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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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The book of life, and my book as practice

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted September 12, 2015•0 Comment(s)

I feel a gentle sense of ending a chapter this weekend as I prepare to move to turn a page with the start of the MA in Creative Producing at Mountview. [The pic above is from the walk to Mountview through…

Tags: Kath Burlinson, mountview, paul orte, Your Life in Theatre
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And Breathe…

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted May 5, 2015•0 Comment(s)

For 5 years Kath Burlinson and I have been working with business managers to help them prepare for some of the stressful moments in life. Picture the moment you are invited into a room and required to talk effectively about…

Tags: Art of Being Heard, Communication, Kath Burlinson, Presentations, Training
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Preaching to the diverted – in acting and business

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted December 6, 2014

Once in a while I write a title and then wonder where that came from. What do I mean by “preaching to the diverted” and why today, why now. It has to do with actors going to audition, people going…

Tags: actors, auditions, Business, cgo surgery, Kath Burlinson, mountview, ymt:uk
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Chris Grady is a facilitator, workshop leader and trainer specialising in the support of the next generation of creative producers and practitioners. 

In 2007, Chris founded the CGO.CGO supports freelancers and organisations to forge connections. These may be: internal ones, with yourself and your ambitions; or external ones, with the business or creative world you wish to explore. 

CGO oversees a variety of projects, including Producing, Proper Job Honest, Producers Pool, and Surgeries. CGO also runs The CGO Institute, which offers a Diploma in Creative Producing.

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PROJEKT EUROPA & @Chrisgradyorg ANNOUNCES NEW BURSARY SCHEME FOR EMERGING MIGRANT PRODUCERS!

This scheme will award an aspiring producer a funded place on the CGO Diploma in Creative Producing PLUS a 16-week paid work placement with us!

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