Kath and I have just been on a 3-day workshop in an idyllic spot in Fife exploring a tool which is widely used in coaching aimed at understanding group dynamics and problem exploration. Picture us seated with 14 other intrigued…
Author: Chris Grady
DipCP5 Interview Process Begins
It is hard to believe that we are just about to begin to welcome applications for the Nov 2023/5th cohort of the Diploma in Creative Producing. 3 years ago this month I began presenting workshops across the Zoom network at…
Rewakening my workshop programme
Its been a sluggish few months with me scheduling occasional producing workshops but without much takeup. Last night was the zenith when a University Society had booked me for a 2hr zoom workshop at a time and date of their…
Freelance Rollercoaster in the Arts & DipCP5
In the last few weeks our household has felt the deep disappointment of going down on the creativity rollercoaster which is the life of freelance theatremakers. From the highs of creating the amazing When Mountains Meet as part of Glasgow…
CGO Institute / partners in sector producer development
It is a pleasure to launch two new partnerships this week with Projekt Europa and Omnibus Theatre in Clapham. In both case CGO is making available support for an individual producer to join the DipCP4 – diploma in creative producing…
Sad to report
This week has seen the death of two international champions of Musical Theatre, the first the Dean of the Tisch School course for Musical Theatre writers, Sarah Schlesinger, and the second a much less well known global figure but a…
Tourism…remember the arts
In the UK we know that the arts and theatre are a tourism driver. We grandly presume everyone speaks English and where they don’t our global tourism market manages to choose West End Shows or visual attractions which don’t require…
Life Skills and Tools
There are certain tools which I have found transcend cultures, artforms, ages, and experience. They are tools which can be gifted to aspiring theatremakers and producers, artists and creative beings. They sometimes offer light-bulb moments about a person’s artform, their…
Saudi Musical Theatre Family
Tomorrow I celebrate the end of a 17 week programme with Saudi performers and designers working in London, Perth, Edinburgh, Riyadh, Dammam and now Jeddah. An audience of management from the Theater and Performing Arts Commission (think Arts Council without…
Infinite patience and creativity
There’s a magic in puling together a show with a new Ensemble who have never worked together, with minimal rehearsal, 6hrs on stage before a performance in front on an invited audience. The UK/US creative team in Dammam have an…