Award for Improbable and Open Space events

[Jack Martin Leith]

Great work Phelim. Congratulations.

Warmest,

Jack

Jack Martin Leith
Bristol, United Kingdom
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2009/8/29 Phelim McDermott <phelim at mac.com>

> Dear Friends,
> When I first experienced open space I remember siting similarities between
> an open space event and the Edinburgh festival the biggest open space
> theatre event in the world. Over the years the festival has continued and of
> course has had varying degrees of open and closed space as big business
> around shows and comedy moves in. This year Improbable held an open space at
> the Forest fringe over two days. An amazing venue that reanimates the spirit
> of the original fringe with its open schedule of free performances and not
> charging its performers any hire fees.
>
> The event was exciting with great discussions about how to keep the spirit
> of that venue going and sustainability but also as we saw our own OS
>  include performance as double bookings meant great discussions were
> happening whilst performance was happening in the same space!
>
> At the end of the festival we were invited to the Total theatre awards and
> were presented with a "Significant Contribution award"  The award is for
> taking work into interesting areas however specifically mentions our work
> with Open Space and our Devoted and Disgruntled events which have
> contributed to supporting theatre artists.
>
> *"Their use of open space and the introduction of "Devoted and
> Disgruntled: What are we doing about theatre" over the past four years has
> empowered artists and theatre makers to address challenges facing the
> sector. They have collectively shown a determined effort to reflect on and
> change the world of theatre making and the world in which theatre is made."
> *
> *
> *
> Hurrah! We Also secured the finishing touches to the connections which
> means we will be definitely doing a Devoted and Disgruntled in NYC this
> coming January. Our big two day open space is about to cross the pond and
> will be happening midtown.
>
> Exciting..
>
> Phelim
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