sublimity – a love supreme

This November, Dancing Monkey started the creative process of their new work. With old friends and new faces we had two workshops which included introductions, design presentations, a script reading and discussions on rehearsal methods and fairness and transparency statements. Then we got on our feet and into the text and movement – we began […]

Digital Manifesto: Addendum #4

People Are Watching – Do you care? There is a line in the original Manifesto which reads: “The stage and the screen are two extremely different platforms and if concessions are not made, the work will not translate as you feel it should.” Along with many other strongly worded hints at this concept, this line […]

Digital Manifesto: Addendum #3

This is the third addendum to the Digital Theatre Manifesto I wrote back in January 2021 for Intermission Magazine. Kindness and Communication In the original manifesto document for Intermission Magazine, I wrote: Most artists can take a tiny budget and produce magic. We’re constantly creating new worlds, images and stories with nothing but shoestrings and determination. That is […]

DIGITAL MANIFESTO: ADDENDUM #2

This is the second addendum to the Digital Theatre Manifesto I wrote back in January 2021 for Intermission Magazine. Be Ambitious!! I just had the honour of being involved in Wil Knoll’s digital production of David Ellis Heyman’s one-act play Digby & Glass. Wil’s bold concept, imagined the play as a site-specific, lived streamed performance, for […]

LIKE TOM CRUISE LOVES RUNNING – Full Show

We wanted to make a separate post for this to make it easier to find. With all the digital offerings out right now, this production can be used as a foundational structure and style. Dancing Monkey is going to continue to explore this platform, even when we can re-engage with live audiences. We will construct […]