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Collab in Convo
for creatives by creatives
Collab in Convo shines the spotlight on the creative and performing arts industries around the world. This is a space that is specifically curated for creatives by creatives where your views, news and reviews are always welcome. Do you have an idea for an interesting article? Perhaps you'd like to attend one of our arts journalism courses? Reach out - we'd love to collaborate!
Stepping Out Like Thespis
"Audrey has a way of finding poetry inside the phrases she uses. She creates captivating sentences that make you stop and think."
Lauren Noble
Mar 3010 min read
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Find Another Reason Why
Rebecca Crookshank is a shaman of the highest order. Alchemical magic. Unyielding electric current. Iconic. Icon. Iconoclast.
Lauren Noble
Jan 2916 min read
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The Woman is Back
There is a singular moment of terror that has heretofore surpassed any jump scare I have experienced in my lived reality or imagination.
Lauren Noble
Nov 19, 202413 min read
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Project Performer 2024
"Project Performer is not just about talent, it's about empowering artists to become their own advocates and innovators." - Shylo Pereira
Lauren Noble
Oct 6, 202411 min read
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It's Their Time!
From that moment on, Emma knew her purpose in this world was enmeshed in the rush artists feel when they make others feel too.
Lauren Noble
Oct 26, 20237 min read
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No One Is Alone
An After the Final Shows interview special by Lauren Noble. The 'Everybody's Talking About MTDXB!' Edition
Lauren Noble
Jun 8, 20229 min read
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Hope - Scapegoat or Strategy?
A self-reflective article inspired by the virtual conversations of JOMBA! Khuluma by Sashin Kandhai
Sashin Kandhai
Sep 12, 20219 min read
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She Poems
A preview of 'She Poems' for JOMBA! Khuluma and #colabinconvo by Vicki Galloway-Place
Vicki Galloway-Place
Sep 5, 20214 min read
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A Curtain Up Collaboration
A collective reflection on opening night by the UAE co|laboratory cohort for JOMBA! Khuluma Writing Residency 2021
Lauren Noble
Aug 29, 202111 min read
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Listen
A conversational poem by Bibars Murad in response to the concept of hope as artistic defiance
Bibars Murad
Aug 24, 20214 min read
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Dance for the People
A guideline to the JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Festival by Vicki Galloway-Place
Vicki Galloway-Place
Aug 24, 20214 min read
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Brilliant. Bad. A Little Bit Mad.
A film review by Neha Newalkar, who participated in our "How to be a Film Journalist" short course in Dubai in August 2021.
Neha Newalkar
Aug 21, 20217 min read
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Shining Without a Spotlight
"And by the time that Grumpy Elephant stepped foot on stage for our opening night it was actually Sarah who never wanted to leave again!"
Sarah Jooste
Jul 12, 20215 min read
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A Sense of Self
A column for our alumni series by Kenan Petersen I was 5 years old when I first sang in front of an audience. I don't remember much about...
Kenan Petersen
Jun 23, 20214 min read
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I'm not creative!
Dee Fleuriot of Spark Creativity explains why she is concerned by how often she hears the phrase: "I'm not creative!"
Danielle Fleuriot
May 19, 20214 min read
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The Magic of Sima
"When they were performing I only saw them as strangers, telling us their personal stories through contemporary dance." - Sasha Topic
Sasha Topic
May 1, 202111 min read
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Breaking the Generational Curse
"For many of us, the creative arts was that place where we could harness different talents that we didn't even know we had."
Sibusisiwe Mzizi
Apr 14, 20215 min read
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Arts Education is not only for artists
"It was there that I realised my passion for writing, for storytelling and bringing those stories to life through different mediums."
Nosihle Msomi
Apr 8, 20217 min read
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Theatre Changes Lives
"West End Worldwide is proof that blending art forms not only works in collaborative practice but is the way of the future in our industry."
Lauren Noble
Mar 22, 202112 min read
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