Three things this week have reminded me of the very powerful, and very important, trust exercise which is called “Yes No Maybe”. It is used to start many couples and group work – in drama or life – where it…
Author: Chris Grady
Dance Audiences – everyone prepared to be surprised
Any medium scale regional theatre programmer with an interest in finding a local audience for modern dance would have been green with envy if they had joined me and hundreds of others to see new pieces by Ghislaine Doté, Alesandra…
Creative Life Support – business direction
It was in May of last year that I started my first coaching sessions, and it’s about 12 months since my first pay-what-you-can clients signed up. In December I passed my diploma in personal coaching, and I currently have…
The Arts is a serious business
Have you ever stood up to do a talk, or been introduced to a business “suit”, and known that they don’t really take you seriously as a business leader. Even worse, have you sat with your Board (as I have)…
Thank you, Overcome Fear, Know Yourself, and Ask Advice
Over Friday and Saturday last week I did CGO Surgeries and coaching sessions with 16 different creative artists from London, UK, Montreal and Los Angeles. It is a time when each practitioner looks at the challenges they are having with…
Networking – its about having a conversation with someone.
I’ve just returned from my first “Sausages at Dawn” meeting for a few weeks. Its a chance to sit with fellow freelancers and small business entrepreneurs over breakfast (healthy or otherwise) and learn a little more about each of them.…
What’s the secret of the Christmas Card List ?
This week I did a session with each of the 70+ 2nd years in Musical Theatre, Acting and Actor Musicianship at Mountview. Just an hour, but we managed to pack it with lots of useful “stuff” to help them as…
Exploring Yorkshire Musical Theatre
I’m on my fifth country in 3 weeks – Yorkshire – exploring with writers and producers the future of Musical Theatre. I’ve been in Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, and Seoul. Now I am in York for the 3rd annual New…
Whatever Happens… be prepared to be surprised (in Korea)
I rather love my life at the moment because all sorts of unexpected stuff is happening, and I seem to be open enough to relish it. I’ve had two taxi drivers this week – one in KL who drove beautifully…
Musical Theatre – Japan and Malaysia exploring
It’s Sunday and I am settled in a café at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPAC) shortly to meet the director of “Cabaret” before seeing the show in the black box space. In the other theatre there is Dama…