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To celebrate the tenth anniversary of Spring Forward – Somerset’s youth dance platform – Take Art has organised a spectacular month-long youth dance festival across the county at a range of venues.

Take Art are hosting this year's regional youth dance platform, U.Dance South West, in partnership with Pavillion Dance South West. We are delighted to announce the groups who have gained a place at this prestigious event.

In response to the current devastating flooding situation on the Somerset Levels and Moors, Take Art is re-staging, as a rehearsed reading, Shiona Morton's play that toured the South West to great acclaim in 2006. All proceeds go to support the Somerset Flood Relief Campaign.

Take Art would like to congratulate Somerset-based Mark Bruce Company, for picking up the South Bank Sky Arts Award for Dance for their incredible production of Dracula.

Take Art are offering opportunities for performance practitioners and drama teachers to develop knowledge and skills through these three inspiring workshops this season.

Life Circles has been a 2 year initiative aimed at supporting the lifelong creativity of frail older people through innovative, imaginative and inspiring community dance practice in the South West. Download the Evaluation Report written by Caroline Barnes on behalf of Core Dance.

Take Art look forward to a creative year working with schools in the county as part of InspirED Somerset.

We’re delighted to unveil another jam-packed season of Take Art events for communities across Somerset, seeing you through January to July 2014. On our rural touring circuit we welcome back some popular favourites as well as new faces to the county this season.

The deadline is fast approaching for the final round of our seed fund for Somerset theatre, dance and performance makers. Submit your application by 31st January. Download the criteria and application form here.

We hope you'll agree when we say what a great season it's been! Once again, we couldn't have done it without the support of our brilliant audiences and promoters - thank you one and all.

An InspirED event as Birdsnest Theatre performed their uplifting show - Blown Away to two Somerset schools and engaged with early years teachers and practitioners.

The Osiligi Maasai Warrior troupe entertained local Somerset schools with their Maasai jumping, song and dance!