Artform: Storytelling Website: gavcross.co.uk Gav Cross is a Storyteller and Theatre maker with experience as a trainer, teacher, director, performer, service manger for a Primary Care Trust (remember those?), project manager, lecturer, consultant, workshop leader, facilitator, podcaster, bad comedian & parent. Come join Gav for more deep dives into the words we seem to know […]
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Artform: Dance Website: eliotsmithdance.com Eliot Smith Dance (ESD) is LGBT led, and is a North East England’s leading dance company dedicated to creating inclusive and high quality work, touring predominantly in villages, towns and cities across the North of England. Their mission is to create unforgettable contemporary dance experiences that inspire whilst fostering understanding between
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Artform: Music Website: ellajarmanpinto.com Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/ella-jarman-pinto “Ella is a truly gifted musician and is exceptionally creative with her musical talents” – Meredith Moore, Horn Player, Composer and MD of Otonal Ella Jarman Pinto is a critically acclaimed storytelling composer, based in Cumbria, described in 2020 as ‘one of the UK’s most exciting music-makers’ by Classic
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Artform: Music Production Website: drlizdobson.wordpress.com Dr Eddie Dobson is a National Teaching Fellow of the HEA, director of the Yorkshire Sound Women Network, composer, Fellow of the RSA, and a senior lecturer in Music Technology at The University of Huddersfield. Participants will need to bring their own wired headphones for this workshop. This workshop introduces
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Artform: Creative Writing Website: ashleythorpe.com Ashley Thorpe is a Black British debut author who works as an editor at Storymix, where he helps other writers to create epic stories. His greatest wish is to bring diverse characters to life that he would have loved to have seen, but sorely missed, as a young reader. Join
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Artform: Props and Costumes Website: aileenkellydesign.cargo.site Aileen Kelly specialises in set and costume design. She has designed shows across the North East with companies such as Mortal Fools, Little Cog and Southpaw Dance Co. She has also worked as a scenic artist for Northern Stage and a dresser for The Sunderland Empire and Durham Gala
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In early October Newcastle based artist, Aileen Kelly, will be bringing a Props and Costume workshop to Jack Drum Arts, Crook, County Durham, as our first Participate workshop for Autumn Term this year. Aileen will be working with an community youth group at St Cuthbert\’s Centre in Crook. Jack Drum Arts is a sustainable, locally-based
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End of the School Year 2024… We\’ve come to the final Participate workshops from a very busy Summer term of 24 workshops and two in- school performances from Darryl J Carrington and Gav Cross, reaching over 1000 children in rural schools. We\’re also delighted to have some August workshops lined up for children and young
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We’re delighted to have some August workshops lined up for children and young people, with some community youth groups and Highlights’ Promoters at village halls. Our Highlights Promoter Julie Famelton at Wingates Village Institute, will be hosting Let\’s Circus on 22nd August. You will be able to find out more about the event and book
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Supriya spent two days with Highlights, across May and June giving Raga workshops and talking about her work and Indian classical music, with children at Crosby Ravensworth CE Primary School, Appleby Primary School, Arnside National School, Storth CE Primary School and at two Secondary schools – Dallam School, in South Lakes and at Ullswater Community
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Talking to the Box Office...
