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The Middle Woman - a roadmap to managing the performing arts

Elsie Management

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

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Ep. 10: Money (with Anna Amadei)

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2024/02/21

Laura Colby is joined by Anna Amadei, Elsie Management's Vice President, to discuss the financial framework of running a business in the arts, being an artist or working in the field on behalf of other people, and managing a budget. They discuss how talking about money can depend on our cultural upbringing and backgrounds, and highlight how important is for all arts workers, no matter which niche they are part of, to learn how to talk about money.Link to transcript, glossary, and

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Ep. 9: Egos

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2024/02/07

Hierarchy, gatekeepers, and power are all part of the performing arts industry. In this episode, Colby talks about her experiences with egos, the positive and negative impacts on arts workers, and what to do when it interferes with your work. Link to transcript, glossary, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits Created by Elsie Management Music by Manual Cinema

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Ep. 8: The Strength of Your Relationships (with Chad...

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2024/01/29

In this episode, Laura Colby is joined by Chad Herzog, Associate Vice President of the Arts for the University of Arizona. They talk about the importance of the relationships you forge in each step of your journey in the performing arts field, and how their relationship, specifically as programmer and artist manager, has been shaped and strengthened through the years. Link to transcript, glossary, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits Created by Elsie Management Music by Manual Cinema

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Ep. 7: Connections

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2024/01/10

How do you make connections? In this episode, Laura Colby talks about how connections are formed, when not to use (not abuse) them, and how to maintain them throughout your career. Link to transcript, glossary, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits Created by Elsie Management Music by Manual Cinema

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Ep. 6: Conferences Part 2

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2023/12/20

What do you do at a conference? In part two of the conference episode, Laura Colby walks through how best to present yourself at conferences while promoting your work and prioritizing follow-up. Link to transcript, glossary, and more!⁠⁠⁠ Credits Created by Elsie Management Music by Manual Cinema

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Ep. 6: Conferences Part 1

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2023/12/20

How do you prepare for a conference? In the first part of the conference episode, Laura Colby talks about all the material and email preparation for attending conferences. Link to transcript, glossary, and more!⁠⁠⁠ Credits Created by Elsie Management Music by Manual Cinema

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Ep. 5: How to pick an agent, How an agent picks you...

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2023/12/06

How do agents work and how do you get one? In this episode, Laura Colby is joined by special guest Sandy Garcia, Director of Booking at Pentacle, to talk about the process of getting an agent and what artists should expect when they find one. Link to transcript, glossary, and more!⁠⁠ Credits Created by Elsie Management Music by Manual Cinema

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Ep. 4: Career Stories (with Michelle Grove Herzog)

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2023/11/17

Looking for a career in this industry? Join Laura Colby and special guest Michelle Grove Herzog as they talk about the many levels of Herzog’s career and how she got to where she is today. Link to transcript, glossary, and more!⁠ Credits Created by Elsie Management Music by Manual Cinema

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Ep. 3: Skills

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2023/11/01

What are the skills needed to be a performing arts manager? In this episode, using technology, communication, and kindness to her advantage, Colby gives insight into how these skills combine to shape a productive and professional manager of the performing arts. Link to transcript, glossary, and more! Credits Created by Elsie Management Music by Manual Cinema

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Ep. 2: Who's who? (with Anna Amadei)

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2023/10/18

Who is who in the field? What does a manager, an agent, a presenter, and a producer do? Where do they all meet and how do they get to know each other? Laura Colby is joined in this episode by guest Anna Amadei, Elsie Management’s Vice President, and her right hand for over 15 years. They will chat about the roles of this industry and what makes them interdependent and essential to the ultimate goal of presenting artists. Anna Amadei Bio A native of Italy, Anna Amadei has a BA in Communication and

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Ep. 1: Laura's story - Intro

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2023/10/04

Why a podcast on managing the performing arts? In this episode, Laura Colby shares her journey of becoming a performing arts manager, creating Elsie Management, and the evolution of her roster. Self-taught, her skill-set evolved as her role in the field developed. Colby reveals her learning process and the choice to put her skills at the service of artists with the higher purpose of bringing lesser-known and under-represented performance work to stages and audiences around the globe. Laura's

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