February 2012
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Bruising and the Solar Plexus
I feel a little bruised today emotionally. Which is what it is. BUT I did notice something amazing, if I poke or prod in my solar plexus, I feel an instant reaction emotionally. Today I’m welling up when I prod it and its sore.  Kristin Linklater strikes again.. the solas plexus is our centre of emotion certainly. All those nerves controlling breath, reiterating how you really have to be...
Feb 29th
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Solstice Cork - OPEN Call for Submissions... →
I’m proposing. Are you?
Feb 28th
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Last Ever Set played in POD nightclub Dublin... →
Samy Kay’s uploaded mix of the last ever session in POD.
Feb 27th
Feb 27th
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How do you communicate: Your thoughts? Your imagery? Your self? Has it ever changed?
Feb 23rd
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What does it mean to communicate?
Feb 23rd
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Feb 23rd
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External Memories →
I’ve just finished reading this book and i’m in a position of contemplation now. Something very important has happened to me.  Firstly. I dropped my iphone into the toilet last week. A tragic event. But it left me moderately less connected to the world than I was before. Which if you are a connected maniac like I am was an unsettling experience, initially.  What? Well. Recently, i’ve been...
Feb 20th
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C E L T I C R A D I C A L →
A friend and colleague of mine is exploring cultural identity and using the Irish language Gaeilge as an entry point. Also. Tomorrow is the European Day of Mother Languages. Bhfuil teanga mar sin agat? Teanga anam?
Feb 20th
The Insanity of Silence →
To my Deda. Love you. 
Feb 19th
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WatchWatch
I’ve recently been reading a lot into memory and theories on “how we remember”. Starting with http://joshuafoer.com/moonwalking-with-einstein/ I am becoming a little obsessed with my mind. I’ve just finished reading the fascinating and arguably dubious story of Daniel Tammet the worlds most acclaimed savant and I’ve discovered his TED talk which I have previously not...
Feb 17th
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“Even the simple act which we describe as “seeing some one we know” is, to some...”
– Swann’s Way (via oisinbyrne) This reminds me of a quote by Anthony De Mello “You are never in love with anyone. You’re in love with your prejudiced idea of the person.” In many ways this reminds me of how our voice work as well. There internal perception we have of what we sound...
Feb 13th
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Feb 12th
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“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back— Concerning...”
– Goethe (via oisinbyrne)
Feb 7th
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What is a sexy Voice? →
A fantastic article from Voice Coach Mel Churcher who puts it better than most can.  What is the sexiest female voice? What does that mean in terms of voice work? Can we make our voices sexier?
Feb 7th
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Learn to Beatbox with the best Females in the... →
Acapella group the Boxettes just brought to my attention a set of workshops on Beatboxing which includes a session with their very own BELLATRIX who is the Female World Champion no less. Check them out, I love me a good set of female voices.
Feb 7th
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Habitual Tensions are..
a lifelong decentering process.  Breathe.
Feb 6th
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Feb 4th
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Ono no Komachi →
Feb 3rd
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Feb 2nd
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Call For Artists...
OPEN CALL for Visual Artists, Graffiti Artists, Illustrators, Set Designers… Artist needed for a project in development for presentation Summer 2012. I am searching for a collaborator on a performance installation piece that will incorporate illustrations by Sidney Sime. If you are interested in hearing more about this project, I would be delighted to talk further with you… email...
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