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News
So is it now Autumn proper?!
20 October 2011
It's all been such a whirlwind of different temperatures & stuff I'm not sure! But it is October after another couple of hectic months. Fab few days at The National Theatre, as part of their Deeper Insight out-reach in conjunction with ShapeArts; followed by International Lab with Candoco Dance Co. last week, at the Royal Festival Hall, S-Bank.. and yesterday Disability Capital & NAIDEX at Xcel!! Hmm...
This month also saw the end of the Reframing Disability exhibition being shown at Shape and I was very happy to speak on the panel, at its close. I've blogged ot for DAO at: http://www.disabilityartsonline.org.uk/sophie-partridge?offset=0&item=1083&itemoffset=1 ... Hope you enjoy... :-)
PS. I'm also now a Twitt(!): @SophEpartridge !!! http://twitter.com/#!/SophEpartridge
Big Lounge Collective & other wondrous happenings!
25 July 2011
Crikey - July almost gone already?!
Its been a busy few months; 4 Rhinestones + 1 Wannabe Roller & 3 Muscle Marys put out in style at GFID, for 2 lovely days at the end of last month :-). We'll be back again, first Saturday in September at the Liberty Fest', this year at the Southbank Centre.
Other big news is the formation of the Big Lounge Collective! 7 Magnificent Artistes (including my not-very-humble self!) have formed a production company and we are about to embark on our first creative project. As always, `watch' this space for further details and the launch of our web-site.
Last but never least, still planning a future for Song of Semmersuaq; all things crossed for a production next year...
Thanks once again for dropping by and if I don't hear from or see you again before, enjoy the summer - what's left of it!
S.E.P.
Ether Books!
7 May 2011
My short story Semmersuaq The Hard (which Song of Semmersuaq, performance piece is based on) can now be downloaded onto an i-app' from Ether Book. My Biog' there is at: http://www.etherbooks.co.uk/EtherWriterBios.aspx .
Meanwhile, back into development of Rollers at the end of this month, for Wheels on Broadway.. "& not Ealing!". 1st roll of 2011 will be at Greenwich & Docklands International Festival, last w/kend of June: http://www.festival.org/gdif.htm .
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Song of Semmersuaq
7 April 2011
Wednesday March 30th, saw the culmination of Research & development (funded by GFTA) in a Showing of the above performance piece I am writing for myself, with puppets! Most ably assisted by a puppet-maker & sound-scape artist, also with direction & dramaturgical support, I performed extracts of the short script to an invited audience at People Show Studios, Bethnal Green. The event went well & I really enjoyed performing again! Am now wading through the feedback forms and considering all options, as to where the piece can now go. Please do watch this space, to find out how Semmersuaq grows
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New Year - New Things!
8 January 2011
I was fortunate enough to be awarded an Arts Council Grant in November `10, towards the writing & development of my new piece `Semmersuaq'. Following a rehearsed reading of an early draft, at the fabulous DaDa-Fest also in November - as well as Burlesque! - I had a PlayLab day at the Bradbury Studios, Graeae Theatre Co. last month. We explored the inclusion of both puppetry & music into the script! I'm now re-drafting with all these elements in mind and chuffed (as always) to be supported by Graeae alongside very talented people including Paul-`Mr. Reasons'-Sirett, Amelia Cavallo, Tony Mason, Alex Bulmer & Carissa Hope-Lynch :-). There will be a Sharing of how the piece has progressed at the end of March, so please watch this space...
Also please do read my Blog (see link on previous News item) on DAO as writing this has been a real boost for me in 2010!
Meanwhile keeping my bread buttered(!) co-leading weekly workshops with some Coolly young disabled people at the Huddleson Centre, as part of the Develop Young Hackney project. Hopefully there will be a chance to see them perform next month.
Have a lovely New Year every-one! x
8 January 2011
Have a lovely New Year every-one! x
Blog on DAO
15 July 2010
I'm really chuffed to have been invited to do this!
Please visit my blog on DAO here.
Rhinestone Rollers with Graeae Theatre Co.
8 July 2010
Rhinestones finally Rolled again on Saturday at Gillet Square, Dalston as part of the Barbican Dance Festival and we'll be returning to Dance our way through the Ages at Liberty Fest', in September...
Latest...
22 April 2010
The series of workshops at Marshalls Park School in Romford, on `Olympics & Inclusion', are now completed and were a success! Many thanks to all staff & students who participated, for their enthusiasm & creativity.
Spent 3 days this week Rolling with the Rhinestones again and looking forwards to dancing our way through time this summer. Also anticipating performing new material, including my own, at DaDaFest international 2010, in the Autumn.
More news on this in the coming months... :-)
successful schools tour of 'Just Me, Bell'
6 November 2009
"I thought `Just Me, Bell' which I saw at the Bradbury Studios, was an excellent piece of work. The dialogue was beautifully captured and the performances very strong. The interactivity was very clever and provocative without being tricksy. I thought it was one of the best things I've seen the company do - so many congratulations to Sophie..." - comment from audience member
This short piece I was commissioned by Graeae Theatre Co. to write, toured schools until 20th November `09, with a great inclusive cast of 4 actors & 1 Sign Language Interpreter…
"What word d’you want me to use? Spaz? Special? Well I’m Not. I’m just me, Bell."
Bored of her pushy dad, and exams and fed up with her clothes, Bell can’t even get detention for racing around school in her wheelchair. She wants what most 14-year-old girls want: boys, a bit of fun and most of all respect.
It’s non-uniform day and open-mic night, and Bell is all set to perform. An unexpected rivalry arises when 15-year-old Sam decides to enter the competition, throwing the day into turmoil. Sacrifices must be made and it’s time for Bell to decide what’s most important to her. Will she lose her best friend? Will she ever get the chance to sing? And can she get the respect she deserves?
Just Me, Bell is an interactive performance, which encourages participants to use critical thinking and creativity in shaping the story.
The performance and engagement is relevant to Citizenship and PSHE curriculum and encourages participants to:
- Explore the social and moral dilemmas presented by the performance.
- Engage with their cognitive skills and emotional intelligence to make collective choices, finding solutions through negotiation & voting.
- Translate moral and social dilemmas into dramatic narrative.
- Explore ways of challenging disability discrimination both in and out of school. What role can we play in breaking down barriers?