Resumé
2024 - present
Roly Poly
Having received funding from Suffolk County Council and a project grant from Arts Council England, Charly Jolly and I have been touring Roly Poly and developing our plans to grow the project as a CIC.
We hope to extend our practice to offer specialised work in nurseries and hospitals, develop our partnerships with Family Hubs and Libraries, and make a new show using the approaches and materials from Roly Poly, especially for 2 - 4s.
Feb - May 2024
Float
I was part of the company who devised and performed Float, a show for babies, directed by Kerry Cleland and produced by Starcatchers.
Float is a beautiful and immersive world for babies from birth to 12 months old and their grown-ups, with a performance that will ebb and flow through the space during the 3-hour experience.
We toured the East of Scotland between Feb - May 2025
2023 - 2024
DYCP - Arts Council Funding
Magic Play - training for artists working with very young children, led by Magic Acorns Devising and performing artist for Nest, a two-week collaborative residency and performance events with Magic Acorns CIC, Great Yarmouth Contakids teacher training course, France, with Itay Yatuv Residency with clarinetist Charly Jolly and creative director Charlotte Arculus. We created our musical playscape for under-twos and their adults, Roly Poly. See film in my Projects page The Power of Connection: The art of therapeutic clowning course with Suzie Fergusson, The Why Not Institute, London Takeshi Matsumoto masterclass for artists making work with children through movement More than Adults in Waiting: Seminar with Dr. Charlotte Arculus, presenting findings from PhD thesis Our Creative Adventure: for dance artists who work in early years settings, online training with Liz Clark Mentorship with movement artist Louise Klarnett Delivering Contakids sessions at Fire in the Mountain festival Upcoming collaboration with Rachel Dean The final phase of my DYCP will include a tour of the show Roly Poly to community venues and theatres in Suffolk, supported by Little Beats and Suffolk Libraries. I am currently seeking two nursery settings in Brighton to visit between Nov - Dec 2024 as I explore improvised movement and attunement with children during free play, with mentoring by Louise Klarnett.
I was awarded the £12,000 Developing Your Creative Practice grant, for Devising art experiences with and for babies and toddlers
2021 - 2023
Creative projects and training
Feb 2023
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Magic Online: training with Joy Haynes for artists making theatre with and for very young children
Mar 2023
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Flying Seagull clown training
Apr 2021
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Devising and performing artist for In-Between Spaces, a collaborative residency and performance events with Magic Acorns CIC, Great Yarmouth
2017 - 2023
Early Years professional
After my studies I worked privately for families with children aged three and under. My knowledge of the EYFS, music and movement informed my child-centred approach to care and education through play.
Education
2017 - 2018
Sussex University |
MA
Early Years Education, with EYTS
Musicality - attunement - play - nursery practice
'with and for children' - multi-modal - free flow
2013 - 2016
Falmouth School of Art |
BA(hons)
Skills
& Expertise
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improvisation & multi-modal creativity
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person-centered performance approaches
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creating socially-engaged work supporting positive change
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Early Years arts, pedagogy, and research
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live art devising and performance
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lead vocalist, songwriter, backing vocalist