To Be or Not to Be or Fake It Till You Make It
This month’s blog post comes from Daryl Walker, our Head of Performing Arts and Business Strategist and he wants to talk about following your dreams. Growing up in a big city in the Midwest I’ve always known I wanted to do more than what my life at the...
Performing Arts e-Bulletin
Welcome to the return edition of the Colour My World’s e-Bulletin. The team here are eager to kick off the fall term, so included in this issue are the most essential Performing Arts programme and staff updates. We look forward to seeing some familiar...
Our Audition Tips
Hello Everyone! This is your friendly neighborhood theatre director and since it is audition season, I just wanted to pass along some tips to help you get the part. Tip 1: First Impressions are EVERYTHING!! When you walk into the room you have to exude...
Think Like an Artist’ by Will Gompertz
Recently I finished reading a rather inspiring book called ‘Think Like An Artist’ by Will Gompertz which I bought from Kelly & Walsh during Art Basel HK 2018. Why do some people seem to find it easy to come up with fresh, brilliant ideas? And how do they turn them...
Buying vs. Creating: What’s more valuable?
Can’t think of the perfect birthday gift/Christmas present for your parents, relatives or friends? Don’t know what store to start with? Then maybe consider creating something, as opposed to buying it. Although you might not always think it, there’s great value in...
Fun for all Ages?
At my recent visit back to the UK, I experienced a rather fun art installation by Superflex, a group of Danish artists (founded in 1993) who is best known for their playfully subversive films and art installations. At Tate Modern, Superflex installed an orange line of...
Play in Two Days
We are offering something totally new this summer at our visual and performing arts workshops. For starters, we are introducing ‘Play in Two Days’. A Play in Two Days is the name of our new Drama Festivals where the participants will come in and plan, write, produce,...
Herzog & de Meuron are in town! Building on history or Discovering the Tate Modern
When I first discovered Herzog & de Meuron's 'customized architectural work', I was living in London. I remember entering the Turbine Hall at the newly converted Tate Modern. That was in 2000; and we were stepping into the 21st century! The first feeling was close...
FACES PLACES – “The Best Documentary of the Year” recommended by Jennifer Lee
Faces Places (French: Visages Villages) is a 2017 French documentary film directed by Agnes Varda and Jean-Paul Beaujon. They both share a lifelong passion for images and how they are created, displayed and shared with the community. The film brings two individuals...
Interview with Colour My World Mentor Student – Rina Tanaka (15.5 yrs)
Rina Tanaka’s interview has been conducted by Frederique Decombe, her mentor at Colour My World. Some of Rina’s artworks accompany this text. February 2018 FD: Do you remember the first time you came to cmw? Any project you remember? How did you find the...