User:Bevadans

Bev Adams is a UK born outdoor theatre director, community artist and performer living and working in the UK and Europe. In 1990, she founded the Faceless Arts Company, of which she is presently Artistic Director/CEO. Faceless Arts is one of Arts Council England's National Portfolio Organisations, supported for its egalitarian approach to ensuring access to high quality arts activities for all. The company tours predominantly in the UK. Contents [hide] 1 Training 2 Personal life 3 Professional Life 4 References 5 External links Training[edit source | editbeta]

Training [edit source | editbeta] Bev trained at Bretton Hall College of the University of Leeds(BA hons Theatre Acting), at Middlesex University - Devising & Play and Gitis Academy (Moscow) - Meyerhold and Biomechanics and presently, is reading an MA in performance culture and context at Leeds University. Bev has workshopped with many practitioners including John Wright, Marcello Magni, Andrei Sjerban, Hilary Westlake, David Glass. Bev trains in the Lau Gar style of Kung Fu with Wakefield and Dewsbury Kung Fu Club, affiliated with the British Kung Fu Association.

Personal Life Born in Sheffield, Bev emigrated with her family to South Africa at the age of 5, returning to live in England in 1989 at the age of 21. She now lives and works in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. She is separated and has a daughter

Professional Life[edit source | editbeta] Since 1990, Bev has worked as Artistic Director/CEO of Faceless Arts in which she performs and directs both with professionals and communities. Her creative practice involves Biomechanics, mask, puppetry, and ensemble, visual theatre. With Faceless Arts, Bev has toured throughout the UK as well as to the Irish Republic, France, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Canada & Singapore. At Faceless Arts, Bev works alongside, business partner and Creative Director, Tony Wade. In the early 1980's, Bev worked as a stage manager for Pieter Toerien Productions in Johannesburg. Teacher & Workshop Leader Bev has led numerous workshops in the UK, Turkey & France in outdoor performance, biomechanics, le jeu, mask, commedia dell'arte, puppetry, ensemble, complicité and devising. More recently Bev has been visiting lecturer on the Processes of Performance course at Leeds University. Writing Bev published InQuest: Outdoor Arts in Practice a series of essays on intent and content in Outdoor Arts.

Leadership Bev is a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, a steering group member of the National Association of Street Artists, a board member of ISAN the UK Development Organisation for Outdoor Arts and a member of Street Arts Winter Academy - a Pan European Network exploring models for Street Arts Education.

References[edit source | editbeta] http://Facelessco.com http://www.facelessco.com/assets/files/FACELESS_INQUEST_FINAL_Onlline.pdf External links[edit source | editbeta]