Charity Muiruri is an actor, filmmaker, freelance creative and Co-founder of The Basement Bunch (with Adeyinka Akinrinade and Hannah Kelly), based in Luton.
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The saving grace for me right now is the good weather in London.
Daffodils and crocuses have pushed through the earth. We've got daylight beyond until almost 8pm. And the temperature is above 10 degrees.
Sorry to open with a paragraph on the weather, but really it's having a HUGE impact on my mood.
I had a realisation recently.
I'd been rejected from a competition I'd applied to, where the winner would have had their one-person show turned into a Netflix special. What a dream! I'd love to do that with 'The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale.' I was feeling bummed.
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Norman Yeung is a writer, actor and visual artist working cross-media. Born in Guangzhou, China, he was raised in Canada and is now based between Los Angeles, Toronto and East Vancouver. He holds a BFA in Theatre/Acting from University of British Columbia and a BFA (Honours) in Film Studies from Ryerson University.
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When I feel shy or trepidatious about putting myself out there, I think of Alice Munro.
If you’re not familiar, Alice Munro is a Canadian short story writer. Residing, for the most part, in a tiny rural town, her stories were regularly published in the New Yorker, she’s written 14 collections of stories and won umpteen awards including the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2013.
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This is the perfect time to ASK FOR WHAT YOU WANT and shoot for the moon.
Why? Lockdown has obliterated much of the work artists had lined up. This is especially true for artists who specialise in live performance. Artists want to be engaged in making art. And many have more bandwidth and availability at the moment.
Tips for combating self-doubt, fear & unworthiness ... so you can get down to your ART
The inner-critic is that voice in your head, telling you what you're creating is garbage, that it'll never be good enough, that no one cares about what you have to say and/or you should give up before you start.
The voice of the inner-critic comes in may be loud, nagging and persistent. But it appears in many different tones, volumes and frequencies.
However it pops up, this voice can wreak havoc on your creative work.
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If you’re an artist who creates your own projects and takes on the lion’s share of the tasks when it comes to raising the funds, writing the funding applications, promoting and sharing your projects with audiences…
… you’re like me. And admin is bane of your existence.
You know the sinking feeling that comes with putting it off. You’re familiar with the rage at losing days to its boring details. Oof.
To help you complete your necessary admin efficiently, so you can get on with your art, here are 8 tools I use regularly.