Florist Collective

Autobiographic makers of performance and research, turning the things that keep us up at night into intimate connections in space. Based in Chichester.

[Florist Collective @MidnightFlorist]

Audition Information for the role of Sarah. Check out the video and apply on our website: https://t.co/gmaJNKF21j

[Florist Collective @MidnightFlorist]

Audition Information for the roles of The Director, The Therapist, and The Interviewer are all re-performed by the same person. Apply on our website: https://t.co/gmaJNKF21j

[Florist Collective @MidnightFlorist]

We're Hiring!

We are looking for two performers for our run of Drowning In The Sound at Brighton Fringe! We recruiting two performers, one female presenting and one of any gender presentation. Take a look at the video or go straight to our website: https://t.co/gmaJNKF21j

[Tom Drayton @miserchristmas]

Less than a month until @ArtsCreativeUEL hosts the Metamodern Theatre Symposium and launches my book. Very excited about the brilliant speakers who are coming to this! It’s free and hybrid so you can come enjoy in person in London or attend online worldwide!!

[Florist Collective @MidnightFlorist]

This Week We've Been Watching:

The Ladies Of Juliana by Swept Under Productions

https://t.co/l9x3ypc453

[Florist Collective @MidnightFlorist]

Erin's back to uni, so this is a little Day in the Life of what they have been getting up to. #DayInTheLife #BackToUni

[Florist Collective @MidnightFlorist]

It will be interesting to see to what degree this performative output differs from the research it’s based on. Expect to see Dr Orben’s work on our #WhatWe’veBeenReading in a few months. (7/7)

Image: Louise Orwin

[Florist Collective @MidnightFlorist]

This Week We’ve Been Watching

Louise Orwin’s Famehungry

The marketing copy for this work has Louise cosplaying as a TikToker, but this does a disservice to the respect that cosplayers show for those they emulate. The interesting set-up of a TikTok livestream witnessed (1/7)

[Florist Collective @MidnightFlorist]

audience, this work seems better suited to parents who can joyfully exclaim, “That’s just like my daughter wasting her life on TikTok” than the actual people she cosplays. Developed in collaboration with Dr Amy Orben, Programme Leader for Cambridge University. (6/7)

[Florist Collective @MidnightFlorist]

The suggestion that feminism has gone too far to the point it is disadvantaging men is spreading among younger generations, and with the rise of the internet parallel to the spread of anti-feminist beliefs, can we ignore the role of media outlets in this shifting attitude? (3/3)

[Florist Collective @MidnightFlorist]

This Week We’ve Been Reading:

For one of our research projects, we’ve been looking into the manosphere and specifically incel culture and the role of the internet and media in the propagation or dismantlement of these ideologies. (1/3)

[Florist Collective @MidnightFlorist]

Jessica Aiston’s “What is the manosphere and why is it a concern?” (2021) explores the fundamentals of these extremist groups and their core ideologies along with an exploration into the mindset of young people on feminist issues. (2/3)

[Florist Collective @MidnightFlorist]

Last week, we returned to the Centurian's Way to remix our previous walking project of 283 consecutive days from Chichester to Kingley Vale. More will come on this later in October. #Theatre #Research #PhD #WalkingPractice

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First Friday Florist meeting in person in some time. Brainstorming Erin’s work-in-progress ideas and establishing the Florist strategy for the 24/25 academic year. #Theatre #Research #PhD #Collaboration #DyslexicSpellingMistakes

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Our recent paper Apocalypse Where? Inattentiveness, Indigeneity and Invisibilities at ASLE-UKI's recent PGR/ECR is now live https://t.co/fQ42Q3SzdE

[Dr Evi Stamatiou @EviStamatiou1]

You have three hours to join us at the UEL Stratford Campus on Water Lane to experience the Ethnoacting in VR for a Growth Mindset intervention. Thanks for the support #britishsciencefestival2024 @UEL_News ! #academic #academiclife #ethnoacting #acting #VR #GrowthMindset