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Bliss of the Abyss136 (Dan Milne ft. Jane Nash) - Salsa Christmas on BroadwayWelcome Back to TBOTA!Dan Milne trained as a theatre practitioner after studying English at Cambridge and training at the Drama Studio, London. He has acted with leading UK theatre companies including the Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre, Young Vic, and Complicité, as well as regionally with the Royal Exchange Manchester, Birmingham Rep, and Liverpool Everyman. His international tours have taken him to Broadway and festivals in the US, Mexico, India, Australia, and New Zealand. Screen credits include Eastenders, The Nevers, and Star Wars: The Acolyte.As a director, Dan has worked with the RSC a...2025-04-091h 30
Narativ Leadership Story TalksLeadership Story Talks | The Power of Mentorship with Garrett RichardsonGarrett Richardson has had a sense of purpose ever since he did a summer internship at the Freedom School, mentoring young people in Newark to instill them a passion and enthusiasm for literacy. Today, Garrett has leveraged all of his professional experiences to scale up mentorship as part of his work with Bloomberg Philanthropies in the city of London in particular. In our interview with Garrett, we discuss his experiences and how mentoring became the through line in a career that has had many ups and downs including having to navigate being unemployed during the 2008 great recession. 2023-02-131h 02Narativ Leadership Story TalksNarativ StoryTalks | Leading Into The Unknown with Paul Browde, MDJerome and Julienne talk with Narativ co-founder Dr Paul Browde.Paul is a psychiatrist, a Narativ therapist, a marriage guidance counselor and an actor. Paul talks about his early training as a doctor in South Africa and how learning to listen to his patients led him to Narativ and developing a listening and storytelling method. You'll hear Paul's origin story, and what led him to be guided by listening and people's stories, even as a doctor. He noticed early on that in the medical field, doctors listen for what's wrong and how to fix things, but th...2022-03-0732 min
Narativ LondonORIGINAL#9: Adebayo Bolaji | Artist | ActorAdé talks with Dan and Jane about how his background in theatre informs his creativity as a visual artist. It teaches you to show up.
"Serving the play, leaves your own issues at the door. Sometimes over thinking something can get in the way. Just show up."
@AdebayoBolaji
More info about Adé
https://www.herts.ac.uk/uhbow/whats-on/2021/spring-summer/in-pursuit-of-flow
Adé has an exhibition at the University of Hertfordshire in October
Art & Design Gallery,
University of Hertfordshire,
College Lane Campus,
Hatfield, AL10 9AB
Digital exhibition available at www.uharts.co.uk2021-09-021h 09
Narativ LondonORIGINAL#7: Elizabeth Yng-Wong | Filmmaker | Writer | Producer | EditorFilmmaker Elizabeth Yng-Wong talks to Dan and Jane about how she came to telling her stories through film and together they discover storytelling through time travel.
They discuss the importance of how our name connects to our origin and identity: Elizabeth's English grandmother called her Mei Ling and she is claiming that name again now.
Elizabeth takes us from teaching in Hawaii to Siberia to studying film at USC in Los Angeles. She learnt along the way that telling stories with film and theatre is universal - and she wanted to be part of that.
She describes growing up in...2021-08-171h 08
Narativ LondonHave You Heard?Narativ #Original Stories: Dan and Jane talk about the extraordinary artists they have spoken to, and how their personal stories show up in their work.
Find all the #ORIGINAL podcasts here on SoundCloud and everywhere you get your podcasts.
Karen Fisch - drag king and activist
www.karenfisch.co.uk
Olivia Hurst - playwright and actress
@oliviajhirst
Sam Adams - actress and drama therapist
www.soundcloud.com/narativlondon/original-3-sam-adams-storyteller-drama-therapist
Chris Nash - dance photographer
www.chrisnashphoto.com
Sandra Boom - genderqueer performer, experimental artist and model
www.sandraboom.com
JP Hevey - stylist, actor, presenter, voiceover artist and drama...2021-08-1029 min
Narativ LondonORIGINAL#8: Dipti Bramhandkar | Playwright | Performer | ScreenwriterDipti Bramhandkar thought her diary was the only place she would write until she delved into her personal stories at a Narativ Workshop. She shares that revelation and other stories in creating words that actors could perform in a play.
