Joel Phillimore

We delighted that Oysland will be leading a Dance workshop at Arnside Educational Institute, before their performance on 30th October. You can contact our Promoter Sue, or book tickets online All welcome 5.30pm start! Oysland are a 5-piece, London Klezmer band who embody the new generation of Jewish roots music, serving an exuberant and soulful […]

We\’re very much looking forward to Animation workshops this season, from Robin Webb, a highly experienced animation & film artist based in the North East of England. Robin will be with Shilbottle Primary in Northumberland and Frosterley Primary in County Durham in November. Alongside his own practice Robin designs and runs participatory and educational animation

We\’re delighted to be working with Moving Parts Arts, an award winning arts and community development organisation based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, for the first time this year. Run jointly by Artistic Director/Co-Founder Kerrin Tatman, an award-winning creative producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and theatre maker- and Will Steele Education Lead/Co-founder, a producer and puppeteer who trained

We\’re very pleased to be working with Directors Lily Horgan and Charlie Dunne, who founded Meta4Dance in 2018, based near Morpeth, Northumberland. Lili and Charlie will be joining Shilbottle Primary School and Seahouses Primary School for Dance workshops in September. Follow them on socials, to find out about their new show, Jumpers for Goalposts. The

We\’re excited to welcome Gav back for his new touring show, Tell Tale Twit but also very pleased to begin our Participate programme this season, with Gav\’s fabulous Storytelling workshops, in schools across Eden Valley, Cumbria from 19th September. We\’ve been able to offer these to schools through funding from Eden District Council. Gav will

THE ART OF TAKING PART As its 25th anniversary celebrations continue, Highlights turns the spotlight on its own creative engagement officer, KATE HALSALL What Kate Halsall loves most about her job is seeing the reactions of children at Highlights workshops; “the effect of amazing quality art happening in their school hall or classroom”. Kate is

We’re grateful to Schools who give us feedback about Participate workshops we offer, as this helps inform our work. Here are some comments from children and teachers who participated in Dance workshops with Slanjayvah Danza workshops in May. Jen Wren and Lowenna Hosken worked at Shap and Appleby Primary Schools in Cumbria, Middleton in Teesdale

Our friend and neighbour at Mostyn Hall, Penrith is Jilly Jarman, the composer/musician and Creative Director of community music and arts organisation, BlueJam. On June 15th, Jilly is co-hosting a Highlights music workshop for some of BlueJam\’s music students, with one of our Spring touring Artists, composer and singer Zoe Gilby. Our Creative Engagement Officer

Composer and award winning jazz vocalist Zoe Gilby, will be joining us along with fellow musician, guitarist Mark Williams, for a workshop on 15th June this Spring term, as part of Highlights\’ Participate programme. Zoe and Mark will work with young musicians from BlueJam, our neighbours here in Penrith at Mostyn Hall. Please book via