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The Rural Touring Dance Initiative (RTDI) is a national project which supports dance artists and rural promoters to make great dance performance events happen in rural spaces. The project is run by The Place in partnership with Highlights Rural Touring, National Rural Touring Forum (NRTF), Sonia Sabri Co. and Take Art. In 2022 the project […]

Cumbria Arts & Culture Network have just released their latest podcast \’Behind the Scenery\’. This episode is all about the magic of rural touring, and features Janet Wood (from Shap Memorial Hall) and our director Kate Lynch. You can listen here: https://cacn.co.uk/portfolio/episode-12/

We are delighted to announce that Mary Ingham has been appointed Vice Chair of the Trustees. \”I am proud to be on the board of such a creative and inclusive organisation as Highlights and to support our chair Cinzia in any way I can. My background is in journalism – writing, editing and commissioning for

In January, Susan Coffer joined the Highlights team as the Rural Touring Dance Initiative (RTDI) Coordinator for the North and Scotland. What is the Rural Touring Dance Initiative? RTDI was launched in 2015 with the aim of bringing exciting and innovative dance theatre and dance performance to rural locations, and to support the established rural

‘That theatre magic…’ Interview by Mary Ingham Highlights’ director Kate Lynch had her first glimpse of rural touring while working in marketing at Shakespeare’s Globe. Here she talks about how she came to land the lead role at Highlights and how a recent funding boost will benefit the scheme. Highlights celebrated its 25th birthday in

On Sunday 18 December we were at the very lovely Whittingham Memorial Institute, Northumberland celebrating both the end of the Autumn season and our 25th birthday year. And what a delight to be sharing that evening with Máire Ní Chathasaigh and Chris Newman, who performed in our first season in 1997, and who sprinkled festive

Highlights are delighted to have secured conditional funding from Arts Council England for 2023, allowing us to continue to enrich the lives of people in rural communities across the north of England. “The Arts Council funding provides a real boost to Highlights, securing the next three years of our work in village halls, community spaces,

As part of its series of personality profiles marking its 25th anniversary, Highlights hears from musician and arts administrator, Rosie Cross, its co-director from 2007 to 2020. After 23 years at Highlights’ helm or on its board, former co-director Rosie Cross is as passionate about the scheme as ever. “I’m very involved with going to

Highlights are delighted to announce the appointment of Cinzia Hardy as our new Chair of Trustees. Cinzia has been a trustee for Highlights since 2020 and brings with her a passion for the arts in rural communities. Director Kate Lynch said: “The staff are delighted to welcome Cinzia to the role of Chair for the

We are delighted to be a partner in the third phase of the Rural Touring Dance Initiative, bringing the best dance companies to rural communities. A partnership between National Rural Touring Forum (NRTF), The Place, Take Art and new partners Highlights and Sonia Sabri Company has been awarded funding of £400,000 from Esmée Fairbairn Foundation