‘Delightfully deadpan’ Meet Hannah Sowerby, the award-winning Cumbrian writer, performer, and comedian When she was 15 years old and at Appleby Grammar School, Hannah Sowerby chose Highlights for her week’s work experience. “I did admin and went to a play in a village hall. It was really nice to do something in the arts.” […]
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As the days get longer and the sun shines brighter, we’re spending some time reflecting on our fabulous Spring season. We opened with Ma Bessie’s spectacular prohibition parties and closed with Bulley and Mackenzie’s fiery, energy fuelled acoustic music style. In between, we met cowboys, gardeners, pirates, miners and Vikings, got our hands dirty with
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We\’re delighted to be joined by author Dr Yvonne Battle- Felton in June, for a two day Creative Writing workshop tour, with five County Durham Primary Schools. Yvonne will be visiting Butterknowle, Woodland, Frosterley, Evenwood and Cockfield primary schools in her first Highlights visit. Yvonne is working with us as part of our Rural Young
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In June, Duchess Community High School, Shilbottle and Seahouses Primary Schools will be working with Newcastle based Cumbrian playwright and performer, Hannah Sowerby. We\’re delighted to have Hannah working with us as part of our Rural Young Creatives project and workshops in Northumberland are supported by Community Foundation for Tyne and Wear. Hannah is a
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We\’re delighted to be working with Maddie again in July, as she joins us for Music workshops as part of our Rural Young Creatives project, supported by Cumbria Community Fund. Maddie will be working with GCSE Music students at Dallam School and KS2 children at Milnthorpe Primary School and Storth CE Primary School. With funding
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We\’ve had some very positive feedback from youth leaders and teachers and are delighted these Music workshops with Kema Sikazwe have made such a big impact for young people working in mixed age group community youth groups, as well as in schools. The workshop was incredibly positive and I was very impressed with how Kema
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We\’re delighted to be working with Kema again, who has a busy Highlights schedule in April, before he starts rehearsals in Newcastle for an exciting new theatre production of I, Daniel Blake at Northern Stage in June, where he will be playing his original role from the Ken Loach film. Kema has two sessions at
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Ben Parker, Head of Music and Head of Creative Arts, Dallam School, South Lakes Our Creative Engagement officer Kate, recently spoke to Ben Parker about his work as Head of Music at Dallam School and his role as Head of Creative Arts. Kate also works with Ben, as she teaches piano at Dallam School, within
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We\’re grateful to teachers for taking the time to give us feedback about creative engagement workshops that we organise with Artists who are touring as part of Highlights main programme, or more regionally based All Year Round Artists. Oliver Sykes visited four very rural primary schools in Eden, Cumbria and County Durham. Class sizes ranged
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Next week we\’re delighted to be working with two internationally renowned Dance artists. We welcome back Sonia Sabri, of Sonia Sabri Company based in Birmingham, who are bringing their show Roshni to Highlights, at Felton in Northumberland and Appleby in Westmorland, Cumbria. Find out about Highlights performances HERE. Sonia will be delivering a Dance workshop
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