Thursday, August 18, 2005

appetizers from Greenbelt programme

I find comprehending the programme a major task at the beginning of Greenbelt.

So I've been browsing the Greenbelt Website http://www.greenbelt.org.uk looking for things that stand out to me at this point.

Here's seven things from each section which are whetting my appetite so far.

Comments back on things that are better than these appreciated ...


Arts
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?a=300&pr=81 Female Performance Poetry
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?a=301&pr=81 "King of the surreal one liners"
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?l=1280 Steve Tomkins always painfully and cuttingly funny critique of all things Christian
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?l=263&pr=80 One of Riding Lights' best
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?l=253&pr=80 skit show from the "postmodern heart of darkness"
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?l=278&pr=79 The main Greenbelt Art Show featuring Carla's ships in the desert
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?a=302&pr=81 He could be very funny, Edinburgh likes him


Talks
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?a=342&pr=83 My mate Al McCollum on the bible as literature!
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?a=266&pr=78 Eco-Bishop (James Jones)
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?a=274&pr=78 Art, Memory and Kitsch from Canada
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?a=278&pr=78 Architecture and the construction Israeli identity
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?a=262&pr=78 Conflict resolution and non-violence in South America
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?a=268&pr=78 A very significant Christian environmentalist
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?a=250&pr=78 Palestinian Christian Theologies from Naim Ateek


Music
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?a=631&pr=77 any jazz set-up which includes Denys Baptiste has to be cool
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?l=1300&pr=77 oooo, a string quartet, and a piano trio!
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?a=323&pr=77 his hair, voice, old gramaphone, body posture, and previous listen make Duke Special a probable
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?a=327&pr=77 ah good, some 'world music'
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?a=244&pr=77 seriously good folk singer picks up awards because she has the profoundity and passion Kate Rusby lacks
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?a=239&pr=77 sitar style worship -- in Centaur chill out zone -- maybe must maybe
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?a=229&pr=77 perhaps GBs best kept musical secret for this year ... from Liverpool an 8 piece band who play very quietly!



Worship
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?l=276&pr=82 two helpings from Visions -- including film footage from Palestine and a new Eucharistic prayer with British Sign Language influences
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?l=364 a promise that the Sunday morning will be shorter than a football game, and maybe more interesting -- ho!
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?l=375 Anglican Communion Ska style -- hee!
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?l=274 Art work from Sanctuary -- Stations of the Cross
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?a=239&pr=77 Aradhna -- Praise and Worship Sitar Style! haa!
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?l=1284&pr=82 British Asian worship fusion with more from Aradhna
http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/?l=377 God the Creator worship -- might be lots of pictures of butterflies I fear ... could be much better though ...

2 comments:

Alastair said...

Jem

What i should have said when i first read this post is - wow, the fact that anyone would go through the online programme and think about what to do before GB is astounding! How many did you get to do out of the list?????

Good to see you there, and to meet Carla - her dyptych of paintings was striking and moving.

Jem said...

Good question:

Arts: managed 4 out of 7; 3 mins Steve T, 5 minutes of Riding Lights, the main GB art show and the comedian from Ebrgh Fringe.
Talks: managed 3 out of 7; Al McCollum (!), Architecture of Occupation and Naim Ateek.
Music: managed 4 out of 7; Aradhna, Karine Polwart, Duke Special and Ella Guru.
Worship: managed 3 out of 7; Visions, Aradhna and the Stations of the Cross.
Swimming, excellent company and the various art exhibitions were main highlights.