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Sedgemoor District Council has joined the trend in Somerset for arts budget slashing, cutting their provision to Take Art's rural touring scheme by an uncompromising 100% - a decision that will result in a drastic reduction in the amount of shows Take Art can offer Sedgemoor villages and communities.

On the 26 & 27 March 2012 at The Tacchi Morris Art Centre in Taunton, over 500 young dancers from Somerset and beyond will be coming together to take part in Take Art’s annual dance platform Spring Forward.

Take Art has been working with local filmmakers Transition Vision to create a series of interviews and clips from this season’s Live Scheme.

This March Take Art are delighted to be touring Ben Osborne’s ground breaking Jurassic Journey to eight Somerset venues, a multi-media showcase that tells the story of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, inspired by its geology, wildlife, culture, its people and its landscapes.

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.

Just because you are passed the age of partying, it doesn’t mean your body has given up on joy, or your brain has stopped seeking creative expression…

On Thursday 1 March, Take Art and ‘Pretty Good Girl Dance Theatre’ are bringing the brave and beautiful show Luna to Sexeys School in Bruton, with the aim of raising awareness and support for transgender issues among teenagers.

After drastically cutting the small arts grant fund last year from £35,000 to £20,000, Taunton Deane District Council are proposing to get the shears out again, reducing the budget by a further 40% (£8,000) in 2012/13.

The inspiring Tangle Theatre are coming to work in schools and village halls in Somerset during March

We can't say its often that we have this quality of opportunity and groundbreaking work in the county, especially at the moment, so it would be really great if everyone interested in keeping these sorts of events going in Somerset, could come along and support them.

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.

In the early months of 2012, Take Art are running a number of skills development workshops....watch this space for news on these sessions.