Theatre
- NewsAre you an artist looking for help to manage your career?
Do you want to gain the vital skills to help forge a successful career in the arts? From January 2013 Take Art are running skills development days for both experienced and emerging artists and anyone in need of a bit of direction and professional advice.
More info - NewsTake Art receives 92k for new project Word/Play
A two-year theatre and spoken word project for Somerset entitled Word/Play, has been given the green light thanks to £75,000 support from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, one of the largest independent grant making foundations in England, and a further £17,000 from the Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales.
More info - NewsSkilling up the regions arts practitioners
Do you want to gain the vital skills to help forge a successful career in the arts? From January 2013 Take Art are running skills development days for both experienced and emerging artists and anyone in need of a bit of direction and professional advice.
More info - NewsTake Art's Mark Helyar talks Jammy Voo and all things commissioning and new...
"One particularly rewarding aspect of my job is to support companies in making new work. Next weekend I shall be going down to Beaford in Devon to work with the rather delightful, and slightly potty, company Jammy Voo. They’ve been creating Birdhouse, a new show inspired by Hitchcock’s infamous film, The Birds...'
More info - NewsBrand New Seed Fund for 2012/13
Take Art is delighted to announce a 2nd year of Seed Funding for graduate theatre-makers, emerging artists as well as the more established performance artists based in Somerset.
More info - NewsThe Hip Yak Poetry Shack with Tim Clare @ The Frome Festival
On July 11 the Hip Yak Poetry Shack will be appearing at the Frome Festival, starring award winning author and Channel 4 presenter Tim Clare and nationally renowned stand-up poets Jonny Fluffypunk, Chris Redmond and Liv Torc.
More info - NewsJoin the Dance and Theatre Somerset website!
DanceAndTheatreSomerset.net is a community driven website and an interactive resource which belongs to the dance and theatre community of Somerset.
More info - NewsSecond Round: Seed Fund
The second round of applications for the seed fund for theatre and dance artists and companies is now OPEN. Its purpose is to help the dance and theatre sectors in Somerset to grow.
More info - NewsTangle Theatre
The inspiring Tangle Theatre are coming to work in schools and village halls in Somerset during March
More info - NewsWhen I Say Jump awarded £10,000 by Ideas Tap
Jac Husebo, Artistic Director of theatre company When I Say Jump says "The money's fantastic we really didn't expect to win." They can now take their latest production to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
More info - NewsWorkshops for Theatre & Dance practitioners
In the early months of 2012, Take Art are running a number of skills development workshops....watch this space for news on these sessions.
More info - NewsHow can live performance flourish? The Notes
On Friday 7 October as part of the Made in Somerset Festival 2011, an Open Space event was held at the Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre to discuss how live performance can flourish. Here's what we found out...
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