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Fantastic Forum Theatre Opportunity

02 May 2013

Take Art is delighted to be launching a brand new Forum Theatre training programme for theatre practitioners in Somerset and the South West. Led by Sandy Akerman, an applied theatre specialist, the training programme will focus on practical work, supported by theory, to explore the creation and use of Forum Theatre.

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Soundwaves: An Early Years music network for the South West

15 May 2013

Take Art's Early Years team has been awarded funding from Youth Music to deliver an Early Years Music Network in the South West to bring together musicians and Early Years practitioners, preschool and nursery staff.

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CALL OUT - Early Years Dance Commission

02 May 2013

As part of DanSCe Dialogues 2, South East Dance and partners are seeking a dance company based in the UK for a new early years dance commission targeted towards children between the ages of 0-5 years old.

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DanSCe Dialogues 2 - Entering the Lighting Lab

04 Apr 2013

DanSCe Dialogues 2 is currently running the first of two Light Labs, where eight emerging professionals working in contemporary dance are being mentored by leading UK stage lighting collaborative team Russell Maliphant and Michael Hulls.

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More Funding for Performers - The Take Art Seed Fund 2013

30 Mar 2013

Take Art is delighted to announce a deadline of 17th April for the 3rd round of Seed Funding for graduate theatre-makers, emerging artists as well as the more established performance artists based in Somerset.

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Word/Play: the thing is…. Take Art brings performance poetry to Somerset’s unheard voices

15 Mar 2013

Over the last three months eight of the UKs top Performance Poets have been working with four groups of service users from Chard, Taunton, Yeovil and Frome to help them discover their inner poet and rediscover their self-confidence.

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