Brand New Start

After a marvellous Christmas time spent with family and friends, I’ve been back in the office, putting finishing touches on some things and starting the wheels in motion for more longer term elements.  I loved the first day back: it was like picking up the...

Time To Reflect

  Usually in August, I can get a little time to reflect and think in terms of both where the company has been in the past year and where it is going to in the future year.  However August 2012 saw the company really take off in new directions following...

Degrees of Freedom

Choreography: Gary Lambert Sound score: Otis Lift Original lighting: Ross Cameron Degrees of Freedom was first commissioned for Edinburgh Dance Base in 2004 for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and will form part of the new triple bill for FFIN DANCE  – Inspired...

Number Stations

The idea behind the music for Gary Lambert’s Axiom Tangent sprang from some audio clips I found of Number Stations. Number Stations are a fascinating leftover from the Cold War. Most countries had a secret radio transmitter that broadcast series of numbers,...

Axiom Tangent

Axiom Tangent will be one of 3 pieces forming a triple bill called Inspired, which FFIN DANCE will be touring from March 2013 Choreography: Gary Lambert Music:  Oli Newman  Lighting: Karsten Tinapp My focus and interest is working with visually abstract movement,...

Camelot Inquisition

On a wet and windy morning last week, Megan and I went to the book launch of The Camelot Inquisition written by Welsh author John F. Wake.  We arrived at Cardiff Castle and were shown to a marvellous old room where John would be talking about his new book.  The book,...