angel exit theatre

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Angel Exit Theatre are associate artists of Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts, under the Co-Artistic-Direction of Tamsin Fessey and Lynne Forbes. Tamsin grew up in Dorset , studied drama at Birmingham University and then the Lecoq school of theatre in Paris. Lynne studied drama at The University of Manchester and then did a Masters in performance at Goldsmiths College. Since collaborating as Angel Exit Theatre in 2007 they have created eight productions with Arts Council funding which have toured the UK and abroad.

Their activity will be the research in the form of community workshops and development for a Community Play, along with a writer and producer, to create a show to be produced by Lighthouse Poole involving up to 100 members of the public, whether it be in research workshops, behind the scenes or acting in the play!

The theme will be the relationship of Poole with Newfoundland. Angel Exit Theatre have forged links with Theatre Newfoundland, Canada having visited to run workshops with them and two members of their company then came back over here to visit, explore and meet people in the Poole community. The play will feature the main Cultural Programme themes of maritime heritage and Newfoundland. 

https://angelexit.co.uk/

Dan Somogyi is Director of the award-winning music education agency & lead partner for the Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Music Education Hub, works locally and nationally to enrich the school music curriculum since 2002. With a partnership network of schools, local music providers, Cultural Organisations & independent practitioners, their work as the BCP Hub enables children & young people to experience, develop, progress & perform through music. 

Their mission is to transform lives through music. They aim to give every young person who wants it the opportunity to participate in exciting musical activities, whilst also reaching out to the wider community. 

DETAILS OF COMMUNITY SUITE ACTIVITY HERE

https://soundstorm-music.org.uk/ 

CoCreate is a community interest company based in Dorset. Led by a team of arts and health professionals, their wealth of combined experience, and varied backgrounds, have come together to create new projects, which are about making great art and improving wellbeing.  

CoCreate runs a regular programme of accessible arts courses designed to support wellbeing and develop high quality creative opportunities with local communities.  

“We know from experience that being creative is good for you!”  

Together the team at CoCreate believe that taking part in amazing creative experiences can lead to a range of positive changes in our lives; to be human is to create and when we do, we make not only beautiful art but also, we develop ourselves, our communities and our understanding of our place in the world.  

YOUR HighStreet - CoCreate artists will curate and lead on a varied programme of creative activities delivered on the High Street, in the heart of Poole, entering into a conversation with local people about the heritage of their High Street and listening to their thoughts about it’s future. The ideas, artwork, and conversations gathered will be carefully documented, collated and published as a record of the work. https://cocreate.org.uk/ 

Abigail Thommes founded Arts2Educate in 2016 after working as a Primary School teacher in London for 4 years (and as a music coordinator for 3 years) and completed an Autism Awareness Diploma and Makaton Training. 

Abigail understood the challenges that teachers have in order for fitting in art, music and drama  in their jam-packed schedule so because of this gap, Arts2Educate began delivering workshops not only in schools but many community venues.

Arts2Educate feels passionate about introducing The Arts into as many children’s (and adults) lives as possible and will be delivering workshops to children including a letter exchange with Newfoundland, creating a display of ship models and fish to share the maritime stories with local schools and present a public exhibition.

https://www.arts2educate.com/ 

During the programme, participants will have the opportunity to feedback their views on public art ideas and vote on the stories to be represented in a number of public art pieces to created by local artists in significant places on your High Street for everyone to admire.

A lasting legacy from your Cultural Programme will be a new trail for visitors to follow along the the High Street highlighting heritage stories, commemorating the people that lived there and sharing our activities for everyone to enjoy long after the project.