On the 15th of May, hundreds of people gathered at Brighton clocktower to protest the ongoing attacks on Gaza and Palestine by Israel. After a hour of speeches and performances the protest then marched through the city, then along the sea front. Undeterred by sudden downpours of rain.
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A friend of mine asked if I could help her run a photo shoot for her final year fashion project. On accepting the shoot it was then all about researching a great location. Thankfully, not far from Brighton is the historic town of Lewes, which had many great locations for the 'gothic' look my friend wanted to go for. After some consideration we decided Lewes Priory Ruins would be the best location for the shoot.
For the upcoming summer season, South Coast Conferences asked me to take some exterior and interior photos for their booking.com account. They wanted a special focus on the Coivd safety set up in the reception area. The accommodation will be available in Brighton and Eastbourne this summer.
Director Simon Godwin has produced a production of Hamlet unlike any other, with Paapa Essiedu taking centre stage as the RSC’s first black Hamlet. Breathing new life into the classic Shakespeare play, Godwin’s interpretation reimagines the cast and modernizes the costumes to bring a refreshing energy to the stage of the Royal Shakespeare theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon. (see full review below)
In this production of one of Shakespeare’s early works, director Justin Audibert substituted the patriarchal society of 1590 for a matriarchal system. Shakespeare’s original play was intended as a Comedy; however, with the blatant expression of domestic and emotional abuse, it is challenging to portray it as such today. Audibert’s reimagining of the tale, swapping gender roles, shined a powerful light on domestic abuse. (See link below for full review)
To what extent does war writing on the module raise questions about the concept of 'civilisation'?28/5/2021 The brutality of the World Wars exposed the fraudulent concept of European ‘civilisation’. Having used perceptions of Europe's sophisticated and cultured societies to justify systems of global dominance and oppression, the spectacle of war, destroying the monuments of ‘civilised’ cities and butchering their subjects in barbaric scenes of violence and depravity, showed that 'civilisation' was only ever an illusion. (Click on the link below to read full essay)
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