Award for Improbable and Open Space events

[douglas germann]

Phelim--

It *is* exciting!

Say, Phelim! Have you ever repeated the video you did a couple years
into this?

			:- Doug.

On Sat, 2009-08-29 at 16:34 +0100, Phelim McDermott wrote:
> 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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