Something Other Chapter 5

Lewis is delighted to have his piece What You Doing? Recording. Silence. included in Chapter 5 of Something Other - 'On Silences and Noise'.

--Read it here--

Lewis also performed the piece at Something Other Live at the Peckham Pelican on the 20th of March 2018.

She Bangs The Drums

Lewis is working as Dramaturg for Contact Young Company's new performance She Bangs The Drums, directed by long term collaborators Sh!t Theatre.

Lewis will also be presenting a paper on this performance and the relation between contemporary live art and the histories of social movements at the Centennial Reflections on Women's Suffrage and Arts conference.

Critical Interruptions at Steakhouse Live

Lewis was one of the live writers for Critical Interruptions at Steakhouse Live 2018. 

 - Read the work of all the writers here -

Madeline Botet de Lacaze / Nature

Recent Writing + New Projects

Lewis recently reviewed Julia Gorton's exhibition Pretty in Punk at Untitled Bar for Hackney Citizen, as well as Richard Linklater's new film Last Flag Flying for Loose Lips.

Read them here:

Last Flag Flying
Pretty in Punk x Julia Gorton

Lewis is also delighted to be working with Bootworks Theatre Company on their publications DIY. 

DIY and DIY Too are available for purchase through Unbound here, with further information about DIY Three to follow.

Happy New Year!

Heres to a great 2018, and a new stage of projects! Having completed a PhD in 2017, ran writing projects at huge international festivals, had writing appear in numerous publications and taught several undergraduate courses at different universities, the new year is full of promise. In 2018 Lewis will:

• Continue to work with writing partners at international arts festivals.
• Be producing more arts journalism and commentary for various sites and publications.
• Expand his academic and research profile through conferences and publications.
• Continue to develop his teaching profile in HE.
• Reengage with creative projects more directly. Lewis' most recent dramaturgical work - Stacy Makishi's The Comforter, is at The Yard in January 2018.
• Be bringing a new focus to his personal creative practice, including new music and performance projects. 

Enquiries or information about interesting projects are always welcome! Contact.

Raindance Film Festival 2017

Lewis reviewed two films for Loose Lips' coverage of the Raindance Film Festival 2017 in London. Read them below:

Bruce La Bruce's The Misandrists, and its revolutionary politics (sexual and otherwise).

Out Of The Shadows, a fantastic documentary on British artist Penny Slinger.

Penny Slinger, Deal Breaker, 1977

TSOTF Edinburgh 2017

Lewis is now back in London after a month in Edinburgh as lead writer for The Sick of the Fringe.

See Lewis's diagnoses below:

Give Me You Love - Ridiculusmus
Me and My Bee - ThisEgg
Stegosaurus - ES Productions
Wretched - Richard Stott
Out - Rachael Young with Dwayne Antony
Ensonglopedia of Science - John Hinton
Siri - La Messe Base with Aurora Nova
I Am A Tree - Jamie Wood
Hear Me Raw - Lipsink Theatre
Eve - Jo Clifford and NTS

Read his prognosis, a longer reflection on Edinburgh, here.

See those by other writers here.

In other projects, Lewis is returning to Queen Mary University of London to teach in September 2017. He is also working with Stacy Makishi on a new performance piece, and developing a band, Gemma From The Poster, with several old friends.

Check back here for more updates on publications, conferences, teaching and performances.