I made the film Tree Fall which I tried out on Audrey Steeley (Manager at Heron Corn Mill), Nell Dale (Visual Artist) and my students (Manchester University Devising Module). You may be able to view it here soon. The digression into workmen’s activities became the focus this February working on the project at Heron Corn Mill. It will form Mill …
Phil Smith on Little Blue Man
Dear Carran I was so glad I came to see your piece in Wootton Fitzpaine What I really enjoyed about it: The range of different environments, living room, back garden, football pitch, car park, field, village hall, road. The performed content stay mostly in a (familiar) similar ‘voice’, but the shifting of sites meant that that ‘voice’ echoed and resonated …
The Three Ladies of Beetham and making some connections
I have an interesting relationship with the West Country. I would love to live there some day. But, more importantly, it’s where I escape to whenever I need a bit of space. It’s where Sandra Reeve, the movement practitioner is based and it’s where I have brought into fruition Little Blue Man as a walking performance. I have been working …
Between time
Hello again! Just opened The House and on a motorway route to Dorset to review Little Blue Man and the projects we all made with Sandra Reeve back in September. Been working with the ancestors in both projects. One for the summer and one for the winter…..maybe or vice versa, it depends which way you look at it I suppose. …
Update on Little Blue Man page
I wrote a reflective document to the Little Blue Man page charting the journey with that performance so far and sets it in the context of my creative journey making performance work. I have lost this writing. I have also added the performance information in connection with the next outing for Little Blue Man which happens in Dorset on Tuesday …





