The work of Simon Mckeown is complex in many ways – including technologically. So how does someone get access to cutting edge motion capture software, editing facilities, programmers and kit? Simon does so through the support and encouragement of the University of Teesside where he is a reader based in the Institute of Design, Culture [...]
Claire Cunningham is famous for dancing on crutches, but where did the idea to utilize the creative potential of crutches within dance come from? For Claire it began when she was awarded a Creative Scotland Award in 2006, which enabled her to investigate her own movement potential. She was mentored by
US performance artist Bill [...]
We were delighted to catch up with Laurence Clark just before he delivers his final preview of Inspired tonight at the Brockjack Theatre in South East London. His close to the bone rollercoaster ride with video film and slides is delighting everyone who sees it. It is inspired but not in the way you might [...]
This is Simon Mckeown watching his 11 metre high inflatable figure go up – he’s seen it up before in Oxford, and seen parts inflate in the factory in which it was made, but he’s never seen it, well, go up before!
PUSH ME thought it time to catch up with multi talented Rachel Gadsden as she builds a different side of her project for the Unlimited Festival at the Southbank in rehearsals with a new collaborative team. The boundaries of Rachel’s artistic practice are once again being stretched as she pushes herself into an altogether performative [...]
In 2005, Janice Parker received a Creative Scotland Award from the Scottish Arts Council to enable her to spend a year exploring new depths within her work and creating new points of departure. The plan was to immerse herself practically in the creative process of making work – starting points, end points, motivations and possibilities. [...]
Well the time has finally come to introduce the people working behind the lenses in the PUSH ME team. Introducing our Director John Durrant of BDH (on the left). As recipients of BAFTA, D&AD, Royal Television Society Awards, and Grammy and Emmy nominated work, BDH have, for over 10 years, directed commercials, created brand identities, [...]
Thought it might be useful to look at some of the influences on our PUSH ME artists – to look at where their work sits and what it can be compared to. It’s always going to be a subjective take, as we all read different things into the work that we see, and gain impact [...]
A number of the fantastic artists involved with PUSH ME are pushing their stuff out there this month in the lead up to September’s big showcase at the Southbank. We’ve been hard at work reading and collating some of the reviews of the on Disability Arts Online so you can find them all in one [...]
We are still asking ourselves how Caroline Bowditch on the morning of the premiere of her new and most ambitious work to date in the face of the torrential rain forecast managed to be so utterly composed at our early morning Push Me shoot. Her composition Leaving Limbo Landing last Saturday 7th July, supported by [...]
“The Space is a new and exciting way to experience the arts at a time when there is a wealth of arts activity during the Cultural Olympiad. Push Me profiles our Unlimited projects for Deaf and disabled artists and provides an excellent opportunity for people all over the world to see the fantastic range of [...]
It was a real pleasure to be in the room as part of the press launch for the Unlimited Festival today with 3 of our Push Me for 90 second films. The Push Me team have been busy filming, editing and blogging over the last few months and our artists have been eagerly awaiting for [...]
Extraordinary. Unlimited. In 90 seconds. If you go to Arts Council England and BBC’s The Space today – you’ll see that PUSH ME is currently on the front page with our 90 second feature on Jez Colborne. We are delighted to be there! So first, push this lot for 90 seconds… Dive deep with Sue Austin and ‘Creating The Spectacle!’ [...]
Laurence Clark’s show, as we know, is about inspiration – particularly why disabled people are so often seen as inspirational when they undertake rather mundane things. He’s not the only one out there wondering about this. A recent blog by Stella Young from The Australia Broadcasting Corporation focuses on the growing phenomenon she refers to [...]
The Push Me team got so much more than tea and sympathy with artist Bobby Baker in Sheffield yesterday, we got bourbons and custard creams, the sort of biscuits that are part of the fabric of our daily lives and a whole lot more besides. The 2 performances of Mad Gyms and Kitchens were shown [...]