York feels as vibrant as I’ve ever known it.

Can a compelling theatrical event be created in which there is no distinction between performer and audience?

I discovered an old diary entry that recalls a hair-raising dash to be on stage, which encouraged me to reflect on spontaneity, risk, and performance.

A new and significant voice in the recreation of Urdance.

How to move the project forward when the key collaborator is absent.

The first in a series of posts about the challenges of resurrecting Urdance, a full-scale work for orchestra and synthesiser, written by my late brother, Francis.

Living alongside Artificial Intelligence. Stop thinking about artworks as objects and start thinking about them as triggers for experiences.

A short essay written by Professor Jenna Ng, University of York, for the catalogue that accompanied the edition of People We Love in Viborg, Denmark, in the Autumn of 2023.

The text of a talk given at York’s first Reignite (UNESCO City of Media Arts) event held at The Radisson Hotel, North Street, York on 14th September 2023.

I find it hard to really get my head around the global allure of the Mona Lisa.

Looking at them, looking at us

Growing up in Coxwold

Beginning with a blank page