Where: Online, via Zoom (& in-person)
Booking: via external booking page
Participants: This workshop is free for members of EOP, Primary, NewBridge Projects or Spike Associates. Paid places are available for non-members
This is a workshop about confidence.
You might have writer’s block, you might have an upcoming public speaking engagement, you might be feeling low about your creative ideas in general or you might be scared of talking on the phone.
Either way, this workshop is for you!
You might be feeling good about all those things and still get a lot out of attending.
Seymour will lead a series of interactive activities based on his experience as a comedian. These are designed for you to overcome barriers to feeling, thinking and being confident, building on the everyday performances we all undertake.
The event will be fun with participatory elements.
Come along to meet other artists, learn from an excellent facilitator, enjoy the activities and boost your confidence!
If you book an online ticket, a Zoom link will be emailed to you in the days before the event.
Artist Bio:
Seymour Mace (born 1969) is a British comedian, actor and artist.
Mace was born in 1969 in York, he moved with his family soon afterwards to South Africa where his father worked as a gold miner. They subsequently moved back to the UK.
Mace worked as a clown in the mid-1990s before becoming a stand-up comedian. He was a finalist at the So You Think You’re Funny competition at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2001. He has performed several shows at the Fringe, including Marmaduke Spatula’s Fuckin’ Spectacular Cabaret of Sunshine Show in 2013.
Mace played Steve (and his twin Craig) in the BBC sitcom Ideal between 2005-2010. He appeared in the second series of Hebburn as music producer Eric.
In 2010, he appeared on Dave’s One Night Stand
Mace also appeared in the offbeat comedy film What Happened After Macbeth, which will be released in 2014.
He took part in the ‘Laughing for a Change’ project in 2014, which aimed to raise awareness of mental health through a comedy tour, also featuring Mrs Barbara Nice and Rob Deering. The project was supported by Time to Change.
In 2015 Mace was nominated for an Edinburgh Comedy Award, for his show Seymour Mace: Niche as F**k!
Access: This session will be held on Zoom. Closed captions will be available. Please get in touch with colette@weareprimary.org any other access needs in advance.
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Kaleidoscope Network:
This is a private event for current members of the Kaleidoscope Network only.
This event has been organised by The NewBridge Project for the Kaleidoscope Network, a collaboration between Eastside Projects (Birmingham), Primary (Nottingham), Spike Island (Bristol), and The NewBridge Project (Newcastle). Primary residents and members are automatically part of the Kaleidoscope Network and can attend selected events programmed by each partner for free.
Eastside Projects makes art public. Based in Birmingham, they are an artist-run multiverse, commissioning, producing and presenting experimental art practices and demonstrating ways in which art may be useful as part of society. Extra Ordinary People is Eastside Projects’ Associate membership scheme. EOP works with artists, curators and art-writers to support the development of work, ideas, connections and careers through a programme of events, opportunities and projects.
Spike Island is a dynamic arts centre that supports, produces and presents contemporary art and culture. A short walk from Bristol city centre. Spike Island Associates is a dynamic network of artists, curators, designers, writers and thinkers at all stages of their career. Members span multiple disciplines and share a common interest in collaboration, experimentation and a desire to learn new skills and have new experiences.
The NewBridge Project is an artist-led space that supports artists, curators and communities through the provision of space for creative practice, curatorial opportunities and an ambitious artist-led programme of exhibitions, commissions, artist development and events.