http://www.sampad.org.uk/blog/ Welcome to the sampad community blog Contributors include staff, board members, ambassadors, artists, audience members, students and professors, and those with an interest in sharing thoughts, ideas, knowledge and information about South Asian arts. ... en-gb Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:48:54 +0000 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:48:54 +0000 http://www.sampad.org.uk/blog/annes-madrid-blog/ Thursday 17 Nov 2011Alex and I were at Matadero, working with Puctum, helping to set up in another studio as the normal space was not usable. Puctum’s project, Conectado –Connected- is one of El Ranchito’s virtual projects using skype and rehearsals have started: the project began in mid October and will end mid December. This is the 1st time El Ranchito have tried this sort of project production so Puctum are very much the guinea pigs. This virtual theatre piece combines docume... Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sampad.org.uk/blog/annes-madrid-blog/ http://www.sampad.org.uk/blog/claytons-madrid-blog/ We arrived into warm Madrid Sunday evening (13 November) and tested the tapas in a couple of local Spanish restaurants in the centre of the city. On Monday we paid our first visit to Medialab Prado to meet with the staff and formulate the plans for the next two weeks. We were also treated to a tour of the new building, currently under construction, that will house a much larger operation for Medialab Prado next year. We then ventured to the artist collective space La Tabacalera only to fin... Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sampad.org.uk/blog/claytons-madrid-blog/