Participatory art is normally spoken about in terms of how people are changed by being involved. There are problems (at … More
Category: Theatre
ACTA Community Theatre Festival
The acta community theatre festival was held in Bristol last week, and featured performances by acta’s own Malcolm X Elders, … More
Hands across the dangerous sea
One of the best things about a restless art has been seeing just how much great community art is happening across and beyond … More
Inspiring change – the arts and older people in Ireland
Bealtaine must be one of the happiest arts festivals I know. Founded in 1995, it involves thousands of older people … More
La creatividad y coraje: community art in Spain
ver más abajo para leer este texto en español… A performance about bodies and long lives opened Spain’s annual conference … More
The difficulty of thinking outside of the box
Community and participatory art has long roots in Britain. Its practice owes much to ideas that were developed in the … More
Why Joan Littlewood Matters – possibly more now than ever
A guest post by Stella Duffy, theatre maker, novelist and Fun Palaces champion Joan was a working class actor and … More
Hope in dark days: participatory art in Greece
The crisis in Greece has slipped from the front pages as others, even more urgent, force themselves on Europe’s consciousness. … More
Participatory art in Portugal
Two or three years ago, I began to hear about some of the participatory arts projects happening in Portugal and … More
The Lawnmowers
The Lawnmowers are a theatre company run by and for people with learning disabilities. Founded in 1986 by Them Wifies, … More