Busu and the Damask Drum was yet another Edinburgh Fringe performance inspired by classic Japanese theater combining ideas from two distinct and important plays from Japan’s cultural history. Exploring these two stories has given me glimpse into a world so alien to mine and yet so comfortingly similar. The ‘Damask Drum’ in particular explores unrequited […]
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Wait a while after that sun has set on yet another day. Wait a while and watch the colours change as the minutes pass. Wait a while as the fading light retreats in pursuit of a westward sun. Wait a while as blue turns to gold turns to grey. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Blue Turns to […]
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If I were either an industrial designer or a biologist specializing in mycology I think I’d be drawn to beer taps. Once they were just utilitarian mechanical pumps drawing on the bartender’s strength to ‘pull’ ale from kegs. Now however these bright iconic taps sporting their manufacturer’s logos seem to sprout from bars like mushrooms. […]
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I’ve not been down to the beach much this winter. A combination of business, of travel and of lack of a beach habit had taken its toll resulting in, well, just not getting back to the beach. Today I finally broke the fast, headed down to the beach at the end of my street and […]
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‘Look at the moon’ you said as we headed out for the evening. As the full moon rises above the horizon seeming larger than normal it’s almost impossible to not notices its ancient glowing face. I’ve lost count of the times I’ve heard those words. Later that evening, high in the night’s sky, the moon […]
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