'The Artist is a sacred permeable thing' Paul Oertel

The Story So Far

In March 2009, the Authentic Artist Collective met periodically to devise WOLF. The Collective remained committed to the exploration and adventure of working on the project, even though until March 2010 almost no funding was available. A year on, Arts Council England funding was offered via the Escalator East to Edinburgh programme, with further funding support from Mid-Suffolk and Babergh District Councils, making it possible for the company to perform at Pulse and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals 2010.

The Collective has now expanded to include other Authentic Artists. Some of these are involved in a new project, 'Tender Age'.

Members of the Authentic Artist Collective span six decades, from established professionals in their 50s and 60s to emerging artists still in their teens. Kath Burlinson’s Authentic Artist workshops provide a pool from which members of the Collective are drawn. Authentic Artist workshops have been running since 2007 and attract artists from many disciplines, enticed by the transformational reputation of the work.

Kath Burlinson is in turn inspired by her teachers and mentors, US artists Paul Oertel and Nancy Spanier, now based in France.

In the past twenty years Kath has also worked with other influential performance teachers including Jonathan Kay, Guy Dartnell and the late Scott Kelman.

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