12th January, 2016 - Posted by Gavin - Comments Off on All you need to know about The Active Inquiry Podcast!
What exactly is ‘The Active Inquiry Podcast’? In October of 2015 we introduced ‘The Active Inquiry Podcast’ and have had a great response from loads of you to the three episodes we’ve created so far. We’re really excited that so many of you have checked out the episodes, but some of you may not be […] Read More
30th November, 2015 - Posted by Gavin - Comments Off on Active Inquiry Podcast
We had a great company meeting on Saturday evening which culminated in the recording of episode two of The Active Inquiry Podcast. Episode 2 introduces the core Active Inquiry team as we reminisce about our time with the company. Available on iTunes (Just search Active Inquiry) or on the dedicated podcast page. Please subscribe and […] Read More
17th October, 2015 - Posted by Gavin - Comments Off on LegiLab in Slovenia!
Following a successful application, 4 members of Active Inquiry had the pleasure of joining other Theatre of the Oppressed Companies from Europe for a week of workshops and experimentation in Legislative Theatre (LT) The damp and grey weather that we gifted Slovenia from Scotland did not get us down as we played games and participated […] Read More
3rd August, 2015 - Posted by Gavin - 1 Comment
Woo hoo! After funding our successful Divided We Fall? and Resilience projects, Creative Scotland have now awarded funding for Active Inquiry’s work for two years! Building on the work from our recent Resilience project, we will again be working with groups from Bethany, Shakti Women’s Aid and The ALMA project to create a network of […] Read More
3rd August, 2015 - Posted by Gavin - Comments Off on Interview with Gavin Crichton – Artistic Director of Active Inquiry
Below is an interview conducted by journalist Charlie Hanks with our Artistic Director Gavin Crichton about the work of the Company and our recent Resilience project. Interview with Gavin Crichton, ACTive INquiry “That verb ‘to act’ is so important to us,” explains Gavin Crichton, Artistic Director of ACTive INquiry. “It doesn’t just mean to act […] Read More
16th March, 2015 - Posted by Gavin - Comments Off on Happy World Theatre of the Oppressed Day!
To celebrate World Theatre of the Oppressed Day we are re-posting this Boal obituary, written by Gavin forConceptin 2009, which celebrates the man, his work and his legacy. Enjoy! Augusto Boal Obituary On the 2nd May 2009 we sadly lost a theatre director, theorist, philosopher, activist, storyteller, Joker, playwright, husband, father, mentor, professor, workshop leader, […] Read More
26th January, 2015 - Posted by Gavin - Comments Off on Resilience Performance
We were excited to perform our latest piece of Forum Theatre, Resilience, last Friday (23rd January) as part of the Pride in our Public Services campaign by the Edinburgh Anti-Cuts Alliance against some of the proposed cuts to Edinburgh Council’s budget for 2015/16. The Council will make its final budget decisions on 12th February where […] Read More
20th May, 2014 - Posted by Gavin - Comments Off on Resilience – Human Resources – A poem!
Below is a poem written by our very own Lorna reflecting on her experience devising with the Bethany group as part of our Resilience project – thanks Lorna! human resources strivers skivers nine-to-fivers workers shirkers workmen shirkmen job seekers job takers creators fakers feats and work cheats and crooks cadgers […] Read More
6th May, 2014 - Posted by Gavin - Comments Off on Resilience – Starting the Devising Process
As 3rd May 2014 came and went I reflected that, in our original plan, this was to be our Legislative Theatre day at Out of the Blue – the culmination of our Resilience project! However a variety of factors meant that we had to postpone this day until 11th October. Although this was a frustrating […] Read More
30th April, 2014 - Posted by Gavin - Comments Off on Resilience – Sharing work across community groups
As part of our Resilience Legislative Theatre project we have been working with three community groups since January to explore what the words Resilience, Surviving and Thriving mean to them. We have been honoured to work with amazing participants from Shakti Women’s Aid, The Bethany Christian Trust and The ALMA project. On the evening of […] Read More