A deep dive into the qualities, skills and responsibilities that artists, as leaders of co-created art, embody and practice in their work. New episode released every Tuesday. Lyn Gardner 'wholeheartedly recommends' this podcast :) Episode 1: Open and Humble Ned Glasier from Company Three Released on 14th May 2024 Episode 2: Grounded and Energetic Sita Thomas from Fio Released on 21st May 2024 Episode 3: Empathy and Care for Others Tashi Gore from Glass Performance on 28th May 2024 Episode 4: ...
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In this episode Naomi talks to the Artistic Director of Strike a Light, Sarah Blowers. Sarah talks about the importance of never underestimating what people want to do. She notices that people are often taking a risk by coming along and getting involved. For Sarah, facilitation skills are really important to try to ensure that people feel safe. It …
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In this episode Naomi talks to Conrad Murray, Founder and Artistic Director of Battersea Arts Centre’s Beatbox Academy about the importance of leaders of co-creative practice having solid art form skills. Conrad talks about how important it is for the young people who he works with to see him utilise his art form skills. He has been on his own jour…
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In this episode, London based theatre maker, Kane Husbands, discusses the leadership skill of inclusive language and its importance when leading co-creative practice. Naomi Alexander is the CEO and Artistic Director of Brighton People's Theatre . Her AHRC funded research Let's Create: Do we know how to? identified 20 qualities, skills and responsib…
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Listening and Communicating: Leadership Skills of Artists
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In this episode Naomi talks to freelance artist Dan Thompson about the skill of listening and communicating when leading co-creative practice. Dan talks about the importance of listening first before making any artistic decisions, as he notes that a lot of participatory arts practice revolves around the artist's idea and getting people involved in …
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In this episode, Naomi has a conversation with her colleague at Brighton People's Theatre; Jack Parris. Jack talks about how people can suffer if the energy levels in a room are too high or low. He believes managing energy levels is absolutely integral to the process, nurturing an energetic journey that ebbs and flows over a workshop or creative pr…
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In this conversation Naomi talks to Theatre Director Tanushka Marah about how she olds space in the work that she co-creates with young people. Tanushka talks about this skill when co-creating as being like 'foraging in the dark'. She describes the moments of holding space when the energy is potent and not being afraid of emptiness and to hold ques…
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In this episode, London based theatre maker, Kane Husbands, discusses the quality of patience and its importance when leading co-creative practice. He talks about how embodying the quality of patience in his workshops is very different to the often high energy theatre and dance performances that he co-creates. He notices that it requires him to fin…
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In this episode, London based theatre-maker Conrad Murray talks about the importance of being true to himself. He asks himself, 'would my younger self like me right now? Would this be real to him?'. He wants to ensure that he hasn't changed himself to adapt to the dominant culture of arts buildings and the culture of the arts world. He wants to mak…
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Adaptable and Flexible: Leadership Qualities of Artists
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In this episode Naomi talks to the freelance artist Kelly Green. Kelly reflects on how she is constantly being adaptable and flexible in her practice when co-creating. She talks about how she is in a state of high alert, observing and anticipating what is going on in a group. There is a discussion about how being adaptable and flexible shows up in …
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Empathy and Care for Others: Leadership Qualities of Artists
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In this episode Naomi Alexander talks to Tashi Gore about the quality of Empathy and Care for Others; how artists as leaders of co-created art embody this in their work. Tashi reflects on how she embodies care and empathy in the different contexts that she works in, whether working with 2 people or 100 people. She discusses the importance of the co…
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Grounded and Energetic; Leadership Qualities of Artists
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In this episode Naomi Alexander talks to Dr Sita Thomas about the quality of being Grounded and Energetic; how artists as leaders of co-created art embody this in their work. Sita reflects on how she generates energy in a room and how she channels energy by being grounded. Sita reflects on how important it is to be grounded, to be calm and rooted i…
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In this episode Naomi Alexander talks to Ned Glasier about the quality of being Open and Humble; how artists as leaders of co-created art embody this in their work. Ned reflects on how being open manifests in the room and in the body of the artist leading the room. They discuss how an artist's body is almost porous in order to receive and respond d…
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