‘Starting from a different place’ weekend workshop
30 September – 1 October, Edinburgh
With Christine Devaney (Curious Seed)
An intensive exploratory weekend workshop with Edinburgh-based company Curious Seed, led by Artistic Director Christine Devaney and joined by some of the company’s long-standing creative collaborators including Luke Sutherland (Venus as a Boy, Mogwai) and others (tbc).
Where does the creative process start? How can we start from a different place?
This workshop is aimed at creative professionals who are keen to delve more deeply into their practice through starting from a different place: dancers, physical performers, musicians, writers, makers. It will be a unique opportunity to venture out of comfort zones and develop new approaches in a playful and structured space. Over two days, Christine will share aspects of her creative practice, looking into the various ways that she initiates and unlocks ideas which become the basis to create work from. The focus will be on exploring collaborative and experimental methods of working between movement, music, imagery, text and objects/materials.
‘The weekend was a wonderful opportunity to be sharing and collaborating with artists from various specialties, to collectively push us outwith our own conventional practices.’ A participant on the Starting from a different place workshop
Deadline for registering interest: Friday 8 September
Level: For professional level artists
Date and time: Saturday 30 September – Sunday 1 October | 11am – 5:30 pm
Place: Artspace, 11 Harewood Road, Edinburgh, EH16 4NT (plus a visit to the Fruitmarket Gallery to start the weekend off on Saturday morning at 10:45)
Price: Standard price – £130 Concessions – £100 (Equity, disability or unemployment benefit, over 65s; also those attending who normally reside more than 90 miles from Edinburgh); also includes admission to the BackChat open table discussion for arts practitioners
Booking information: They will be seeking to create a balance of practitioners from multiple disciplines and backgrounds. Please register your interest by completing an online registration form – email info@curious-seed.co.uk and they will send you a link. The completed form must be received by Friday 8 September; places are limited to 15 and they will give priority to those who can attend both days of the workshop, although they will also consider applications from those who may only be able to attend one day. After your place has been confirmed, payment can be made by cheque or BACS no later than one week before the workshop.
Curious Seed operates an equal opportunities policy. Supported by Creative Scotland.