Author: Ilayda Arden

  • Exercises to Stay Creative at Home

    Exercises to Stay Creative at Home

    Are you the kind of person whose creative energy is stimulated by being out and about with others? Struggling to find inspiration? You’re not the only one. Ilayda Arden offers up lockdown-friendly exercises to kickstart your creativity. Removing the pressure of having to share your creative endeavours with anyone allows you to be totally free. If you…

  • Producing for the Fringe: The Not-So-Sexy Essentials

    Producing for the Fringe: The Not-So-Sexy Essentials

    Spotlight’s own Ilayda Arden on the essential but not-so-sexy parts of the Fringe: planning, finances and admin! Ahhh, The Edinburgh Fringe. The daddy of all arts festivals. The one that ‘You Have to Do Before You Die’ (as people kept telling me years ago). But for performers who want to try their hand at taking…