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The Middle Woman - a roadmap to managing the performing arts

The Middle Woman - a roadmap to managing the performing arts

By: Elsie Management
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Laura Colby is a performing arts manager, based in Brooklyn NY. As founder and president of Elsie Management, she has managed a roster of international contemporary artists for 30 years, bringing dance, contemporary theater, outdoor spectacle, new circus and puppetry arts to global audiences. She has focused her work on developing best practices for managing, touring, and presenting the performing arts from the lens of a working artist. In The Middle Woman, Colby shares her collected learnings with the new generation of performing arts professionals.Elsie Management Art Entertainment & Performing Arts
Episodes
  • Ep. 30: Staying Relevant (with Anna Amadei & Jimena Alviar)
    Jan 8 2025

    This final podcast episode features Elsie's founder and President, Laura Colby, in conversation with Elsie's Vice President, Anna Amadei, and Elsie's Contract Manager, Jimena Alviar, discussing the many ways they have endeavored to keep Elsie Management relevant in an ever-changing local and global landscape.

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    Link to transcript, glossary, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Credits

    Created by Elsie Management

    Opening & Ending Credits by Madison Doyle

    Music by Manual Cinema

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    47 mins
  • Ep. 29: Creating Through Adversity (with Kyle Vegter & Sarah Fornace)
    Dec 11 2024

    In Episode 29, Laura talks about the different kind of work she and her team facilitated with several of their artists during the COVID-19 pandemic. Joined by Manual Cinema’s Kyle Vegter and Sarah Fornace, they share the process of creating and presenting the live stream, virtual performances of Manual Cinema’s A Christmas Carol under impossible circumstances.

    Thank you for listening! Follow The Middle Woman on your favorite streaming platform and on Instagram @themiddlewomanpodcast.

    Link to transcript, glossary, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Credits

    Created by Elsie Management

    Opening & Ending Credits by Madison Doyle

    Music by Manual Cinema

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Ep. 28: Work & Life Balance (with Todd Wetzel)
    Nov 20 2024

    In Episode 28 of The Middle Woman podcast, Laura Colby is joined in conversation by special guest Todd Wetzel, Executive Director of Purdue Convocations. They discuss the many joys and challenges in balancing family, work, and life in the demanding field of the performing arts; from career paths to the power of setting boundaries.

    Thank you for listening! Follow The Middle Woman on your favorite streaming platform and on Instagram @themiddlewomanpodcast.

    Link to transcript, glossary, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Credits

    Created by Elsie Management

    Opening & Ending Credits by Madison Doyle

    Music by Manual Cinema

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    1 hr and 4 mins
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