Since then her first play, The Accident, won Best Drama at the Frigid Festival. She was the playwright-in-residence at Guild Hall in 2019. She performed her autobiographical solo show, American Rookie at Luna Stage in New York and her play Islands of Contentment was produced at The LAByrinth Theater’s Barn Series.
She is developing a new play titled Feet in th...2021-06-2948 min
Narativ LondonORIGINAL #6: JP Hevey | Stylist | Actor | Presenter | Voice Over Artist | Drama CoachJP Hevey has always loved dressing up. Something he inherited from his stylish parents growing up in Liverpool. He began his creative career as an actor in the West End but discovered that his day job, stylist at Miss Selfridge on Oxford Street, was his real passion. He's turned that passion into his business EffortMade.com and styles celebrities, fashion shoots and presents on TV.
In this podcast he talks to Dan and Jane about his early life and career and what he's learned about the psychology of clothing from how we present ourselves and, whether we are aware or...2021-06-231h 07
Narativ LondonORIGINAL#5: Sandra Boom | Genderqueer Performer | Experimental Artist | ModelSandra Boom is a London-based genderqueer performer, experimental artist and model. Her pronouns are they/them, she/her and she is from the Carnival capital of Greece: Patras.
In this podcast Sandra talks about growing up in a place that celebrates the history of Dionysus and the beginnings of theatre. This leads to her ORIGIN story as a performer, model and experimental artist where she recognises the permission she was given as a young child to dress up every year at carnival and become someone - or something - else.
For more about Sandra's work and some fantastic images go...2021-06-161h 10
Narativ LondonORIGINAL #4: Chris Nash | Dance PhotographerRenowned dance photographer, Chris Nash, talks to Dan and Jane about how he met the very first dancer he photographed. A moment that changed is life and career path to become one of the dance world's most sought after stills photographers.
Through his touring exhibitions he has built an international reputation and has been described by The Guardian as "Our most imaginative interpreter of Dance."
www.chrisnashphoto.com2021-05-2559 min
Narativ LondonSPOILERSHow do you react when someone tells you the end of the film or whodunnit in your favourite binged TV show?
Dan and Jane went to the cinema for the first time in 18 months. They chose to see SOUND OF METAL (Dir Darius Marder) at the BFI.
#SpoilerAlert! They give away parts of the story in the second half of the podcast, but begin by discussing what knowing the end of a story does to the telling of it and how our listening is shaped by what we anticipate the ending might be.2021-05-1934 min
Narativ LondonORIGINAL #3: Sam Adams | Storyteller | Drama TherapistSam Adams is an actress, storyteller and drama therapist. She teaches at The University of Roehampton, Central School of Speech and Drama and works with Unicorn Theatre, National Theatre, Primary Shakespeare Company and The National Theatre.
She talks to Dan and Jane about plays she's devised that link her to her past.
"I’m trying to heal myself and meet with my ancestors and allow them to come into the space, to meet these other people that don’t know or understand about the trauma of blackness…" Sam Adams2021-05-1258 min
Narativ LondonUsing Image & Narrative in Therapy for Trauma, Addiction & RecoveryNarativ directors Dan Milne and Jane Nash contributed to a book that came out in April called "Using Image & Narrative in Therapy for Trauma, Addiction & Recovery" - edited by James D West.
Narativ founder Murray Nossel also wrote a chapter where he talks about the work he did with the Brooklyn AIDS Program at the height of the epidemic in 1994.
Here's a link to that very first iteration of Narativ's storytelling methodology for people with HIV and AIDS
https://vimeo.com/78002542
Other contributors to the book include
James West (editor) Charles Brown; Tom Barber & Sandra Westland; Tony Gammidge; Emma Hollamby...2021-05-0432 min
Narativ LondonORIGINAL #2: Olivia Hirst | Playwright & Actor... sometimes...Everybody has a Story. In these conversations Jane and Dan invite selected guests in to explore what they consider to be the origins of who they are and what they do, and how their own stories show up in their work, their creative practise or their mission.
In this conversation Olivia Hirst talks about her first play at the Edinburgh Festival that she devised knowing she carried BRCA1, a genetic mutation which increases her possibility of getting breast and ovarian cancer. She talks about the strong women in her family who also feature in the play and other productions she's...2021-03-241h 02
Narativ LondonORIGINAL #1: Karen Fisch | Performer | Activist | Artist | Drag KingEverybody has a Story. In these conversations Jane and Dan invite selected guests in to explore what they consider to be the origins of who they are and what they do, and how their own stories show up in their work, their creative practise or their mission.
