22 August 2019 by Azad Sharma

Neurodiversity, Performance, and Dance: In Conversation with Natasha Britton, Dance Practice Director of Magpie Dance

We talk to Natasha Britton, Dance Practice Director of Magpie Dance, about creating inclusive opportunities for dancers with learning disabilitiies.

Arts, Education, Interview, Learning Disabilities, Video, Wellbeing

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8 August 2019 by Helen Sharp

Stay up late: Self-advocacy and Nightlife for People with Learning Disabilities

Stay Up Late are a Brighton based charity that create ways for people with learning disabilities to go out and enjoy nightlife.

Arts, Citizen-led Action, Learning Disabilities, Loneliness, Music

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1 August 2019 by Maria Passingham

Colouring Between the Lines: Community Art in Stockport

Maria Passingham talks about creativity and community with Jane Crowther and Vicky Carr, founders of Open Spaces, a community art project in Stockpurt, UK.

Arts, Citizen-led Action, Community Based, Interview

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20 June 2019 by Maria Passingham

A safe place to have fun with no judgement: Talibah Rivers tells us what it means to lead a Tuneless Choir

Maria Passingham interviews Talibah Rivers, a professional singer who started tuneless choirs to improve community wellbeing through singing

Arts, Citizen-led Action, Co-production, Community Engagement, Interview, Music

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23 May 2019 by Maria Passingham

Making Manchester: Design Studio Involve 1,000 Members of the Public in Making 2,000 Tiles

A great example of people being engaged through free workshops to contribute towards creating artwork and props for the city's international festival.

Arts, Asset Based, Community Engagement, Place Based

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16 May 2019 by Azad Sharma

Theatre of Progress: Mind the Gap’s ZARA, an eye opening performance

An incredible large scale production with a cast of over 100, a giant mechanical baby, tanks and cherry pickers shines a spotlight on the experiences of parents with learning disabilities.

Arts, Co-production, Event, Learning Disabilities

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9 May 2019 by Maria Passingham

All Together Now: Tuneless Choirs

Maria Passingham takes us into the world of Tuneless Choirs who create inclusive spaces for people to feel good whilst singing out of tune.

Arts, Participation, Uncategorised, Wellbeing

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25 April 2019 by Azad Sharma

Mind the Gap: affecting social change through learning disability theatre

We spoke to Julia Skelton, Executive Director of the visionary theatre company Mind the Gap about inspiration, collaboration and their new production ZARA.

Arts, Case Study, Children and Young People, Co-production, Collaboration, Community Engagement, Interview, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Theatre

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11 April 2019 by Anna Eaton

Amazing animated film about foodbanks co-created by young people wins film awards

The film is a great example of how we can tell important stories together and how these stories are even more powerful when they are told, made and shared by those affected by the issues the stories are about.

Arts, Asset Based, Children and Young People, Co-design, Co-production

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24 January 2019 by Azad Sharma

Theatrical Co-production

We've been thinking about the 'art of co-production' and learning more about the use of theatre to co-produce ideas, projects, and even change the law!

Co-production, Theatre

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