Martin Thomas

Cooking, cycling, graphics, Harehills, languages, opera, text. Long distance parent. Own views.

[Martin Thomas @m4d1ng]

@neous @UniversityLeeds @lisadami Strange. I have definitely received other mail overnight! Thanks for being in touch. I have Zoom link for today from email 17/12/2021 and hope to join later!

[Martin Thomas @m4d1ng]

Ace finally to be back in @Howard_Assembly. And to hear such an astonishing lot of live sounds from @byronwallen and his @boctransmission-inspired project. Brightness, beats and grooves on a deeply autumnal Sunday evening.

[Howard Assembly Room @Howard_Assembly]

TOMORROW: @byronwallen returns with analogue synths, gamelan and more in a brilliantly imaginative take on the music of Boards of Canada @boctransmission

🎟https://t.co/fr9Xbl0r8e

[Martin Thomas @m4d1ng]

If we don't take the time to think about the salient cultural references our students bring, we are nowhere.

[Martin Thomas @m4d1ng]

Always touched by the commemorations for Leslie Cheung.

[Martin Thomas @m4d1ng]

Finally back in @Zuccouk. Excellent company thanks to James Baldwin. I fear I neglected him for chat with the very restaurant people.

[Martin Thomas @m4d1ng]

Fabulous #ONCarmen last night. A much needed treat for the senses. From the orchestra tuning to the curtain call. Singing, playing and staging all stunning. And a disco ball. Wonderful treatment of a problematic text. Thank you @Opera_North. So good to be back in @GrandTheatreLS1

[Opera North @Opera_North]

🤠💔Did you join us for #ONCarmen tonight @GrandTheatreLS1? We'd love to hear what you thought.

@NancyMessias

[Martin Thomas @m4d1ng]

So very glad to be back out on my bike this morning. The stuff of dreams. In real. 😍🚲☀️

[Martin Thomas @m4d1ng]

Indeed. And not to detract in the least from the violence to so many languages (and people) that the British state and its various agents have done and continue to do.

[Gina Anne Tam 譚吉娜 @DGTam86]

A poignant, beautiful, and relevant thread:
https://t.co/OYgKMJoJzN

[Martin Thomas @m4d1ng]

@alexanderding And, if #weareinternational is to mean anything, it must entail dissolving boundaries.

[Martin Thomas @m4d1ng]

@alexanderding If indeed we need a term. Were it not for a line on a plan, 'student' would do just fine.

[Martin Thomas @m4d1ng]

@Petercl04558275 Hmm. I'd be a bit put out (!!!) If that happened during daylight. Do you have amenities?

[Natalia Barbour @natalia_barbour]

I used to think that I needed a car because I had small kids.

What I really needed was a safe bike lane and a rain coat.

[Martin Thomas @m4d1ng]

@YolandaCerda9 However flawed in delivery, it is important to hold on to the idea that we can transcend the nation state in ways that are genuinely horizontal and democratic.

[East Leeds Project @leeds_east]

Our Artistic Director @KerryHarker chatted to @leeds_on about East Leeds, our makerspace project and #KIOSK, a mini mobile version. Also featuring a beautiful track by East Leeds based #ZoeCarty🎼🙌

[Martin Thomas @m4d1ng]

@leeds_east @KerryHarker @leeds_on Really good to hear this rich insight into the project. Always inspiring to hear both the enthusiasm for and commitment to our community.

[Martin Thomas @m4d1ng]

Enjoyed tucking into my copy of @leeds_east #WeWillBePioneers. Love its visualness. Love its representation of multiple voices, including some sceptical of the project's aims. Love its commitment to first person plural. Inspiring! Thanks so much @KerryHarker and @irving_claire!

[Martin Thomas @m4d1ng]

Glad to have made it out today to see this. And very grateful to @HydeParkPH and @CityVarieties for putting it on.

[Hyde Park Picture House @HydeParkPH]

“Magnificent… audiences will once again get swept away” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @PeterBradshaw1

Don’t miss your chance to see a triumph of Hollywood’s Golden Age, on the silver screen once more.

Now, Voyager plays today (6pm) & tomorrow (3pm) at @cityvarieties.

🎟 https://t.co/nA5QhikJ9o

[Martin Thomas @m4d1ng]

That was huge fun! Totally on a whim. Learned lots. Laughed more. Also liked the spacing. Thanks so much for brightening my week @HydeParkPH. And thanks especially to the kind person @CityVarieties who encouraged me to leave my Very Little Bike and Quite Heavy Bag downstairs too!

[Hyde Park Picture House @HydeParkPH]

Director @edgarwright explores the 50 year legacy of brothers Ron and Russell Mael, two prolific and uncompromising artists, and the impact they've had the world over.

See @SparksBrothers at @CityVarieties tonight & Tuesday, at 7pm.

🎟️ » https://t.co/TcDo8qwOod

#HPPHOnTheRoad

[JCWI (Follow us on Bluesky @jcwi-uk.bsky.social) @JCWI_UK]

From 2008 - 2020 the UK only granted asylum to 40% of Afghans seeking protection here.

Our asylum system is a disgrace.