Dirty Gold Lab is a new initiative from Dirty Gold Theatre—part think tank, part playground, part radical care community. It’s where we dismantle the toxic myths of the artistic grind and build something better.
For too long, theatre has glorified suffering. Burnout, anxiety, and emotional manipulation have been treated as the price of great work. But what if the opposite were true? What if presence, play, and connection weren’t distractions from artistry—but the very fuel that drives it?
Dirty Gold Lab is a dedicated space for artists to explore what happens when mindfulness and creativity meet. Through breath, embodiment, and curiosity, we’re reshaping how theatre gets made—from the inside out.
“Mindfulness is awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgementally" (Jon Kabat-Zinn).
By employing mindfulness practices that bring us into the present moment such as meditation, yoga, and breath work, we invite artists to deepen their relationship with themselves so they are able to focus more on “being” than on “doing.”
want more mindfulness in your life?
Are you a theatre artist who is interested in bringing mindfulness into your creative process? One of Dirty Gold’s founders, Rebecca Greaves, created a Mindfulness for Performers Workshop after completing her 200-hr Yoga Teacher Training and realizing how beneficial it would be to bring what she learned to the theatre. This workshop takes place over the course of an hour and a half during a production’s rehearsal process and anyone in the cast or crew is welcome to join. If you’d like to learn more and potentially bring this workshop to an upcoming project, please email us!