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Tag: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Musical Theatre Family

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted October 29, 2022•0 Comment(s)

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…

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Infinite patience and creativity

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted October 18, 2022•0 Comment(s)

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…

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The Producing rollercoaster (and bumper cars)

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted October 13, 2022•0 Comment(s)

Sometimes it is cathartic to read a book where the roller coaster is so much more extreme, the bumber cars are brutal, and the end is never in sight. Especially good when on a theoretical international roller coaster with some…

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Quiet reflections on international projects

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted October 5, 2022•0 Comment(s)

It is some years since I spent 5 weeks embedded in a country where I don’t speak the language, am in my hotel room as an office for most of the day, and then moved by car to a rehearsal…

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Saudi MT – inspiring music

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted September 29, 2022•0 Comment(s)

Every nation on earth has music and stories, and many combine these into artforms which are have many names but in the UK would be thought of as Musical Theatre embracing opera, musicals, music theatre and a whole host of…

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I cheer when I lose staff…

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted June 18, 2022•0 Comment(s)

In the last few weeks I have lost 2 associates permanently, and 1 temporarily – and each time I cheer. Over my 40 years I have lost so many wonderfully talented folk.  Unlike our ‘esteemed’ UK government this is not…

Tags: Diploma, Instagram, korea, Saudi Arabia
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Exploring bilingual Musical Theatre creativity

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted June 2, 2022•0 Comment(s)

Over the last few months I have been working with the Theatre and Performing Arts Commission in the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Culture to develop training programmes in Musical Theatre for aspiring professional performers.  This is one of three talent…

Tags: Choreographer, Musical Director, musical theatre, Saudi Arabia
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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. 

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projekteuropa PROJEKT EUROPA @projekteuropa ·
9 Jan

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!

Apply now: http://www.projekteuropa.org/news

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📢We are extremely excited to announce our new producer development scheme with @ProjektEuropa

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