• The Middle Woman - a roadmap to managing the performing arts

  • By: Elsie Management
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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 nearly 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.
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  • Ep. 19: Working Internationally (with Anna Amadei & Jimena Alviar)

    Ep. 19: Working Internationally (with Anna Amadei & Jimena Alviar)
    Jul 10 2024

    In this episode, Laura Colby and special guests Anna Amadei, Elsie’s Vice President, and Jimena Alviar, Elsie’s Contract Manager discuss the complexities and challenges involved when touring U.S. artists abroad.



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    44 mins
  • Ep. 18: Curating a Roster (with Anna Amadei)

    Ep. 18: Curating a Roster (with Anna Amadei)
    Jun 19 2024

    Join Laura Colby and Anna Amadei (President and VP of Elsie Management) as they talk about how they curate the Elsie Management Roster and the many lessons they have learned along the way.

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    Credits

    Created by Elsie Management

    Music by Manual Cinema
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    39 mins
  • Ep. 17: Contracts Part 2 (with Brian Goldstein)

    Ep. 17: Contracts Part 2 (with Brian Goldstein)
    Jun 5 2024

    Contracts Part 2 features entertainment lawyer Brian Goldstein from GG Arts Law. Listen along as Laura and Brian discuss the validity of contracts, how best to communicate with all parties, and the power of “no.”

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    Credits

    Created by Elsie Management

    Music by Manual Cinema
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    43 mins
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