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Shaking The Walls
Julia recently spoke at the international Shaking The Walls conference, hosted by Gdansk Shakespeare Theatre. Her case study about developing sensory approaches to Shakespeare through 'Be Not Afeard' and in developing sensory trails around Shakespeare's New Place garden for Shakespeare Birthplace Trust was very enthusiastically received by delegates and may even lead - Covid-19 allowing - to a trip to Poland in the future to perform! Sensory art pack for Platform 2020 Exhibition We've just completed a sensory art pack for Aspex Gallery in Portsmouth exploring the work of artist Louise Hall, part of the Platform 2020 Graduate Art Show. With strong links to themes around Black History Month and Black Lives Matter, Louise's work uses African wax print fabrics and ragdolls to explore the New Cross house fire in which 13 black young people lost their lives. You can access this pack for free digital download, suitable for early years and SEND, including PMLD here. Socially-distanced sensory trails for the National Maritime Museum After speaking at an online seminar for the Family Arts Campaign about developing inclusive work during the Covid-19 pandemic, we were invited to help the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich develop a pair of family activity trails in their grounds as part of their re-opening programme. More details coming soon! We've been nominated for an award! We've been nominated in the Business Hero category for the SME Awards in recognition of the work we've been doing during the Covid-19 pandemic! This category is decided by public vote, so if you felt able to help us out then click here. More digital projects coming soon... Covid-19 continues to affect us and the wider theatre sector very badly, however we are remaining pro-active and have been awarded funding for some new projects, including a digital festival commission. Check back soon for more details when we're able to share them. |
Covid-19: loss and creativity
During these very difficult times we are, sadly, unable to perform as all the venues and festivals we work with are either closed or have been postponed. We will update our diary when we can, so do check back for updates. We send our love and thanks to all we work with, and hope you all stay safe and well.
We are pleased to announce, however, that we have been awarded two grants plus a commission to develop work that directly responds to the Covid-19 pandemic:
During these very difficult times we are, sadly, unable to perform as all the venues and festivals we work with are either closed or have been postponed. We will update our diary when we can, so do check back for updates. We send our love and thanks to all we work with, and hope you all stay safe and well.
We are pleased to announce, however, that we have been awarded two grants plus a commission to develop work that directly responds to the Covid-19 pandemic:
Funded by Farnham Maltings, we have been awarded £2,300 to create and install sensory trails in Julia's home village of Toddington in Central Bedfordshire. There will be three trails: one for early years, one for Pokemon Go players, and one for older children and adults. As ever, the focus is on mental health, wellbeing and connection.
We have also been awarded £540 from The Library Presents, Cambridgeshire. This will enable us to create video sensory story versions of 'Crabby' and 'Be Not Afeard', plus a Sensory Discovery Pack for 'Crabby'. The resources are available free online for families and practitioners to use at home or in schools/day centres still open to care for children of key workers or for those with EHCPs, residential homes, and hospitals. Click to find them here or links out to YouTube and Facebook for alternative methods of streaming them.
Mainspring Arts, supported by AOK Trust, have commissioned us to write a suite of six sensory stories responding to the emotional impact of living in Lockdown, or through the Covid-19 pandemic. These can be accessed here.
For more information about any of these projects, click on the Covid19 tab above.
We have also been awarded £540 from The Library Presents, Cambridgeshire. This will enable us to create video sensory story versions of 'Crabby' and 'Be Not Afeard', plus a Sensory Discovery Pack for 'Crabby'. The resources are available free online for families and practitioners to use at home or in schools/day centres still open to care for children of key workers or for those with EHCPs, residential homes, and hospitals. Click to find them here or links out to YouTube and Facebook for alternative methods of streaming them.
Mainspring Arts, supported by AOK Trust, have commissioned us to write a suite of six sensory stories responding to the emotional impact of living in Lockdown, or through the Covid-19 pandemic. These can be accessed here.
For more information about any of these projects, click on the Covid19 tab above.