Oh.... the hokey cokey.....

Well, it is now Friday.. on Tuesday I would never have anticipated reaching Friday... but thats how it goes with weeks I suppose, espescially one's that involve B-Arts and the Barefoot Doctors Summer School! Day Three: Tying together of all our work from Wednesday and performing it live on t'internet... interesting visual effects due to live streaming, adding to the mystique of the performances :-) Each individual giving something different to each piece and each audience member taking something individual with them from it too. Just shows that when you throw a bunch of creative people together that they'll come up with 2+2 = infinity. Even the spaces between the pieces were filled with creativity of some sort.. the dance of moving tables and chairs, the dance of setting up equipment, each intermission choreographed with movement.. would be nice to see a time-lapse of the whole event to watch the rhythms of everyone. Each individual performance piece was outstanding considering the time contraints involved and proved that creative people don't just add creativity they multiply creativity by a million! A lunch of soup, bread and salad, everyone open and chatting, several conversations about life, the universe and all inbetween. Discovering similarities and differences and finding that each person utterly supportive of each other. Now to Flashmob hokey cokey!!! I had taken it upon myself to tag "Newcastle Town Centre" in my facebook status update that morning.. just to see if it would have an impact on what we were doing... the message went out: "Flashmob hokey cokey 4pm Newcastle Town Centre" The pixies of mischief were fully in control. The interesting part was trying to look inconspicuous and at the same time hang around ready for the "signal". The new sweet shop seeming to be a favourite haunt of potential hokey-cokey-ers. So carried away was I with the plethora of confectionary, I nearly missed it.. Luckily the Guildhall reminded me, with its chimes! On your marks.. get set... go!!! It was over far too quickly... the little boy who brought his toys to it, the dog tied to the man's belt (the dog loved it!!!! It would seem that Dog's really "get" what B-Arts is about... such is their sense of humour). Phew!! Its over.. HURRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Time to melt into the background! "What was that all about?" I was asked, "Is it going out on YouTube?" asked another.. such is the power of social media. It touches all our lives whether we realise it or not.. Social media, blogging, Online home made movies, and all the rest were once the domain of the "geek", the "nerd".. the socially isolated, who used it as a means to communicate with their friends.. Its now been adopted by the whole world... this world has now shrunk.. it is smaller... it is however, still full of possibilities, the infinity of conciousness that can come together for a few days and create together. A group of strangers who have become good friends. Individuals who through social media will continue to create, share projects and go out into the world!!! Thank you Barefoot Doctors Summer School, thank you B-Arts... for inspiring, giving space and time to allow for this to take place. ((((HUGS)))). rofl.

Summer Lovin'- had me a blast, Summer Lovin'- it happened so fast!

Three whirl-wind days where strangers became friends.
We would like to thank the amazing group of people we have had the pleasure of working with these last three days. 
You know who you are 
Thank you for displaying such a willingness to share your ideas, collaborate and create magical and beautiful moments with your candles and incense, the senses of sounds, seeing her memories in a ghost coat with the feasting pigeons and the journey of their dance.You know what we mean.
Thats what it's all about...!
Flashmobbing Newcastle  - Relive some of it with Ustream
Don't forget to tag us in your facebook photos
We'll carry on uploading stuff over the next week - so please do keep calling back to the blog and leave your thoughts over the next few days - once you've had chance to get your breath back !

Live action.

Info on how to see the live streaming of all your hard work tomorrow
Streaming Instructions (this post will take you via facebook)


So tell you friends to gather around their computers this will be the one they don't want to miss!


Plus we are flashmobbing in the town centre tomorrow at 4pm. 
Definite location to be announced here on the blog, on twitter and on facebook tomorrow. 


So tell you friends they can either join us or avoid us !!!


We're going to have so much fun tomorrow
 - thats what its all about! 
OOOOoooooooooooo.........

STANDSTILL

Check out the new Standstill site for updates on workshops and how to attend the actual Standstill event on December 21st in Hanley.

All workshops and the final event are free. you can just turn up to workshops - drop in. You need to book you place if you want to come and join the full Standstill journey .We need to limit numbers of folks on the walk through the town , it will be a special intimate party, an event to remember. Anyone can join us at the end of the journey - just before 5pm in Tontine Square, Hanley.

We want all our Barefoot Doctors to come forward and take part in the event - you all helped to form the ideas, from the summer school until now we formed and shaped the event...from the smallest of details . You'll spot little things from the workshops, ideas and images that have been brought forward into the final event.

If you are available to take part on the night give me a call at the office and there are plenty of ways to help out - stewarding, carrying lanterns , banners, placing boxes in the rubbish (Summer School attendees will be familiar with that!!!)

Call us Monday to Friday and leave a message for me or speak with Philippa on the main number ... or leave a message on the answer machine if we are out at workshops ...01782 717326

Hey ...why not just come along to the workshops? Details of all workshops are on the Standstill site. www.standstill.yolasite.com It's going to be a lovely night plus there is a flashmob moment ....don't miss it.