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Performing Mothers

What can performing artists lean on in these Covid-19 times?

by Alexandra Lopez September 25, 2020
written by Alexandra Lopez

For performing artists this pandemic has changed the game. In the blink of an eye we have found ourselves in unfamiliar territory. A place where our work has dried up overnight for the foreseeable future. And like the rest of the world’s population, lockdown has presented itself with the challenge of being socially isolated. Throw in a government who I’m certain doesn’t realise we exist/ doesn’t value our worth and things have quickly become dire. So if the work that nourishes us and pays our bills has vanished, our freedom to collaborate in person has gone and we don’t even qualify for some of the packages on offer to financially hold us for now, how do we stay afloat and remember who we are and what we offer to society at large?

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3 things to know about the audition trail: for actors juggling motherhood

by Alexandra Lopez June 13, 2020
written by Alexandra Lopez

Ah the audition trail as an actor….emotionally draining, fulfilling, gruelling, tiring and inspiring. As actors, our lives are spent hopping from one audition to the next. It’s a tough and sometimes lonely road, don’t you think? So much preparation, so many knock backs. So what happens when we become mothers? The audition trail remains the same with all it’s highs and lows but we need to become smarter. Smarter with our time, our resources and with our energy. We are forced to step back and look at what the audition trail means for us now that we barely sleep!

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Performing Mothers

What you need to know to keep your career alive as a mother in the performing arts

by Alexandra Lopez April 5, 2020
written by Alexandra Lopez

12 years ago, I read The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson and it transformed my life in incredible ways. It reframed my relationship with time and gave me a simple framework for continuing to develop my craft, even when I felt like time wasn’t on my side……. hello motherhood!

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Juggling motherhood and performing arts: Are we thriving or just surviving?

by Alexandra Lopez April 2, 2020
written by Alexandra Lopez

Even with the best of intentions and effort put in, when you are juggling motherhood and a career in the performing arts, some days ARE JUST ABOUT SURVIVAL.
Lack of sleep, no extra help, tantrums (yours and your child’s)…. The list goes on and on and I hear you, I am with you on this reality.
The first few years of motherhood; beat me down and I hardly recognised myself when I said that’s enough, that’s it, I can’t live this way anymore.

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Sisters are doing it for each other: Join our supportive community for Performing Mothers

by Alexandra Lopez March 30, 2020
written by Alexandra Lopez

The other day I was doing a voice job, and found myself across the booth from Melanie Munt, a really friendly soul who was such a pleasure to work with. I didn’t realise how much we needed each other on that day until she simply lent away from her mic and said to me “you don’t happen to be a mum do you” Well I went into a small tailspin thinking “ Oh no, I’ve got shit or food on my face” You feel me? I said yes and she said “thank god” and I knew she just needed someone to see her and the sheer guts it took to be there that day. We literally lent in and held hands for a few minutes. It was a precious and magic moment where two exhausted mothers looked each other in the eyes and just “got it”. We were in the studio doing our thing together and merely minutes before and I’m sure minutes after we said our goodbyes we were in the thick of all things motherhood.

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  • What can performing artists lean on in these Covid-19 times?

  • 3 things to know about the audition trail: for actors juggling motherhood

  • What you need to know to keep your career alive as a mother in the performing arts

  • Juggling motherhood and performing arts: Are we thriving or just surviving?

  • Sisters are doing it for each other: Join our supportive community for Performing Mothers

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When I was little, my two greatest dreams were to perform and to be become a mother. Fast forward to today and I can gratefully say I’ve enjoyed a varied career within the Performing Arts and I’m a passionate mother of two young daughters.

Hi, I’m Alexandra (Ali) Lopez, Performing Artist, Mentor, Mother, and Wife, and over the past two decades I’ve worked as a Dancer, Singer, Actor, and Voice-Artist.

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