Joel Phillimore

We\’re delighted to be joined again by author Dr Yvonne Battle- Felton in early November, for a whole day of Creative Writing workshops, in Ashington Northumberland. Yvonne will be visiting Ashington Academy and then Central Primary School, working with their large Year 4 cohort across two sessions. Yvonne joins us as part of our Rural […]

We\’re thrilled to have the singer and composer, Supriya Nagarajan working with Participate in schools in County Durham, this October, as part of our Rural Young Creatives project. Supriya will visit Stanhope Barrington Primary School and Wolsingham Secondary School. Supriya is a classically-trained Carnatic singer who is inspired by not only the traditions of her

Musician/composer Kate Halsall (aka our Participate officer), will be creating soundscapes with children at Allendale Primary School, Northumberland for a My Minute of Listening workshop in October. As part of her \’sound art\’ commission, from Green Croft Arts in Gilsland Northumberland, Kate is creating a piece for the Delia Derbyshire/Trailblazer weekend of events at The Sill

We\’ve had some very positive feedback from youth groups and schools working with Kema, since last July and our recent September workshops. Children and young people are encouraged to express their thoughts and feelings and find their voice in the workshops with Kema and share their stories. At our October 3rd AMG at Brough Memorial

Poet Rowan McCabe will be joining Highlights for his show Poetry Door to Door: Nationwide this October. We\’re delighted he will also be leading half day poetry workshops with children at Cambo First School, Northumberland and at Brough Community Primary School, in Cumbria. \’Rowan McCabe is a poet and a professional waffler from Newcastle upon

Dancer Yamit Salazar and Eliot Smith of Eliot Smith Dance company, will be joining Highlights again for Dance workshops with some new Primary Schools in County Durham. In early November they will work with children at Burnopfield Primary School, Burnside Primary School and Oxhill Nursery School. A critically acclaimed British dancer and choreographer, born in

We\’re delighted to welcome Performance poet Sarah Crutwell, who will be working with Highlights for the first time this September, as part of our Participate project, Rural Young Creatives. Sarah will be leading Poetry workshops with children and young people at some new schools around Stanley, County Durham. She will visit Catchgate Primary School, Tanfield

In July, our final Participate workshops for the Summer term were with returning company, Nearly There Yet. Co-Director Mimosa Percy – Rouhaud and Mas Wondmu led four physical theatre Circus Skills workshops with all the children at Shap C of E Primary School, as part of their end of year Sports Day. You can see some of

Our final Participate workshops for the Summer term are with a returning Company, Nearly There Yet in July.  Co-Director Mimosa Percy – Rouhaud brings 4 physical theatre Circus Skills workshops to all the children at Shap C of E Primary School, as part of their end of year Sports Day. We\’ve previously had some extremely

Our Participate programme is having a busy June and July, with 15 workshops happening in schools across County Durham, Cumbria and Northumberland. It\’s been exciting to see Artists in schools and the positive benefits to students and teachers, developing creative approaches, collaborating and sharing ideas in creative writing, music and theatre skills. Thanks to Teachers