We\’re really looking forward to having Louise Jordan working with Participate again, as part of her touring dates with Highlights in early March. Read more about those dates HERE Louise will bring a Music Songwriting workshop to students at Kirkby Stephen Grammar School, developing themes from her show for International Women\’s Day 2024. \”A celebration […]
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Thanks to teachers for taking the time to let us know thoughts and feedback, from workshops in Artists in schools. This helps us inform the artists and companies we work with, our funders and Board and helps us improve the Participate Programme, to keep it growing. Charlie Dunne of Meta4Dance, led some workshops in late
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We\’re always delighted to have Kema back to work with us and this term, he\’ll be running a series of March workshops for Stanhope Barrington CE Primary School. Children will be writing a song with Kema over four weeks, to sing as part of a performance for their Easter Church service. Kema will also be
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We\’re delighted to hear more great feedback from teachers and students in Cumbria, who have been working with Gav Cross in early February on a series of workshops for Theatre Skills and devising and Storytelling. Thanks to Karen West at Kirkby Stephen Grammar School for these action shots from the studio session. I just wanted
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We\’d like to thank Olivia Hubbard for sending us this reflection on her time with Highlights. Olivia joined us as a Young Promoter at several Cumbria Village Hall venues in the Autumn season, 2023. She interviewed a number of arts professionals about their work and roles within shows and you can read the articles here.
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We\’d like to thank Ruth Short for sending us this reflection on her time with Highlights. Ruth joined us as a Young Promoter back in the Summer of 2021 and worked with musician, actor and theatre maker, Louise Jordan, while she was touring her show Florence. At the time, Ruth was a 3rd Year Drama
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We\’re delighted the wonderful vocal ensemble EXAUDI will be joining Highlights for two performances of In Dew of Roses at St Thomas Church Hall Stanhope and at Felton Village Hall and their director James Weeks, will also be coming to Warcop Village Hall, Cumbria on Saturday 17th February to work with the Upper Eden Community
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Our Young Promoter Olivia, spoke to Actor Andrew Turner from Every Brilliant Thing, which was a touring production from Theatre By The Lake, with shows at village halls in Highlights\’ Autumn 23 season. Olivia talked to Andy about her project, a bit about Arts Award, specifically the Gold Arts Award. O: What\’s your name and
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In the Autumn 23 season, our Young Promoter was Olivia, a student at Queen Elizabeth School in Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria. Olivia was able to attend shows and write reviews for Highlights, she conducted a number of interviews with Artists and Technical teams, to support her Arts Award project. Here, Olivia talks to the freelance Stage
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The wonderful Gav Cross will be spending the day with us in Cumbrian schools in early February, working with primary and secondary school students In Kirkby Stephen and Crosby Ravensworth, developing theatre skills and storytelling experiences. Gav says – \”I have been lucky enough to be a storyteller for young people and adults alike for
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