Dear Stella, I can only imagine the rigor of these application forms and the huge competition for funds in this economy. What a feat! And the most beautiful thing of all is how Open Space wove itself into their decision-making process, into the crafting of the application and soon the R&D leading up to an amazing theatrical performance put on by a community of individuals in 2013. Reading this after my meal tonight was like the best dessert. Suzanne
On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 6:20 PM, Stella Duffy <[email protected]> wrote: > For the past two years, since the Improbable-hosted Devoted & > Disgruntled in 2010, I’ve been convening a group of writers, directors, > artists, actors, musicians, performers (approx 60 in all, but we’ve been > coming together in different combinations of between 12 to 30) towards > making a show together, entirely in Open Space. > Having worked on 14 days over two years, we decided we wanted to aim for > performance in 2013, with a week’s R&D this summer. And that, while we > would continue to make the work whether we had funding or not, we would > apply to the Arts Council (of Great Britain) for funding for the R&D, 25 > people, rehearsal space, 6 days ... Not a cheap thing. > Like any of those application forms, the Arts Council funding application > form has plenty of questions asking the name of the leader or the writer or > the director ... And we kept saying the same thing “a show about > individuals and community, made by a community of individuals” (it’s about > loads else, of course, but that sums up the basics pretty well). > We explained Open Space and how well it’s working for us, that it feels > very new (to welcome a 3 year old and a 6 year old into the rehearsal room > for eg), but also very old (if theatre started around a campfire), and > therefore very right. > And we did all this – the actual filling out of the application – in Open > Space. Eleven people, all writing on flip chart paper, working out how best > to explain who we are and what it is we’re trying to make and – perhaps > especially – how we’re trying to make it. > We added the photo of us doing this in OS to our application. > Last week we heard we’ve been successful and have been granted funding for > the R&D. And we know that’s a long way from a completed show, but it’s a > big step forward. And it also feels like a vindication of our choice to > work entirely in OS. And it started at D&D. > Thank you community, > Stella Duffy > > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > To post send emails to [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org > > -- Suzanne Daigle NuFocus Strategic Group 7159 Victoria Circle University Park, FL 34201 FL 941-359-8877; CT 203-722-2009 www.nufocusgroup.com [email protected] twitter @suzannedaigle
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