For Headlong Theatre Company’s performance of 1984, Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan have brilliantly brought to life Orwell’s novel of a watchful dystopian world. The setting is fantastic. Wooden panelled walls and doors set the stage for an office building and canteen. Grey box files line the walls, and windows allow for teasing glimpses of […]
Monthly Archives: October 2013
I’ve been working as an embedded journalist with IJAD dance company for the past few weeks while they rehearse and develop their performance for the Science Museum- which is tonight! As part of that, I’ve found the movements and subject matter very inspiring to my own personal work designing and drawing. Since I had done […]
As part of my continued embedded journalism project with IJAD dance, I wanted to have a look at some of the origins of the dance ideas and how they fit into my own ideas about Arabic experiences. Since a lot of the performance on the 30th is supposed to be based on the astronomy objects […]
This little post will be my 100th post on MakingtheMarrow.com! This blog started as an experiment while going through a bit of a tricky situation in life, and it’s now become a project that I enjoy so much. I was recently asked what my blog was about and when I responded “London, Theatre Reviews, Sketches, […]
As part of the Embedded Journalism project with IJAD dance (which you can read about here), I sat in on a rehearsal for the piece on Wednesday morning. I went to observe and see what I could expect in the final piece, but also to do some sketching so as to understand the direction of […]
There is pretty much nothing* I love more than visiting pick your own farms in the Autumn (*maybe tube trains and football.) It always makes me fantastically homesick for the rolling fields and fall foliage of Pennsylvania, but it’s an enjoyable day out. Here’s some pictures taken from the excellent Garson’s farm in Esher- never […]
I’m very excited and proud to announce that for the next few weeks I’ll be taking part in an Embedded Journalism project with the IJAD dance company! (Image courtesy of IJAD Dance Company) They put out an open call for two friendly bloggers to provide an outside but inside look at the run up to […]
Here are some photos taken during an autumnal Sunday afternoon cycle ride through the woods in Niederanven, Luxembourg. All the photos were taken with a Canon Powershot SD 780 IS, and most of them are in macro mode. I did not eat any of the mushrooms!
I made my first visit to Nunhead Cemetery during Open House London, 2013. The cemetery is open regularly, but on this occasion the crypt and chapel tower were both open also – a very rare treat! First, a little history: In the 1830s it became apparent that London was running out of room to bury […]
Open House London is pretty much my favourite time of year in London. If you’re not familiar with it, check out the premise here. One of the most exciting buildings to see and explore in 2013 was the incredible World War II Standby Cabinet War Room at Dollis Hill – often called the Neasden Secret […]
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