Open Space in Bath/Bristol/London UK
Phelim McDermott
phelim at mac.com
Fri May 21 16:33:46 PDT 2010
Artur
I will do so. i have to say my OS communication has up till now been
on the OS LIST. This is partly because the communications come to me
and then I can respond. The NIng takes some effort to visit and when I
did visit a couple of times at the start it wasn't that active it has
obviously changed and I will be engaging with the Ning soon. I have
some videos to upload and some pictures too.
Phelim
On 21 May 2010, at 23:45, Artur Silva wrote:
> Jack, Phelim, Matilda (is she on the OSLIST?) and all other Open
> Spacers from UK:
>
> I wonder why you don't join the UK Group at the OST NING site at: http://openspaceworld.ning.com/group/UK
> .
>
> This could be a good place to nurture the OST community in the UK,
> previously to WOSonOS London 1012...
>
> (It 's free and the questions are there only to avoid spammers).
>
> Regards
>
> Artur
>
>
>
> From: Jack Martin Leith <jack at leithcocreation.com>
> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Sent: Fri, May 21, 2010 9:30:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [OSLIST] Open Space in Bath/Bristol/London UK
>
> Hiya Phelim!
>
> Yes, I remember it well. A fabulous venue in the not-so-fabulous
> Holloway Road.
>
> Hope you're enjoying the London sunshine (or perhaps you're
> somewhere more exotic).
>
> Jack
>
> Jack Martin Leith
> Leith Co-creation
> email: jack at leithcocreation.com
> Mobile: 07831 840541 (+44 7831 840541)
> Skype: jackmartinleith
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> Personal website: www.jackmartinleith.com
>
>
> On 20 May 2010 23:34, Phelim McDermott <phelim at mac.com> wrote:
> Harrison,
>
> Jack was actually the first person I ever met who did OS. Hi there
> again Jack! I was pointed towards him by Bob Griffiths who had given
> me a battered old copy of your book. Jack came in the day before our
> first ever "Devoted and Disgruntled" over five years ago now, which
> our theatre company Improbable hosted. ( www.improbable.co.uk ) He
> gave us much encouragement and support. Since then we have carved
> out some considerable niche work in doing full scale OS work with
> arts organisations (although not exclusively so). I also spend quite
> a lot of time encouraging and mentoring people to open space
> themselves. There is actually an incredibly fertile and growing
> movement of people opening space here. I actually believe the more
> you give the more comes back so I have often done OS events with a
> gifting intention. Mostly our OS events happen because of people I
> meet who share a passion for change, the arts and OS. However all
> the work I would say comes from the impact of that very first OS
> invite I wrote. It had behind it a desire to create community in my
> own theatre world. D&D is now an annual and monthly event and it
> also happens on an annual basis in Newcastle as well. We have done
> two D&D's in Scotland and One in NYC. IN fact Open Space through
> D&D has had an amazing impact on theatre here. Theatre companies
> have been formed, mentoring networks, shows created, theatre spaces
> have been opened, conflicts resolved and conflicts created! After
> D&D5 before our recent election an arts campaign was formed which
> managed to get the MP's talking about the theatre and the arts
> funding on the BBC and an explicit commitment to arts funding in
> the Times newspaper. Just a few examples off the top of my head .
>
> Throughout that time and since then I have met lots of people at
> Wosonos and elsewhere who facilitate OS and say it's better to not
> facilitate if you are connected or passionate about the issue. This
> is just not true. (In my case) I think because of my passion it has
> opened more space and I have been asked to do that again and again.
> I spend a lot of time turning down OS gigs here in the UK. Usually
> it's because they don't really want to do open space or they want to
> change it and dilute it by adding on or "Improving" it. Each gig is
> a case for decision in itself but I would say a lot of them happen
> because I talk about it to people and tell them how it has
> transformed my life, the essence of my own company Improbable and my
> practice as a theatre director. I feel incredibly excited about the
> opportunity we will have in 2012 to connect up the UK open space
> community (situation latent) when Wosonos comes here. I hope that
> our invitation to people to gather here in London will be a great
> opportunity to get as much of the OS system in the room as it were
> and see if we do actually want to be community. (amongst the other
> stuff that will go on). All of this happened because I read
> Harrison's book.. recognised that I already knew what OS was and
> followed the recipe. I had never actually been to an OS event
> before I did this, so it felt I was discovering it myself as if for
> the first time. The souffle rose and I had one of the best
> improvisation gigs I've ever done. Heston Blumenthal eat your heart
> out! As an Impro Junkie, and lover of presence and storytelling what
> better gift could one have. The presents from the presence.. they
> just keep coming.
>
> Thanks for the ride Harrison.
>
> :)
>
> Love
>
> Phelim
>
>
> There are more details about D&D here
>
> http://www.improbable.co.uk/show_example.asp?item_id=47
>
> The last big report is here
>
> http://devotedanddisgruntled5.blogspot.com/2010/02/contents.html
>
>
>
> On 20 May 2010, at 22:02, Harrison Owen wrote:
>
>> Jack – I think you ought to talk to Phelim. I am not sure it is
>> about marketing. Probably more about doing it. Or something.
>>
>> ho
>>
>> Harrison Owen
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>> From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of
>> Jack Martin Leith
>> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 4:59 PM
>> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
>> Subject: Re: Open Space in Bath/Bristol/London UK
>>
>> Thanks for the encouragement Steve.
>>
>> But various UK-based people have tried - including Romy Shovelton,
>> Roma Iskander and me - and it's a marketing nightmare. People who
>> want to learn how to create and facilitate OS events are almost
>> impossible to identify.
>>
>> But who knows ... never say never.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Jack
>>
>> Jack Martin Leith
>> Leith Co-creation
>> email: jack at leithcocreation.com
>> Mobile: 07831 840541 (+44 7831 840541)
>> Skype: jackmartinleith
>> Professional website: www.leithcocreation.com
>> Personal website: www.jackmartinleith.com
>>
>>
>> On 20 May 2010 21:20, Steve Cochran <scochran305 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Sounds like an opportunity.....
>>
>> On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Jack Martin Leith <jack at leithcocreation.com
>> > wrote:
>> Hello Jamie.
>>
>> There are very few such opportunities in the UK - I get asked this
>> all the time!
>>
>> If I hear of anything I'll make a post to this list.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Jack
>>
>> Jack Martin Leith
>> Leith Co-creation
>> email: jack at leithcocreation.com
>> Mobile: 07831 840541 (+44 7831 840541)
>> Skype: jackmartinleith
>> Professional website: www.leithcocreation.com
>> Personal website: www.jackmartinleith.com
>>
>>
>> On 20 May 2010 12:37, Jamie Colston <jamiecolston at googlemail.com>
>> wrote:
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> I am really keen to see open space in action and I wondered if
>> anyone has some meetings I could attend which show it in practice
>> in Bath/Bristol preferably or London.
>> Many thanks
>>
>> Jamie
>>
>> Jamie Colston
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