Decolonizing the Theatre Space : A Conversation (Hardcover)

The Act of Decolonisation is this book, THIS Conversation Olivia Poglio-Nwabali interviews Simeilia Hodge-Dallaway and Kwame Kwei-Armah Chapter One: We've Been Leading! LEADERSHIP IN OUR DNA Quotes: Sade Lynthcott, Robert Barry Fleming -Always Willing to Leave - Timothy Bond -It's the Board's Responsibility to Find the Plenty of Overqualified Black Candidates - Patrick Bradford Chapter Two: Becoming the First Quotes: Timothy Bond, Lydia Idakula-Sobogun-Sobogun, Yvonne Hepburn-Foster, Julia Wissert, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Deborah Sawyerr, Samora Bergtop, James Ngcobo, Stella Kanu, Hana Sharif -If I Can't Do The Job, I Don't Want the Title - Hana Sharif -I Can't Not Apply, I Can Do The Job! - Nataki Garrett -Are You Going To Be An Nostalgic Leader Or One That Challenges and Upgrades? - James Ngcobo -They Said, "WE DIDN'T HIRE YOU BECAUSE YOU WERE BLACK' I was like, "That's the BONUS. That's the BONUS" - Marc Bamuthi Joseph -Leadership is Making Mistakes and Getting Back Up Again - Julia Wissert -A Lonely Road But A Position of Authority And Trust - Yvonne Hepburn-Foster Chapter Three: First 100 Days Quotes: Jonathan McCrory, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Robert Barry Fleming, Deborah Sawyerr, Nike Jonah, Roy Alexander Weise, Patrick Bradford, David Bryan, Stella Kanu Interviews -An Unapologetic Maverick in the Workplace - Nike Jonah -Every Board Needs New Energy And Voice To Shift The Focus And Direction Of The Organisation - David Bryan -I Bring My Own Structure for Safety and Survival - Stella Kanu -Asking the Hard Questions - Robert Barry Fleming Chapter Four: Inheriting a Challenging Staff and Board Quotes: Robert Barry Fleming, Stella Kanu, Hana Sharif, Suzann McLean -Leaning In When They Lean Out - Stella Kanu -Money Talks - Hana Sharif -Board Support Matters - Patrick Bradford Chapter Five: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome Quotes: Maria Oshodi, Lydia Idakula-Sobogun, Deborah Sawyerr, Suzann McLean, Jonathan McCrory Interviews -Allies Are The Greatest Vaccination - David Bryan -I Doubt The Work Environment NOT My Abilities! - Stella Kanu -I Am A Warrior But I Am Human Too! - Hana Sharif -Be The Best Servant Leader For Nobody But Yourself - Robert Barry Fleming Chapter Six: Leading in a Pandemic at the Height of The Black Lives Matter Movement Quotes: Marc Joseph Bamuthi, Timothy Bond, Roy Alexander Weise -Artistic Director Role Turned Into A Crisis Manager Role Overnight - Julia Wissert -Whose Fight is Racism - Yvonne Hepburn-Foster -We Took Care Of Our People First - A Mass Redundancy Was Never An Option - Hana Sharif -STAND On A New Foundation - Gregory Maqoma -Letting Go, Making Cuts & Evolving Into a Transmedia Leader - Robert Barry Fleming -A Perspective On Tokenism - Taiwo Afolabi Chapter Seven: Leading From the Front and The Power of Intuition Quotes: Marc Bathumi Joseph, Gregory Maqoma, Timothy Bond, Asiimwe Deborah Kawe, James Ngcobo, Patrick Bradford, David Bryan -Our North Star is Black Liberation - Sade Lythcott -The Juggling Act: Leading From The Front AND The Back - David Bryan Chapter Eight: Transforming the Culture and The Art of Negotiation Quotes: Timothy Bond, Gregory Maqoma, Samora Bergtop, Taiwo Afolabi -Funders Cannot Dictate Our Artistic Programming - Asiimwe Deborah Kawe -To Make Art That Matters, You Must Be A Rebel - Lydia Idakula-Sobogun -We See You White America, In Action! - Timothy Bond -A world Stage in Africa: Centering Diverse Voices and Indigenous Languages - James Ngcobo Chapter Nine: Recovering from a Setback Quote: Robert Barry Fleming, Deborah Sawyerr -No More Appeasing The White Gaze - Samora Bergtop -Knowing When It's Time to Let Go - David Bryan -The Impossible Rubik's Cube - Hana Sharif Chapter Ten: The Importance of Wellbeing Quotes: Lydia Idakula-Sobogun, Natasha Bucknor, Robert Barry Fleming, Jonathan McCrory, Sade Lythcott -Learning To Speak To Myself With Kindness - Asiimwe Deborah Kawe -Leaders Are Readers - David Bryan -Setting Healthy Boundaries - Stella Kanu -Solo Vacations - Hana Sharif Chapter Eleven: Succession & Legacy Quotes: Nataki Garrett, James Ngcobo, Nike Jonah -Mentorship Is Legacy - Asiimwe Deborah Kawe -Building Something That Survives Long After You - Patrick Bradford -The Legacy Is The Village and Building Institutions For The Future - David Bryan -Succession of Skills - Stella Kanu -Opening Doors and Holding Space - Hana Sharif -A Model of Anti-Racist Multicultural Theatre - Timothy Bond