[OSList] having children in the open space

[Stella Duffy]

Yay! I hugely look forward to the baby who has been growing during our
rehearsals and in our show (in utero now, mother is 7 months pregnant, on
stage) turning up to our open space makings in future!
Stella x


On 17/11/2011 15:23, "Harrison Owen" <hhowen at verizon.net> wrote:

> Stella ­ Delightful!! AndŠ way back at the beginning of OST people discovered
> just what you experienced. Kids love it. We would have several hundred folks
> coming to an annual event (many repeaters). Over time some came pregnant, and
> pregnancy delivered ­ Kids showed up. Unlike virtually all other similar
> gatherings time/space was sufficiently open so that parents and kids could
> take care of critical needs, naps for instance. As the years went along some
> of the early participants (children) became repeat offenders. I remember one
> young lady who showed up for a number of years and then came back as an adult.
> Fun!
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> Harrison 
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> [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Stella Duffy
> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 9:12 AM
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> Subject: [OSList] having children in the open space
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> As I said earlier this week, I¹ve been directing a devised theatre piece, in
> Open Space. When the daughter (aged 6) of one of our designers came to
> rehearsal (there was no other childcare available for her, but it¹s def not a
> kid¹s show), she got on with her own things, watched us for a bit, and then
> did some drawings for us - some butterflies and bees for our Open Spaces. She
> also drew a flower. We weren't sure what it was the symbol for, but as she had
> made it we decided it had a relevance and we put it up on the wall anyway -
> because we liked it. Last night, at our post-show discussion talking about
> making a show in Open Space, I worked out what it stands for. It stands for
> 'children welcome' in the room. Children in utero, children in the space. As a
> woman with no children I¹m really excited that we are starting to find a way
> to welcome those children (and therefore those parents/guardians who often
> find they¹re Œnot the right people¹ because they cannot manage both events and
> childcare) into our spaces.
> Stella x
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