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World Music DJ Baba Ganoush… It’s later than you think, but never too late to dance! The idea of Baba Ganoush as a DJ stems from my long-standing interest in world music, a love of dancing and providing music for … Continue reading →

Happy New Year 2016 Year of the Monkey (February 8th) When the gods reconcile… always an auspicious moment! Shiva the Destroyer of obstacles and his avatar the monkey god Hanuman as two aspects of the same god reuniting. The Monkey … Continue reading →

Desplácese hacia abajo para la traducción española de Antonio García Playback Theatre is practiced in many countries worldwide with Spain being one of the notable exceptions in Europe.  I had been thinking for some time about how I could contribute to … Continue reading →

A personal reflection on a friendship Martin Lucas was a highly significant figure in English-language haiku for more than twenty five years, as a poet, essayist, critic and editor. He was awarded a PHD for his thesis Haiku in Britain … Continue reading →

After four visits to Sri Lanka over the last four years working with Mountain Flower Playback Theatre and watching them grow and flourish, I had decided it was time to move on and explore new territory.  There is no Playback … Continue reading →

Sri Lanka 2013 In March 2013, I made my last planned visit to Sri Lanka to work with the Mountain Flowers Playback Theatre group.  They had attended the First Sri Lankan National Playback Theatre Gathering in January that year where … Continue reading →

I made my third visit to Sri Lanka in June and after ariving from Muscat,Oman where I’d spent 15 hours waiting for my flight (not recommended, although Muscat was worth a look). I took a tuk tuk straight to Negombo, … Continue reading →

This is a guest blog by Pammy Michell and Paul Shevlin who are supporting a school in Cambodia. We will be running a joint fundraising event in Stroud on May 26 2012 – proceeds to be split between my Sri … Continue reading →

I have a long-standing connection with India, having first travelled to India overland through Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan in 1971.   I was to later return ten times over many years to buy gemstones as I then worked as a jeweller. … Continue reading →