Davida Hewlett: An End to Isolation — talking book

 

The latest work from the umbrella project, An End to Isolation, last seen at Chapter as the musical adventure An End to Isolation II in 2007. Produced and written by Davida Hewlett and James Tyson with designer Casey Raymond and composer Bud Harper, the talking book is an artist’s story book for all ages with an accompanying CD of original songs, music and narration.

Supported by the Arts Council of Wales


Books can be purchased from Chapter Arts Bookshop, Market Road, Cardiff, CF5, 029 2031 1050

B.O.R.N.
Prune Machine Glitz

B.O.R.N. are Paul Granjon, Davida Hewlett and Thomas Hobson. Prune Machine Glitz is an attempt to defeat contemporary feelings of gloom and doom while embracing a wide range of human activities and feelings. Based on personal experiences, reflections on progress, love, and the challenge of a meaningful life, Prune Machine Glitz is a musically rich, dance activated, thought provoking, multi-layered, technological, heartfelt journey shaped as a cross between a robot demonstration, a psychological experiment and a slightly wobbly cabaret night.

The show combines Paul Granjon's expertise of hand-made machines and unique approach of the performance lecture format with bright performer Davida Hewlett's vivid, humorous and slightly paranoid observations and pop ballads. Paul and Davida's previous collaboration was the Mind Sniffer, a consultation room where volunteers' psychic abilities were evaluated. Thomas Hobson, a visual artist and skateboarder, brings an energetic dimension, super slick dance moves and fine video graphics skills.

B.O.R.N were created in 2008 after several successful presentations of a disco dancing number on the tune of Patrick Hernandez' 1979 mega hit Born to Be Alive.

Prune Machine Glitz premiered at the National Review of Live Arts 2009, after a pilot at BAC, London 2008, and has consequently been shown at The Basement, Brighton,2009, Norwich Arts Centre as part of Richard Dedomenici’s Rub Me Up The Wrong Way.