Category: LDTI 2017
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That’s a Wrap on #LDTI2017
by Amy Clare Tasker The London Devised Theatre Intensive is over… for now. We’ve had an incredible time with theatre makers Anne Rene Brashier, Joel Gatehouse, Kate Goodfellow, Heather Lundy Kahl, Jennifer Kay, Steven Laverty, Peyvand Sadeghian, and Katie Stephen, the core ensemble who participated in the full two-week Intensive.…
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My Right Time, My Right Way
by Peyvand Sadeghian This year has been quite a journey. A few months ago, eager to work and be ‘available’, the thought of taking two weeks out full time to focus on my own practice and project wouldn’t have been something I’d have fully entertained. After some genuinely motivating and encouraging…
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This Is a Listening Exercise
by Peyvand Sadeghian The core group of the intensive are coming to the end of our time together, and it’s been a nourishing experience. Material being developed for shows already in development, career plans focused, dormant ideas hatched, and unexpected project ideas that popped up are now being pursued. The…
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My Noisy Brain
by Peyvand Sadeghian Holding up a mirror to yourself is HARD. I came on to this intensive thinking I would be working towards one end goal (namely, refining an idea I have for my own show), but in doing so I have had to look at who I am, what…
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Endurance Vulnerability
by Amy Clare Tasker On Friday, we had a full day about identity, persona, and defining our creative selves. It was Day 5 of Open Space, and it seemed to be the perfect time to deepen our work and get a little personal. We started the morning with a Peer…
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Creative Convergence
by Peyvand Sadeghian Chronos time: that official system we use to manage our activities. Kairos time: often unexpected, those opportune moments that need to be seized when they arise. I’ve been trying to navigate between these two worlds the past few days. Sometimes they converge conveniently, other times there’s more…
