EPISODE 011: Leaping into Artistic Expansion with Eleri Ward
It is my absolute pleasure to share this conversation I had with Eleri Ward - an incredible actor, singer & musician who creates truthful and pure art. She shares deeply about her massive expansion in the last couple years as a singer, songwriter & performer and her journey to being kinder to herself and allowing her authentic self to lead. We get into the courage and trust it takes to lean into our edges, discovering new levels of gratitude, and Eleri’s exciting opportunity to tour with Josh Groban. We’re having breakthroughs over here! Come join us…
We dive into:
The opportunity to perform in an arena - and what this huge edge is bringing up for Eleri
Trying to be palatable (and why she is so done with this way of thinking)
What Eleri sees as one of the biggest things that was holding her back in her life & art
An exploration of the origin of her perfectionism
Her tour with Josh Groban - and how she’s really feeling about all of it!
Expanding her ability to receive and how it’s affecting her art, relationships & life
And more
Eleri Ward is a New York City-based actor, singer, and musician. In 2021, she recorded and produced her full-length indie-folk Sondheim album, "A Perfect Little Death," in her closet. After gaining a viral TikTok following, it was released by Ghostlight Records and has been hailed as “a harmonious marriage of musical theater and indie folk music, with hauntingly beautiful arrangements” by Forbes and “an incandescent new record, something genuinely new” from American Theater Magazine. Eleri has been singing and acting since she was eight years old and has always strived to carve out her own space with the uniqueness she brings to the theater. She studied songwriting at Berklee College of Music before transferring and graduating from The Boston Conservatory with a BFA in Musical Theater and an emphasis in Songwriting, which shows itself clearly in the way she has taken on the Sondheim canon. Catch her on the road this summer opening for Josh Groban in his national Harmony arena tour.
Connect with Eleri here:
Website: www.eleriward.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/eleriward/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eleriward
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/eleriward
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