Everybody Can!™ Mentoring
Mentoring supports a person’s understanding of how to navigate their world from where they are now to where they would wish to be in the future. It is usually facilitated from the viewpoint of someone who has travelled the road before who encourages a person to make new choices and set healthy, achievable goals.
Everybody Can!'s main purpose is to serve the artistic community who are over 35 as they seem to be the forgotten age group. These are singers, directors, conductors, new parents coming back into the industry and people who have only developed at 35 or 40 to start a career and make a space/platform for them to be visible. This support enables a person to trust themselves again and regain confidence so that they can take new steps forward and be ready for other available support on their ongoing journey. .
Everybody Can has also set up an over 35s concert series, a conception which filters into the opera company as some artists will have been mentored by the Company. It gives artists an opportunity to develop further their skills and discover new ones. Singers may stage manage or conduct choirs - while pianists may sing. It gives them a safe place to start again, rediscover and uncover hidden qualities that through mentorship and a community that allows them to grow and shine. These sessions are held in groups online. Payment is £750 per person for a 3 month programme - there are scholarships, so if you have nothing to give, please do not let that stop you from coming and getting the support you need. Donations towards these scholarships are always welcome. Please contact everybodycanmentoring@gmail.com for further information.
Good questions when seeking a mentor:
Who do you admire?
Who inspires you?
What qualities do they have that you would like to learn?
What do they specialise in?
What do you have to offer them?
Everybody Can!™ TV
This is Everybody Can! TV a place where you watch others share their stories of how they have moved from their "I can't" to "I can".
This series can be found on YouTube and we are really looking forward to sharing this with you. We have some really inspiring guests sharing their wealth of knowledge and courage.
If you have a story that you would like to share and think may be of interest to us - we would love to hear from you!
Everybody Can!™ Opera (“ECO”)
Everybody Can!™ Opera's first production of Verdi's Otello took place in October 2015 at St. James' Church, London.
In this 'Otello', Nadine Benjamin married her twin passions of opera and mentoring by giving former mentees the opportunity to use their new skills gained. The production was produced by Nadine Benjamin, conducted by William Conway, directed by former mentee Rebecca Louise Dale and project managed by Rita Grudzien. Building on earlier accomplishments, this was followed by a critically acclaimed Tosca in 2019 with the same team. In December 2023 we shall be semi-staging Norma.
"I don't believe anyone is just one thing. We are all leaders. We all have our own stage. One of my duties as an artist/mentor is to facilitate change within a person. I always tell my mentees that they need to go and create their own opportunities and think of innovative ways to do this. Putting on this production of Otello is me walking my talk."