In this conversation Karen Fisch talks about her early days as a Greenham Common activist and how playing music and singing during that time grew into her performing as George Micheal and Frank, or Frankie Sinatra and her participation of the documentary REBEL DYKES which opens as part of the BFI FLARE Festival...2021-03-1539 min
Focus on WHYListen to Yourself with Dan Milne and Jane NashEverybody has a story. Creating safe spaces to uncover, excavate, describe, shape and tell your stories, Dan Milne and Jane Nash from Narativ London share their methodology around listening, storytelling and connection. When you listen to yourself and follow the thread that runs throughout your life, what may initially appear to be a random collection of stories will soon become clear themes revealing your values in ways that could almost be described as alchemical! KEY TAKEAWAY “You have a story. We all have experience which is absolutely distinct and individual to us and when we ca...2021-02-1843 min
Narativ LondonMaking Theatre With Your StoryDan Milne tells the fascinating origin story of Narativ. Twenty years ago Dan directed Paul Browde and Murray Nossel in a theatre piece called TWO MEN TALKING. The telling of their personal stories about growing up in South Africa took them to New York, London, South Africa, The Edinburgh Festival and beyond. That theatrical journey grew and gave birth to the storytelling and listening that is the Narativ Method used today. In a completion of the circle, many of the participants of Narativ workshops go on to develop their personal stories into theatre and other creative works.
Look also at...2021-02-041h 00
Narativ LondonPast, Present & FutureDan and Jane talk about the past year and setting and intention for the new one. If you'd like to join a Narativ Story Circle, subscribe to our newsletter for updates and invitations at Narativ.uk2021-01-1231 min
Narativ LondonBe Here NowNarativ director Jane Nash guides a meditation to help connect to the present moment and awaken your senses.2020-12-1706 min
Narativ LondonCompassion: The Challenge of Listening with this Powerful QualityNarativ Ground Rule #5 is We are responsible for listening to ourselves and one another with compassion, infinite ability and creativity.
Dan and Jane talk about having compassion for ourselves during a challenging time and hearing, for the first time, compassion expressed for a person who committed a terrible crime.
LISTEN to the BBC Radio broadcast that Jane talks about here:~
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08z3nlc2020-11-2620 min
Narativ LondonAll Words Have Energy ~ Ground Rule #1Dan and Jane talk about the power of words and their ability to transform through Narativ Ground Rule #1
#Co-accounting @CoAccSL
#PatsyRodenberg
#Presidentialelection
#thepoweroflistening
#listening2020-11-1021 min
Narativ LondonWe Can't Stop Talking About ListeningJane and Dan return to discussing the Power of Listening and how the new world needs it more than ever. They talk Presidential debates and mute buttons, culture change in the corporate world, and how Listening always starts with ourselves.
Guy Garvey
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00010q1
Listening Project
bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01cqx3b
Story Corps
www.storycorps.org2020-11-0326 min
Narativ LondonBusiness Storytelling Pt2The second part of our podcast on Business Storytelling. Dan and Jane talk about telling Origin Stories, Milestone Stories, Impact Stories and Future Stories for your business.2020-09-1429 min
Narativ LondonBusiness Storytelling ~ Where Do I Start? Pt1Part One: Dan and Jane talk about finding and telling the story for you business.2020-07-1319 min
Narativ LondonWhat If I Don't Have A Story?Jane and Dan talk about the importance and power of telling your personal story.2020-07-1018 min
Narativ LondonRadical ListeningJane and Dan talk about the relationship between the pandemic and the BLM protest, about advocacy and the generative power of listening in this moment to create a space where all voices are heard.2020-06-1231 min
Narativ LondonWhat I Discovered Telling My Mother's Story... Pt2PART TWO of Jane and Dan discussing telling your Mother's story for the Word Mother Storytelling Project.
WATCH the World Mother Storytelling Project on YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIKvyBDpt…&feature=youtu.be2020-05-3029 min
Narativ LondonThe Kindness of a Stranger...Jane Nash tells a true story about a rain storm and the kindness of a stranger for Mental Health Awareness Week 2020...2020-05-2105 min
Narativ LondonWhat I Discovered Telling My Mother's Story... Pt1Jane and Dan discuss telling your Mother's story for the Word Mother Storytelling Project.
