD/A Beautiful Hell at DanceBase

Posted on August 8, 2012

Back to the art festival yesterday and, indeed, back to the Melvin Moti exhibition where Joe Dunthorne was performing his Festival Detour. Can I just say that I really love the idea of the Festival Detours? It’s a brilliant programme … Continue reading →

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