CREATIVE MAKING: CONVERSATIONS WITH A BANG IN THE VOID

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CREATIVE MAKING: CONVERSATIONS WITH A BANG IN THE VOID

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The links to videos document a series of interviews with [extra href=”https://www.facebook.com/ABangintheVoid/” title=”A Bang in the Void” info=”popover” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=”Visit the companies Facebook” ] A Bang in the Void [/extra] (Andrew Davies and Laura Evans). Interviews present how the company manage and work creatively in the collaborative process.

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Andrew and Laura create work in a theatre context, using a blend of live and digital art. Collaboration between not only the artists but the art forms is essential to the product of A Bang in the Void’s work. The company has been awarded the Frank May Cup of Excellence Award in 2013 and De Montfort University’s Vice Chancellor’s Distinguished Students Award the following year.

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Although the company has only been established since 2012 both Andrew and Laura have experienced many challenges from working collaboratively as students and now as professionals. The topics of discussion are as follows:

Starting up: Rules, Expectations and Organisation

1. In the beginning, how did you negotiate your creative process?
2. What issues do you encounter at the beginning of a collaboration?
3. How do you divide responsibilities?
4. How much do you feel you need to make a plan and stick to it?
5. What do you think is essential for collaboration?
6. What factors influence where you rehearse and when?

Being Creative Collaboratively

1. Part 1 Stages
   • Why were you interested to work with each other in the first place?
   • What are the first stages of your creative process?
   • How do you go about selecting your ideas and material together?
2. Part 2 Choreographic methods
   • Are there particular methods that you tend to use when creating?
   • Are those creative methods particular to your collaboration?
   • How is editing and redrafting a part of your process?
   • Does editing ever leave a sense of dissatisfaction?
   • When editing, do you feel that the selection process involves compromise?
3. Part 3 Time apart
   • Do you think more time apart from each other would enhance your collaboration?
   • How do you remain engaged when you are away from the project and each other?
   • Do you use different technologies to stay in touch with each other?
4. Part 4 Disagreement
   • Do you find yourself fighting for an idea?
   • How do you manage your disagreements?
   • Have disagreements ever become destructive?
   • How do you think disagreements contribute to the work?
   • Is disagreement a feature of your collaboration?

Valuing Collaboration

1. How critical are you of each others ideas and inputs?
2. Do you recognise any skills you have gained from collaborating with each other?

Sustaining and Maintaining Collaboration

1. How do you go about maintaining a level of professionalism when you are working?
2. Do you feel any pressure to continue working together?
3. How do you manage your time around other peoples lives?

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