Our State of Flux project works to overcome difficulties young people are facing about their identity, feelings and future, which have manifested in self harm, eating disorders and hearing voices. The project is funded by a grant from, BBC Children in Need and uses music, film and dance to develop a sense of self-worth, improve
We celebrated International Women’s Day with a free performance at Lancaster Library. I Plead Woman is a 20-minute contemporary dance solo created by Aline Costa, one of our associate artists on the Occupied scheme. In the piece, Aline searches for her identity within our complex society, navigating what it is to be a woman; battling and playing
Working with SLiCE we collaborated on a project to encourage reluctant readers to visit the library and discover reading for pleasure. The project was based in Brierfield Library with children from Lomeshaye Primary School, where English is an additional language and who were known ‘reluctant readers’. How did Dance overcome their barriers? Over the course
The artists on our Occupied associate artist scheme have been researching, devising and developing their projects over the last 6 months and they are all in the thick of it! Here’s a run down of what is occupying them… Paul is working to create a dance film exploring his own life experiences; growing up and
Last week it was time to get excited for the fun activities of BBC Children in Need and now it’s time to share how the money raised is making a difference to young people’s lives. We have launched, ‘State of Flux’ with The Cove, a specialist inpatient unit in Heysham, for young people experiencing mental
We are searching the Lancaster area and wider galaxies for a community cast of astronauts, space cadets and earthlings to be part of our new show The Promenade of Galaxies for Light Up Lancaster 2019. You must be available for all rehearsal and performance dates and full of enthusiasm (no performance experience necessary): Rehearsals: October
State of Flux State of Flux is a project using art, through dance, film and music to support skills development, reduce social isolation and develop self-worth and aspiration in young people admitted to The Cove (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service CAMHS), in Heysham. Following a successful pilot, The Cove approached us to run the
Following the premiere of Good Grief at BIG UP North Dance Theatre Festival, Sarah Lockwood from Maelstrom Theatre discusses her experiences with grief and how they informed Maelstrom’s latest piece; as well as what it’s like being back in the Ludus Dance studio… “I attended my first funeral when I was around 10. Grandad had been
Good Grief! What’s that all about? Anthony and Sarah from Maelstrom Theatre are back in the Ludus Dance studio this week developing their third outdoor duet. First, they gave you a cake calamity, then magic mayhem, and now, if that wasn’t enough, they are tackling one of the most mysterious of things in our known
