Patsy Rodenburg – Craft: Sweat and Joy

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In the first two podcasts of her series, Patsy Rodenburg and her colleague, Eliot Shrimpton discuss the erosion of craft in teaching, artistry and leadership.Practising and teaching craft takes a mixture of resilience and humility. Craft requires hours of repetition and reworked correction when taught to inexperienced students. It takes time and is therefore expensive to teach. However, the benefits of learning an embodied practice are limitless; not only in maintaining excellence in the performing arts but in the actual process of physical learning.Craft is about doing; it is beyond explanation or a reading list. It is learning that can’t be bluffed or taken from A.I.. The results are clear and seen; heard, felt and experienced. Through repetition craft becomes organic. It frees and focuses the imagination. It allows the craftsperson to pour their body, mind, heart and spirit into what they are making.And with the hard work comes the joy. The joy of achievement, nailing it, consistency, invention and transformation.Once you have succeeded in learning one craft, the door opens and you can apply the same working processes to any other craft. It is a transferable skill.Everyone can learn craft. It is not a secret known to a few but a discipline that our species developed very early in our evolution. Everyone, in every community, learned how to work in this way; so known and relevant to our survival that we have taken craft for granted.Someone showed a child how to weave a basket or knap an arrowhead. Every so often a child found joy in making the basket and then excelled at basket making. Better baskets changed their community for better.Craft is essential if you want to excel. It is the journey towards your chosen profession; the team, the band, the guild, the ensemble.------------------------------Patys would like to say thank you to the following for making the podcast series a reality:Gareth Price Lewis  - Chatterbox Audio Kate Fenton - Chatterbox Audio John Yiannaki - JY Productions Ltd. Athena Yiannakis - JY Productions Ltd. Eliot Shrimpton

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    The Craft of Being Present

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 35:58


    Send us a textA new series in which Patsy discusses craft and the importance of being present.

    The Craft of Being Present

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 36:27


    Send us a textA new series in which Patsy discusses the craft and importance of being present.

    Patsy Rodenburg and Mike Alfreds

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 60:43


    Send us a textPatsy sits down with old friend and colleague; renowned theatre director, author and teacher Mike Alfreds. They discuss craft, discipline and the actor being both the creator and the creation. Enjoy!

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    Patsy Rodenburg and Judi Dench

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 79:59


    Send us a textIn this episode Patsy sits down in the drawing room of old friend Judi Dench who is widely considered one of Britain's finest actors. They discuss Shakespeare, craft, tree hugging and much more.

    Patsy Rodenburg and Jacqui O'Hanlon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 62:06


    In this episode Patsy talks to Jacqui O'Hanlon, Director of learning at the RSC. She has worked with Jackie for more than twenty years,  and they discuss their mutual passion for spoken learning and teaching Shakespeare to young people.

    Patsy Rodenburg and Mark Dacascos

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 71:52


    In this episode Patsy talks with Mark Dacascos, one of the most respected martial artists in the world. They have worked together for almost twenty years and have a mutual respect for the craft. He is a Patsy Rodenburg Associate and teaches Patsy's work worldwide.

    Patsy Rodenburg and Emma Barnett

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 51:28


    In which Patsy speaks with friend, broadcaster, journalist and presenter Emma Barnett

    Patsy Rodenburg and Larry Moss

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 76:49


    In which Patsy speaks with friend, colleague, actor, director and coach and Larry Moss.

    Patsy Rodenburg and Dr. Chris Farnham: Presence and Healing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 51:21


    In which Patsy speaks with friend, colleague and Palliative Medicine Consultant Dr Chris Farnham.

    Patsy Rodenburg and Dickie Beau

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 75:06


    In which Patsy speaks with good friend, actor, physical performer and 'Drag Fabulist' Dickie Beau.

    Patsy Rodenburg and Elliot Shrimpton Pt2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 63:00


    Part two of Patsy's conversation with Elliot Shrimpton.

    Patsy Rodenburg and Elliot Shrimpton Pt1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 61:59


    In which Patsy speaks with good friend and colleague Elliot Shrimpton, Head of Acting and Drama at Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

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