12/3/2015
Is there anywhere that still plays real hip hop?
Mez Galaria post: I think it’s safe to say I’m a hip hop fan. A fan of the music that is part of a …
19/6/2014
Our Gift
We were all a little apprehensive about performing in the open air, not having done anything like it before. But once we started THE BEAT, as …
18/3/2014
Youth Theatre – Week 4
Week Four of the Youth Theatre, we are still to pick a name, but for now Freedom Studios Youth Theatre will suffice, and my theme this …
18/3/2014
Youth Theatre – Week 3
Week three and I lead the session this week as Tom is now into rehearsals for Home Sweet Home. Big thanks to Ellen McAuslan and Sidrah …
18/3/2014
Youth Theatre – Week 2
Week two of the Freedom Studios Youth Theatre and it’s all going pretty well. Despite my fear of having no attendees in the first week, …
18/3/2014
Launching Freedom Studios Youth Theatre – Week 1
Today will be our first ever youth theatre workshop. FIRST EVER. That’s a pretty momentous step in any theatre company’s story but I think …
18/3/2014
Courtney Pine by Mez Galaria
When Hip Hop broke out from the Bronx, many individuals, groups and societies called for it to be banned, believing it to be damaging to society …
18/2/2014
Clowning by Kathleen Yore, Artistic Director, Odd Doll
Last night I felt very privileged to be able to meet with different Yorkshire based artists from all sorts of backgrounds at Freedom Studios. From the …
27/1/2014
Meeting Roy Ayres and Jamal Edwards
Guest Blog by Mez Galaria Tonight I’m going to see Jamal Edwards at Leeds College of Art and Design and then Roy Ayres at Leeds …
29/10/2013
Songs and Stories from Ukraine
Last Wednesday’s event at The Ukrainian Centre was real milestone for the choir and me. We had been working for six months – but most intensely …
16/10/2013
Osmosis 2
Today was the first day we had the entire company together. I was terrified. More terrified than I have ever been on any project. This was …
13/10/2013
Running Away with the Circus by Mez Galaria
Illustration by Esther Gooch It’s dark, Missy Eliot is playing on the stereo and five dancers are imitating the ‘Lose Control’ video in a big …