After a recent Estrella Morente concert at Sadlers Wells, I started thinking about what it is that performers do, metaphysically speaking. Performers… … Hold us together in a moment of time. All…
New Ways of Selling Art
There is a thought-provoking article about ‘Selling Art’ in the Guardian. Some of the tips: Remember that ‘normal’ people buy art too – don’t just chase ‘collectors’. Letting people live with the…
Looking for what is Alive …or no more criticism!
I want to share a recent discovery about a unique form of feedback which is called ‘Appreciations’. This is a technique created by Jay O’Callahan (as described in ‘Making Ideas Happen‘): People…
Doing our bit for arts advocacy
Have you ever felt comforted by an old film or TV programme, felt energized by a live performance, thought ‘I can do that’, or, ‘I could never do that’? Putting aside the…
10 years of producing in the arts … or running away with the circus
I spent the first ten years of my career not knowing what I wanted to be when I grew up. I tried many things, from devising market research projects to temping to…