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Tag: Kath Burlinson

Gatekeepers and Amplifiers – Grady goes fishing

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted June 29, 2023•0 Comment(s)

A wise person told me yesterday that working with social media was so so so much more difficult now than 6 years ago. And this from an expert in the field who lives and breathes the virtual world.  Well that…

Tags: Art of Being Heard, Kath Burlinson, Personal Impact, Presentations, Training
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Constellations to investigate challenges.

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted April 23, 2023•1 Comment(s)

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…

Tags: Coaching, constellations, Kath Burlinson
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Freelance Rollercoaster in the Arts & DipCP5

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted March 6, 2023•0 Comment(s)

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…

Tags: freelance, funding, Kath Burlinson, Saudi Arabia
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EdFringe 2018 – Frae morning sun till dine

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted August 3, 2018•0 Comment(s)

For the first time in 30 years I am a resident of the Edinburgh area, hopping on the bus or train to travel the 30 minutes from my home to visit the other-worldliness which is Edinburgh in August. And then…

Tags: Adele Anderson, Edinburgh Fringe, ellie claughton, julian garner, Kate Taylor, Kath Burlinson, Mair Campbell, programmes
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Shine Light on our co-production…

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted January 14, 2018•3 Comment(s)

It’s rare for Kath and I to work together to put on a show. We did a rather special sight responsive project in central London some years ago which had a cast of around 40, two spaces, the usual designers…

Tags: edinburgh, Kath Burlinson, London
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Be Kind and Wise in 2018

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted January 1, 2018•0 Comment(s)

As 2017 is analysed and filed away, Kath and I are busily sorting out 40+ years of archives, lofts, photos and our individual and shared lives as we reduce (a bit) what we plan to move to our new home…

Tags: authentic artists, Blackness, calais refugees, cgo surgery, devoted and disgruntled, Gregory Doran, Kath Burlinson, Michael Grady-Hall, mountview, refugee community kitchen
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Hope and Despair

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted November 12, 2016•2 Comment(s)

Hope and Despair flowed this week, and we have reminders of other global game-changers with the anniversary of Kristallnacht (despair), the Fall of the Berlin Wall (hope), Armistace Day (hope after despair), and even a reflection on our trans-atlantic differences…

Tags: authentic artists, durham, jill patterson, Kath Burlinson
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Double Anniversary – perfect pitch and marriage

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted September 25, 2016•0 Comment(s)

Last weekend was a double anniversary celebration. 12 years married to the amazing Kath Burlinson, and 10 years since Perfect Pitch was founded by the equally amazing Wendy and Andy Barnes.

Tags: ellie claughton, georgie straight, Kath Burlinson, mountview, perfect pitch, roger haines
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EdFringe 2016 – 5th post – Human Zoo and Human mind

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted August 18, 2016•0 Comment(s)

Today is my final day at the Festival this year and I have had the chance to see the sell-out Greater Belfast at the Traverse – a poetic storytelling music gig which reminded me of Stu and his work at…

Tags: art and science, human zoo theatre company, Kath Burlinson, mairi campbell
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Architects – ancient and modern

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted March 7, 2016•0 Comment(s)

Although my life is pretty consistently filled with theatre, it doesn’t have what one might call a normal flow. Last week was Ipswich seeing Last Five Years, London seeing a computer generated musical and a new drama at the Arts,…

Tags: acoustics, an lanntair, callanish, gaelic, iain finlay macleod, Kath Burlinson, stornaway
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