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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

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