Open Space in Bath/Bristol/London UK

Sat May 22 03:08:58 PDT 2010

Now also joined

Jon

From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Phelim
McDermott
Sent: 22 May 2010 01:16
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Subject: Re: Open Space in Bath/Bristol/London UK

Jack I think Artur means this Sub Group:

http://openspaceworld.ning.com/group/UK?xg_source=msg_wel_group 

which i just joined there are SIX members! You don't seem to be one of them.
I'm sure there's more of us out there!

Yes nice to be in the London sun!

Best

Phelim

On 22 May 2010, at 00:47, Jack Martin Leith wrote:

Thanks Artur.

I've already joined.

Jack

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On 21 May 2010 23:45, Artur Silva <arturfsilva at yahoo.com> 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

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From: Jack Martin Leith <jack at leithcocreation.com> 

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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

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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 <http://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

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Martin Leith
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 4:59 PM
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Subject: Re: Open Space in Bath/Bristol/London UK

Thanks for the encouragement Steve.

But various UK-based people have tried - including Romy Shovelton
<http://www.wikima.com/> , Roma Iskander <http://www.healthdirections.org/>
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

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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

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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

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