My bug bites from dancing with trees a couple weeks ago have finally disappeared. I got them at a great conference called ‘Country Dancing?’which was all about the dancing that is taking place in the “rural” areas of England. It took place at beautiful Dillington House (www.dillington.co.uk) outside Taunton in Somerset…very grand! A real highlight was working with Helen Poynor who is based in Dorset. Her work is centred around site-specificity – so right up my alley really! I spent a good 20 minutes hugging a tree and it was fantastic! Before you brand me as a new generation of ‘hippy’ I think there’s a lot to be said for getting out in and finding an intimate way of relating to nature, especially after living in London for so many years...

...starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel as I enter the final year of my PhD. I know I want to do a site-specific work but I need to find my site! At the moment I’m seeking out the rural in the urban…and will visit Kensington Roof Gardens over the summer to judge its potential…also need to start getting together performers…so watch this space!