Matthew Baker
Bio
I’m an artist writing about drama, photography and my life.
Stories (9/0)
Another Side of Dubai #5 Phone Box
Phone boxes are retro. Which makes me feel old. This phone caught my eye for a few reasons. My name is Matthew Baker and a Shaman in Malaysia once told me that my mother was inseminated by an alien. But that’s a story for another day. This story is about this particular phone box in Deira in Dubai.
By Matthew Baker3 years ago in Humans
Practical Classroom Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Upper Primary Lesson Ideas
Hello my name is Matthew Baker and I trained in Drama, Applied Theatre and Education at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. I’ve been making theatre for 10 years with different communities, including schools. I’ve put on A Midsummer Night’s Dream three times on two different continents with children as young as eight playing the lead roles. I’ve run lots of workshops and classes about the story. It’s my favourite play and I love teaching it.
By Matthew Baker3 years ago in Education
Another Side of Dubai 2# Creek Fishnets
My name is Matthew Baker and I’m an artist who grew up in York in England. When I make a joke to my friends from New York about the fact that we are the original they never take particularly kindly to it. Which is fair enough.
By Matthew Baker3 years ago in Photography
Another Side of Dubai 1# Sun Signs
My name is Matthew Baker and I’m a artist born in London. My mission in life is to try and capture the magic and the stories that the world throws at me. I don’t restrict myself to any medium of art. I make theatre, I write music, I write, I draw and I take pictures. My art is for me, I make it for me. Audience intrigues me as art is little without it. Art needs no explanation if it is good so I see these articles I’m going to write about these pictures as a piece of art in itself too. A sister piece.
By Matthew Baker3 years ago in Photography