Author Archives: bembodavies

Disclaimer: The postulate behind ‘Guerilla Shakespeare‘ seems clearly an anathema to good theatre practice. Ensembles are to be nurtured. It cannot be best policy to banish rehearsal time, to forbid all group exploration, and expose the most vulnerable moment of … Continue reading →

Stockmann Process Event #I – Undercurrents of the Meeting When the annual Hardanger Peace Symposium convened in the picturesque fjordside village of Jondal, the Institute for Non-toxic Propaganda served up an aperitif. 
The long weekend’s format was well-rehearsed – veterans … Continue reading →

“Are you an indignado?” I ask Nikkos Kokkalis, using the term coined by young Spanish protesters to express outrage at José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero’s austerity plans, now swiped by the Greeks. “I’m a super-indignado,” he almost shouts. A 29-year-old graduate … Continue reading →

        DRAMATIC INTERVENTION IN INTERNATIONAL RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS To what degree do selected ‘Theatre for Development’ projects correspond with recommended treatment strategies for Post-traumatic Stress Syndrome? An examination of cross-references between the healing stages prescribed by the therapeutic … Continue reading →

Residents of war-ravaged Eastern Slavonia share their expertise at living under prolonged bombing, with FiNGO team from TV Iraq. March 25th, 2003. Minimal Theatre supporting People’s Movements A Listening Station : Creating Human Rites The situation is familiar, one meeting … Continue reading →

It has been an illusive quest. Once again my child transforms: the new title for Professor Uncle Herre Doctor Bwana Forget Zis Extracting Entusiasm Guerilla Lecture Party Piece Experiment has become “A Kindly Boot”. Please forgive me.

A few summers ago, I was hired by FN Sambandet Vest (Western Norway office of the UN Association) to lead a three day expedition. Our mission was to investigate the prevailing change of climate occurring along the route of the nefarious … Continue reading →

Please note the small print.  The banner under which these very skilled individuals meet, proudly proclaims their myopia.  They haven’t been paying attention and don’t understand.  The Institute for Non-toxic Propaganda has clearly been enjoying the good life for too … Continue reading →

Yes, I write my own press clippings department: Bembo Davies has been at this business for several years, his acting style is unpolished and foolhardy.  Dramaturgically, the closest genre to his ‘guerilla lecture party piece’ might be stand-up — save … Continue reading →