Theatre and Open Space.
Phelim McDermott
phelim at mac.com
Mon Nov 14 08:03:53 PST 2005
Hi to people on this list,
I'm new here but have been a ghost observing some of the conversations..
My name is Phelim and i work in the uk in Theatre. If you want to
know about our company the website is www.improbable.co.uk. We have
done wide ranging shows from improvised shows in tiny places, to west
end/braodway shows, to building a flaming sticky tape tower in front
of the sidney opera house. The common factor in the shows is
creativity developed from improvisation and ensemble. Three years
ago I recieved a NESTA fellowship to study connections between
Mindell's World Work and `improvisation. As part of my research i of
course came across open space technology. In January I will be
opening the space for Improbable's first OS event.. "Devoted and
Disgruntled" aimed at dealing with some of the things that might be
better in my field of work. There might be people on this string who
are actually involved in theatre who may want to come or people may
simply be pleased to know it's happening. Its exciting to see all the
different activity on here and interesting to see the discussions
about deep democracy and Amy mindell's idea of "metaskills" which
have been central to the work i have been developing.
Any way here's the advert.. no apologies i just cant keep it in!!!
DEVOTED AND DISGRUNTLED
What are we going to do about theatre?
Dear All,
I have been involved with professional theatre and performance since
I left college in 1985. Since that time I have created and co created
shows which have ranged from totally improvised and devised work to
classical texts for repertory theatres, from puppetry to site
specific work and from dance theatre to comedy. I have performed,
designed, written, devised, taught, improvised and served on the
Board of the Actor's centre. Yet in all this time I have often felt
an outsider in my own profession. There are things I love about
theatre and things I find very difficult….things which I wish were
different. I find myself both devoted and disgruntled. Over the years
I have often found myself gossiping and moaning about how the world I
work in could be better. Not just about what we put on the stage but
how we produce, manage and administrate our work. How we create it in
all aspects and how we treat each other as a creative community.
As a result of a NESTA fellowship I have been able to train in and
research some new ways of working with groups, learning from other
creative and developmental fields. On 7th and 8th of January
Improbable will be hosting an Open Space Event, which I will
facilitate. It hopes to support some creative ideas and actions
around the issues you might feel devoted and disgruntled about. It
will address the things you care about and maybe wish could be
different in any aspect of our profession. The things which you feel
are important or unaddressed in our community.
It will be the first time Improbable has hosted an event like this
and I invite you to join us in this new adventure of trying to make
change happen, or even if you are just curious about a new way of
working with groups in a self organising way. I would like to stress
that this event will not just be a discussion or a talking shop. We
are aiming to take action and to make a difference.
If you care, see you there.
Phelim
Phelim McDermott,
Co-Artistic Director, Improbable
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Improbable’s Open Space Event
DEVOTED AND DISGRUNTLED
What are we going to do about theatre?
Facilitated by Phelim McDermott
A two-day event, 7th and 8th January 2006, 10am – 7pm
At National Youth Theatre, 443-445 Holloway Road, London, N7 6LW
Although Open Space may be new to you it has been used all over the
world with predictable results. It will be an exciting open-ended
event that enables a self-organising group to use its collective
imagination to deal with complex issues and it will achieve this in
an incredibly short space of time. By the end of the event the
following will have occurred:
€ Every issue of concern to anybody will have been raised, if they
took responsibility for doing that.
€ All issues will have received full discussion, to the extent desired.
€ A full report of issues and discussions will be in the hands of
all participants.
€ And YOU will have taken part in making it happen.
A strong point of Open Space is it’s ability to unite groups of
enormous diversity, to that end we are encouraging all participants.
HOW TO REGISTER:
TICKETS: £15/person.
All proceeds are to cover direct costs of this event including the
hire of the space, refreshments and equipment hires.
SUBSIDISED TICKETS: We have a number of subsidised places available,
at a reduced rate of £5. If you feel that your circumstances mean
that you might qualify for one of these please drop an e-mail to:
whatarewegoingtodoabouttheatre at improbable.co.uk.
They will be offered on a first come first served basis.
FIVE FOR THE PRICE OF FOUR GROUP DISCOUNT: Apply as a group of five
and you can have five tickets for £60.
THE DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS THE 9TH DECEMBER.
PLEASE SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO:
Improbable
4th Floor
43 The Aldwych
London WC2B 0QY
I am writing to reserve (PLEASE FILL IN AMOUNT OF PLACES)
place/s for the Open Space Event on the 7th and 8th January 2006.
I enclose a cheque for £ (PLEASE FILL IN AMOUNT) made payable
to Improbable Theatre.
Please write a sentence or two describing what you do in order to
help us get a sense of who is coming. E.g. I am a performer, who
makes my own work, and works with different companies. If you are
applying as a group to get the group discount please write a sentence
on each of you.
I am a.....................
NAME:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
ADDRESS:
National Youth Theatre is an accessible building. Please let us know
on application if you have any needs we should be aware of to enable
you to attend.
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Tickets will be offered on a first come first served basis so please
book early to ensure your place. We regret that we will be unable to
offer a refund if you are unable to attend. If the event becomes
fully booked we will inform you as soon as possible and return your
cheque to you.
Need any more info?
Contact Improbable, 020 7240 4556
whatarewegoingtodoabouttheatre at improbable.co.uk, www.improbable.co.uk
or www.clusterform.cmo, launched on 21.11.05
The event is supported by National Youth Theatre and will be
facilitated by Phelim McDermott who is a NESTA fellow.
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