Theatre & Arts Company
Making Time: Evaluation blog by Dr Becky Parry, an independent arts educator and the arts evaluation partner for Chol. What is an act of care? The answer to this question may seem simple, but Chol have been asking questions about care in the evaluation of their practice as equal playmakers in Imaginary Communities (IC). Much of the focus of this work has…
Co-directors Carly and Jess recently visited the Netherlands as part of our Imaginary Communities Intergenerational project, in an aim to share best practice and knowledge with knowledge institute Leyden Academy and cultural organisation, Amphion Theater. Here, Lieke, PHD student at Leyden Academy, tells us more. How the project began At Leyden Academy on Vitality and Aging, we conduct scientific research on various…
Carly and Jess, Co-Directors at Chol, recently went on a trip to the Netherlands as part of our Imaginary Communities (IC) Intergenerational project with Amphion Theater and Leyden Academy on Vitality and Aging. Carly talks about what they got up to, what they learned, and what’s next in the Netherlands journey! How it all began My Chol journey began in 2015 as…
On Tuesday 29 June we went on a day trip to Bagshaw Museum with East Bierley School, one of our second year partners in our Imaginary Communities Caring and Creative Schools project. The project aims to develop greater connections with local museum partners and showcase how Imaginary Communities can be embedded in a number of settings. The activities were centred around intrepid…
What is the Imaginary Teachers’ Club? This year we are launching a brand-new programme, the ‘Imaginary Teachers’ Club‘. This is a unique initiative which supports all teachers who have worked with an Imaginary Communities artist before (regardless of whether you have moved schools since we have worked together or not), to continue to develop their creative practice and expertise. We recognise the…
Imaginary Communities is our unique approach to drama education and promotes play and imagination to aid writing and integrate theatre into the curriculum, nourishing wider learning through drama. Our methods have been developed with, and in support of, teachers and children. To further support teachers and schools with the Imaginary Communities approach, we recently published our Imaginary Communities handbook which provides further…
We are delighted to be back in Bowling Park school working across their two sites, to kickstart Year 2 of the Empowering Voice project. The project, run by Story Makers Company at Leeds Beckett University, has been developed alongside Bowling Park Primary and the BD5 network and looks at building children’s oracy and communication skills through drama. Co-Director Jess is the lead…
We are delighted to announce that we received the news this morning that we have been successful in our bid for Arts Council England’s National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) funding. This is Arts Council England’s most varied and ambitious portfolio yet, and we are enamored to be included as one of the 276 new organisations that will receive a share of the £446…
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