Saturday 22 February 2014 is the third anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake that took 185 lives. Christchurch people are remembering the day in many different ways: The city’s official Civic Memorial Service earthquake will be held on the Archery Lawn at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens from 12pm, with an address by Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel […]
In interpretation, less is usually best – except perhaps when it comes to the interpretation brief. Whether you are briefing an interpretive writer, performer, designer, artist, digital tech whiz, shop fitter or all the above, the more information you can provide the better. A detailed brief is essential for getting back what you want. Leaving […]
Years ago as a relatively new interpreter, I worked at an outdoor education centre in Ohio that did living history programmes. The most popular programme was an Underground Railroad programme where school kids played the part of escaping slaves. As they travelled north toward Canada, they met a variety of characters, some nice and some […]