ARE WE THERE YET?
WE’VE MADE IT TO SCOTLAND!
We had to ditch our initial travel plans due to the imminent rail strikes. To make it a bit more of a joint adventure, we peppered our solo journeys with regular coordinated coffee stops so we could start planning together. Definitely recommend the Westmorland chain of services, a step up from your usual McMoto drive-thru.
But what are we planning, and who’s we? Well, this is the next stage of my Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP) project funded by Arts Council England and Charlie Brittain will be my collaborator. An international choreographer and dancer, he is also a practising Clinical Sports Therapist, musculoskeletal health specialist and certified Pilates’ instructor. This rare and really interesting combination of skill-sets is just what the doctor ordered. Actually, the medics want to give me a new hip but I thought Charlie may be a much needed boost for me and my practice in the meantime.
So we finally got here after over 8 hours driving from the south of England. Even so, we couldn’t help starting to flesh out our plans for the rest of the week before unwinding at our overnight accommodation. I’m getting an early sense this week is going to be very different.