In 1967 Kathrine Switzer entered the Boston Marathon. Nothing particularly strange about that you might think, but at that point women weren’t allowed to enter it. Switzer managed to sneak past the officials by putting her name down with only her initials. Only a few...
This is a guest post by Alison Halstead. Alison is a Mimbre Associate Performer, and a British-born, American-raised, professionally-trained actor. This article originally appeared on her blog 4 foot 6, on 5th December 2016. -- one of several workshops for d/Deaf and disabled actors, hosted by a...
This is a re-post by The Virtuoso. This article originally appeared on The Virtuoso, on March 1st 2016. Today, a story that has nothing to do with science or literature, but one in honor of Super Tuesday and Women’s History Month: women’s suffrage! Specifically, women’s suffrage...
This is a guest post by Alison Halstead. Alison is a Mimbre Associate Performer, and a British-born, American-raised, professionally-trained actor. This article originally appeared on her blog 4 foot 6, on 4th September 2016. ...
Before rape within marriage was made a crime in 1994, before the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act made it illegal to discriminate against women at work, before women were given the same right to vote as men in 1928 or at all in 1918, came the...
This is a guest post by Flora Herberich. Flora has worked in circus in a range of roles from performer to producer; she’s currently circus associate at Jacksons Lane. This article originally appeared on The F-Word, on July 11th 2016. Sawdust and sisterhood: I’m shamelessly borrowing...
Masterclass: High physicality in a theatrical setting Who it's for Circus performers, physical theatre performers, dancers and actors interested in mixing physicality, theatre and narrative. What to expect Bodies flying, falling, stacking up, a person carrying the weight of another, a person pushing someone else over - all images bursting with...
Women's History Month Diary in East London Thank you to Alternative Arts for putting this together Please visit the website for full programme DAILY DIARY - March 1 Opening of Women’s History Month and Arab Women Artists Now (AWAN) Festival exhibition preview, performances and party from 6pm. Rich Mix E1 6LA Multitudes AWAN exhibition...
In honour of Women's History Month and International Women's Day on the 8th March, we will be posting a series of blogs featuring women that have made HERstory, stories from the remarkable women we work with and other pieces that commemorate and celebrate women. We...