BACKGROUND
I have been working in the arts since getting my Drama degree from Queen Mary University of London in 2010. I have toured both nationally & internationally and have been taking work to Edinburgh Fringe since 2013.
My current practice began after I burnt out working as an independent producer and everything had to stop. My burn out was nothing to do with the artists I was working with. It was because of the lack of support for independent arts workers and the ways in which the sector is focused on churning out product- regardless of the effect this has on people.
My burnout, and the isolating experience of recovering without structural support, is not a unique one. I’m interested in changing the way we work so that this happens less.
Through this work I collaborate with practitioners and companies to build working models that focus on the sustainable wellbeing of the people involved.
I specialise in working with creative practitioners who exist at the intersections of marginalised identities, including gender/sexuality, neurodivergence/disability, class & lived experience of oppression/violence. I act as an advocate, supporting practitioners to access the care they need to thrive and building their confidence to advocate for themselves.
I centre innovation and creativity in my approach to designing care programs that are both effective and sustainable, with the understanding that the best care is holistic in nature, encompassing physical, emotional and social well-being for all creative practitioners collaborating on a project.
I also work as a support worker for neurodivergent & disabled arts workers & mentor for emerging artists/producers. I like talking at events/being on panels. I would love to expand my practice into film &TV.
Drop me an email on: verybusy.veryimportant@gmail.com, if you’d like to talk about any of those things.
