About the Writers
Tim Atack
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Tim Atack is a Bristol-based writer, musician and performer. He has written for Anti Festival (Finland) Realtime (Australia) Venue (UK) and is the writer in residence for the Darkside project at Arnolfini. A member of the bands Angel Tech and North Sea Navigator, he has also toured with comedians Matt Lucas and David Walliams and performance group Bodies In Flight. Contact www.timatack.co.uk
Rachel Lois Clapham
Rachel Lois Clapham's writing and curatorial interest is visual art that embodies live, performative, timebased or participatory elements. Her writing is published online as well as in Dance Theatre Journal, AN Magazine, Realtime, Yishu and Total Theatre. She has written in collaboration with The National Review of Live Art, Vital, Artsadmin, Spill and New York's Performa Biennial. She is part of the critical writing initiative Open Dialogues. www.opendialogues.com. rachelloisclapham AT gmail DOT com
Mary Paterson
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Mary Paterson is a writer and producer based in London, with a specialism in Live Art and Performance. Her critical writing has been published in the UK and abroad, and in 2007 she was a Writing Live Fellow for the Performa 07 Biennial in New York (supported by the Arts Council, England). Mary continues to develop critical writing as discourse and practice in collaboration with Rachel Lois Clapham, as Open Dialogues. www.opendialogues.com. MaryPaterson AT gmail DOT com
Theron Schmidt
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Theron Schmidt is a writer and performer based in London. His writing focuses on participation and community, authenticity and the theatrical, and interventionist performance. He has collaborated with Apocryphal Theatre, Barbara Campbell, Doran George, Chris Goode, Punchdrunk, Rotozaza, Rajni Shah, and Unlimited Theatre. He has been published in AN Magazine and RealTime. Contact theron_schmidt AT hotmail DOT com
Hazel Tsoi Wiles
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Hazel is a London-based writer and is currently co-editor of
www.londonist.com, a daily London news and events website. Hazel's interests in writing about live art includes reviewing performances, debating current trends in the live art scene, following artists and attending festivals. Particular interests are site specific and promenade performances, performances in public spaces, sensory experiences and any work that involves total immersion into fictional realities. Contact hazel DOT tsoi AT gmail DOT com

