We are really excited to be back out on tour this year with Give Me A Reason to Live for Claire’s very first visit to Japan and performances in Madrid and Barcelona in Spain. On 30 & 31 January, Claire will be running her Permission to Speak workshop in Tokyo, introducing participants to techniques that are key … More about From Japan to Spain – a busy start to 2017
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Claire interviewed on BBC Radio Scotland
Ahead of Claire’s performance at Dundee Rep Theatre, she chatted to Cathy MacDonald on BBC Radio Scotland‘s Sunday Morning programme about Give Me a Reason to Live, and the parallels between Bosch’s depictions of disabled people and those in the modern media. Have a listen via the link below from 48 mins in. Click here to listen … More about Claire interviewed on BBC Radio Scotland
Give Me a Reason to Live Award Nomination
We’re delighted to announce that Give Me a Reason to Live has been nominated for the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award at this year Edinburgh Festival Fringe! The Award is given annually to an outstanding Fringe production with a strong human rights message. The winner will be announced later in the festival, we’ll keep … More about Give Me a Reason to Live Award Nomination
When I first met Claire – Kristen de Groot
Give Me A Reason To Live was created as part of B-project. The project took 5 choreographers to meet with academics, art historians and restorers to learn about the work of the painter Hieronymus Bosch. Based on the information given to her, Claire began looking at the role of beggars/cripples in the work of Bosch and … More about When I first met Claire – Kristen de Groot