WATCH the World Mother Storytelling Project on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIKvyBDptH0&feature=youtu.be2020-05-2127 min
Narativ LondonTelling Your Mother's Story...Jane and Dan talk about Narativ's World Mother Storytelling Project and the live event on Sunday 10th May.
Narativ London were part of the WORLD MOTHER STORYTELLING PROJECT that was streamed live online from The Town Hall in New York City. The event was created and presented by Narativ Founder Murray Nossel.
Children listen to and tell their mother's stories.
WATCH the event on Youtube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIKvyBDptH0&feature=youtu.be2020-05-1724 min
Narativ LondonRoutine, Ritual & Storytelling in These Times ~ April 23rd 2020Dan and Jane talk about not breaking a fast with family at the end of Ramadan and family rituals and traditions - those newly created in isolation and those remembered from childhood.2020-04-2425 min
Narativ LondonWhat are we learning during this time? ~ April 16th 2020As the UK extends another three weeks in lockdown, Dan and Jane talk about what lessons we might be learning during this period and finding purpose when no end to the collective story is in sight.2020-04-1628 min
Narativ LondonWhat Does It Mean to be a Leader? ~ April 14th 2020Dan and Jane discuss what leadership means as we all face the new circumstances of our lives. Whether in government, in the media, in expert knowledge, in our communities or in our homes, what do want and need and how can we find personal leadership for ourselves.2020-04-1419 min
Narativ LondonWorking as a Team in a Period of Isolation ~ April 7th 2020Jane and Dan talk about the challenge of continuing to work as a productive team at this moment, touching on issues of communication, managing the new 'work-life' balance, boundarying meetings and finding a sense of personal leadership.2020-04-0730 min
Narativ LondonWhat is Clearing Listening? ~ April 1st 2020Dan and Jane explain the Narativ Method™ of Clearing Your Listening.
Join them every weekday at 9am (BST)in their Zoom meeting room to take a mindful moment to settle, connect with your body and notice what is going on in your mind. Clearing releases the obstacles and distractions that are getting in the way of being present and to set a positive intention for the day.
Zoom link ~ zoom.us/j/6933652632020-04-0218 min
Narativ LondonHere and Now ~ March 23rd 2020Dan talks about using the senses to become present in the moment and simultaneously to transport you to another time and place in your life.2020-03-2317 min
Narativ LondonIsolation & Connection In These Times ~ March 13th 2020Jane and Dan talk about the challenges of isolation and connection with others during the coronavirus pandemic.2020-03-1323 min
Narativ LondonA Conversation About Listening ~ March 5th 2020Dan and Jane talk about the different elements of listening. How to be a good listener and what effects our ability to listen to one another.2020-03-0531 min
Narativ LondonWhat's The Dominant Narrative? ~ Feb 27th 2020Dan and Jane talk about the idea of dominant stories and how it relates to the current issue of representation in our culture starting with the Oscars...2020-02-2722 min
Narativ LondonWe Are All Artists ~ Feb 13th 2020Dan and Jane talk about being playful with Ground Rule 8 of the Narativ Method - We Are All Artists, Free To Live Outside Any Box.
Everyone is an artist. Being open to ideas like an artist. Exploring every possibility. The definition of creativity. Defining the difference between being an artist and being creative. The difference between art and craft might be subjective.2020-02-1326 min
Narativ LondonEverybody Has A StoryDan and Jane talk about personal story. Everybody has a story. What's yours?2020-02-0625 min
Messiah Community Radio Talk ShowDr. Murray Nossel – Powered by StorytellingMurray Nossel, Ph.D.,
Co-founder and Director of Narativ
Murray Nossel co-founded Narativ with Dr. Paul Browde in 2000. Their mission was to humanize business communication through the power of listening and telling. Nossel has taught storytelling for 25 years in more than 50 countries to more than 10,000 people. He believes unequivocally that we all have a personal story to tell. We simply need a method to excavate, craft and present that story. Nossel is the author of Powered by Storytelling: Excavate, Craft, and Present Stories to Transform Business Communication.
Signature Stories for Executives
Nossel works one-on-one with executives to create a signature st...2018-10-2939 min