Joel Phillimore

Participate workshops begin this week, and we\’re delighted to have puppetry and theatre workshops with the amazing Newcastle Upon Tyne Company, Moving Arts Parts at Kirkby Stephen Primary School, Brough Community Primary School. Later this month with have animation workshops from Robin Webb for children at Seahouses Primary School in Northumberland. You can watch some […]

Meta4Dance have been working with us as an All Year Round Artist, for the first time this season. They are recent recipients of Arts Council England funding for their new family dance football piece,  Jumpers for Goalposts. Based in Northumberland, Meta4Dance are currently working on a series of workshops with Better Days, for adults with

We’re always grateful to schools that give us feedback after workshops, as this helps us report to funders and our Board and to improve and develop our Participate programme for next year. We\’re delighted to have great feedback when we\’re working with a new artistic partner, Moving Arts Parts who are based in Newcastle Upon

At Highlights HQ we\’re excited to launch our new Participate Programme Menu for workshops in Spring 23, for Artists touring with us and our many fantastic regional All Year Round Artists. Schools and Community Groups can select options using our online form. Highlights also has some funding available to support participation work, so if you

We\’re very excited that Rob Gee, who is touring his show Kevin, King of Egypt, will be working in schools in Cumbria and Northumberland as part of his visit in November. Rob says \”I believe, not only that every child has a right to be heard, but also that there is a direct connection between

Musician Jenny Sturgeon, who\’s project The Living Mountain will be touring with Highlights in November, will be leading a community workshop at The Old Courthouse, Shap on Saturday 5th November. All welcome, the workshop is suitable for musicians and non-musicians alike, as well those interested in writing, or finding out more about Jenny\’s practice. If

Lily Horgan and Charlie Dunne of Meta4Dance will be bringing more Dance workshops to Key Stage 1 and 2 children at Shap Primary School and Butterknowle Primary School next week. Let\’s get moving! Here are children at Shilbottle Primary School warming up with Meta4Dance last month.

Gav Cross brought his new show Tell Tale Twit to Highlights this season and also his fantastic workshops. Gav began with workshops in seven Cumbrian primary schools, supported by Eden District Council. Part 2 brought Gav into Northumberland Libraries and then to a five further schools in rural parts of County Durham and Northumberland, in