Tuesday 29 July 2014
Friday 25 July 2014
Thursday 17 July 2014
Lunch 3: Derby, Friday 18 July 2014 Topics for Discussion
So. This event is a bit of a stylistic aberration. Not only does it have the temerity to take place on a Friday instead of a Sunday, it is also the only event to solicit questions under a unified theme. It's being hosted by Derby Theatre as part of DEparture Lounge's Bumper Artist Development Day, so all questions are going to be focused on how we might make the world better for emerging theatre makers.
So. The topics of conversation for this month's
- What kind of message do we send out to the government and other funders when we put our ideas into practice with little or no funding?
- Commissioning funding pots of venues/organisations seem to be shrinking, but Art still needs to be made. How do emerging Artists/theatre makers continue to lever commissioning funds from venues and partners in order to match fund Grants for the Arts applications when there is a will for venues to support but ever decreasing cash to invest? Can we work differently or more collaboratively with venues to achieve this is other ways?
- How do you take the step from part-time freelance to full time free-lance and is it natural for this to fluctuate? When is the best time to do this?
- Does age affect the ability to emerge as an artist of some kind? Is the innocence of youth the best? Or does maturity give you more material?
- What opportunities or challenges does the current trend for co-productions pose? Does it impact the individuality of organisations or does it enhance the creative process?
- Emerging artists are pressed to limit the scale of their ambition and ideas due to limited resources. Once you find some success, how do you then re-learn the habit of having Big Ideas and build the skills to make them work?
- I'm just starting out and I keep hitting a brick wall with my creative partner. She is vetoing every idea. How do I get around this?
That feels like a lot of quite meaty conversations. Watch this space for the transcripts.
In other news, I know that I haven't got the last entries from the last event up here yet. It's because I need to edit the recordings for confidentiality and its proving a bit fiddly. Bear with me - I'll get there I promise!
Recordings: Sunday Lunch Project 29/06/14 Question 5
Question 5:
A revolution that succeeds must recognise that its most powerful tool is kindness. Discuss.
A revolution that succeeds must recognise that its most powerful tool is kindness. Discuss.
Wednesday 16 July 2014
Recordings: Sunday Lunch Project 29/06/14 Question 4
Question 4
Ageing: our perception, experience and expectation of old age. Given that everyone is living longer, what can we do to dispel the myths and ensure that an older age of dignity, respect and possibility is available to all?
There's an edit for confidentiality half way through this one - but it doesn't affect the sense of the conversation.
Ageing: our perception, experience and expectation of old age. Given that everyone is living longer, what can we do to dispel the myths and ensure that an older age of dignity, respect and possibility is available to all?
There's an edit for confidentiality half way through this one - but it doesn't affect the sense of the conversation.
Recordings: Sunday Lunch Project 29/06/14 Question 3
Question 3
As two of the guests' questions covered really similar ground, we chose to combine the two topics into a longer discussion.
The original questions were:
What is Feminism? Does the title 'Feminist' come with Assumptions or Stigma?
and
Gender Inequality: Why can't we overcome it?
It's about 24 mins long.
As two of the guests' questions covered really similar ground, we chose to combine the two topics into a longer discussion.
The original questions were:
What is Feminism? Does the title 'Feminist' come with Assumptions or Stigma?
and
Gender Inequality: Why can't we overcome it?
It's about 24 mins long.
Sunday Lunch Project 29/06/14 Q3: What is Feminism? Does the name come with assumptions or stigma? by Rebecca Atkinson-Lord on Mixcloud
Recordings: Sunday Lunch Project 29/06/14 Question 2
Question 2
What influence is the rise of the Right Wing having on young people? Are us old lefties the end of the line?
(this one lasts about 27 mins)
Sunday Lunch Project 29/06/14: What Influence is the rise of the Right Wing having on young people? by Rebecca Atkinson-Lord on Mixcloud
Tuesday 15 July 2014
Recordings: Sunday Lunch Project 29/06/14 Question 1
Question 1
What's it like to live in leeds right now?
(The recording is about 16 minutes long)
What's it like to live in leeds right now?
(The recording is about 16 minutes long)
Sunday Lunch Project 29 June 2014: Question 1 What is it like to live in Leeds right now? by Rebecca Atkinson-Lord on Mixcloud
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