Harrison,
Jack was actually the first person I ever met who did OS. Hi there
again Jack! I was pointed towards him by Bob Griffiths who had given
me a battered old copy of your book. Jack came in the day before our
first ever "Devoted and Disgruntled" over five years ago now, which
our theatre company Improbable hosted. ( www.improbable.co.uk ) He
gave us much encouragement and support. Since then we have carved out
some considerable niche work in doing full scale OS work with arts
organisations (although not exclusively so). I also spend quite a lot
of time encouraging and mentoring people to open space themselves.
There is actually an incredibly fertile and growing movement of people
opening space here. I actually believe the more you give the more
comes back so I have often done OS events with a gifting intention.
Mostly our OS events happen because of people I meet who share a
passion for change, the arts and OS. However all the work I would say
comes from the impact of that very first OS invite I wrote. It had
behind it a desire to create community in my own theatre world. D&D
is now an annual and monthly event and it also happens on an annual
basis in Newcastle as well. We have done two D&D's in Scotland and One
in NYC. IN fact Open Space through D&D has had an amazing impact on
theatre here. Theatre companies have been formed, mentoring networks,
shows created, theatre spaces have been opened, conflicts resolved and
conflicts created! After D&D5 before our recent election an arts
campaign was formed which managed to get the MP's talking about the
theatre and the arts funding on the BBC and an explicit commitment to
arts funding in the Times newspaper. Just a few examples off the top
of my head .
Throughout that time and since then I have met lots of people at
Wosonos and elsewhere who facilitate OS and say it's better to not
facilitate if you are connected or passionate about the issue. This is
just not true. (In my case) I think because of my passion it has
opened more space and I have been asked to do that again and again. I
spend a lot of time turning down OS gigs here in the UK. Usually it's
because they don't really want to do open space or they want to change
it and dilute it by adding on or "Improving" it. Each gig is a case
for decision in itself but I would say a lot of them happen because I
talk about it to people and tell them how it has transformed my life,
the essence of my own company Improbable and my practice as a theatre
director. I feel incredibly excited about the opportunity we will
have in 2012 to connect up the UK open space community (situation
latent) when Wosonos comes here. I hope that our invitation to people
to gather here in London will be a great opportunity to get as much of
the OS system in the room as it were and see if we do actually want to
be community. (amongst the other stuff that will go on). All of this
happened because I read Harrison's book.. recognised that I already
knew what OS was and followed the recipe. I had never actually been
to an OS event before I did this, so it felt I was discovering it
myself as if for the first time. The souffle rose and I had one of the
best improvisation gigs I've ever done. Heston Blumenthal eat your
heart out! As an Impro Junkie, and lover of presence and storytelling
what better gift could one have. The presents from the presence.. they
just keep coming.
Thanks for the ride Harrison.
:)
Love
Phelim
There are more details about D&D here
http://www.improbable.co.uk/show_example.asp?item_id=47
The last big report is here
http://devotedanddisgruntled5.blogspot.com/2010/02/contents.html
On 20 May 2010, at 22:02, Harrison Owen wrote:
Jack – I think you ought to talk to Phelim. I am not sure it is
about marketing. Probably more about doing it. Or something.
ho
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Jack Martin Leith
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 4:59 PM
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Subject: Re: Open Space in Bath/Bristol/London UK
Thanks for the encouragement Steve.
But various UK-based people have tried - including Romy Shovelton,
Roma Iskander and me - and it's a marketing nightmare. People who
want to learn how to create and facilitate OS events are almost
impossible to identify.
But who knows ... never say never.
Best wishes,
Jack
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On 20 May 2010 21:20, Steve Cochran <[email protected]> wrote:
Sounds like an opportunity.....
On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Jack Martin Leith <[email protected]
> wrote:
Hello Jamie.
There are very few such opportunities in the UK - I get asked this
all the time!
If I hear of anything I'll make a post to this list.
Best wishes,
Jack
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On 20 May 2010 12:37, Jamie Colston <[email protected]>
wrote:
Hi Everyone,
I am really keen to see open space in action and I wondered if
anyone has some meetings I could attend which show it in practice in
Bath/Bristol preferably or London.
Many thanks
Jamie
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