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My Portfolio

Every project I've done in reverse-chronological order

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A series of circus workshops in schools.

2023

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I worked with three primary schools over three months. We explored themes of heritage, home and identity with different arts disciplines.

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I co-wrote an audio tour for Bournville Village Trust. I then also recorded and edited the audios for use.

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I was commissioned to research, write and develop audios connected to walks in consultation with the Monday Night Club.

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Mentoring college students in an arts pitching programme.

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I was the creative producer for the Young Curators project for Moseley Road Baths.

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A circus/dance performance commissioned for an event in Solihull.

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Arts Connect: 2023

I assisted Paul Wilcox with teaching vocal work in schools.

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I ran a youth voice programme called The Forge in Bromsgrove.

2022

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In November 2022, I did a circus programme in Kalamata which ended in a performance.

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Don't Settle Poetry Event: 2022

I hosted Don't Settle's poetry event at The Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.

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CircusMASH: 2022-present

I began teaching CircusMASH's weekly classes in September 2022.

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Second Story: 2022

I worked with NAF to make an online zine about migration and home with the Northfield community.

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Culture Central: 2022

I got a bursary through Culture Central to map my freelance career and develop my practice with Ania Bas. 

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In the Summer of 2022 and 2023, I worked as a jester in Warwick Castle

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I worked with The Play House to co-create a performance with primary school children based on local history

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I worked with Gazebo to choreograph a circus sequence for their performance of Alice in Wonderland.

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In April 2022 I received Arts Council DYCP funding to create and develop my circus/theatre practice

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National Maritime Museum: 2022

I worked with The Maritime Museum on an SEND programme children and their families. The programme engaged children with the museum collections.

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I worked with CircusMASH and The Shakespeare Trust on creating a circus performance with primary school children. The performance was based on the story of The Tempest.

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I worked with a class of year 5's and a class of year 7's for eight weeks to create an audio storytelling output of their own creative pieces.

22

I was commissioned to create a digital resource for their software Prospero. I wrote a fantasy story for children called Faraway.

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2021
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I have been working with Multistory on two large projects. One is a community publication with 16-25's, and the other is a community podcast.

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I worked for Aston Hall as a storyteller for two months. This involved running storytelling workshops with community members and then writing a creative audio tour.

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Selly Manor: 2021

I was commissioned by Selly Manor to research the historic sight and then come up with a creative audio tour. I wrote a piece called 'Phyllis's Letters'.

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From October 2021 to January 2022, I worked with the emerging climate justice organisation Breathe. I was a community organiser, and I would introduce climate justice to groups and individuals.

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From October 2021 to February 2022, I facilitated a project with LouDeemy and Asperger's Heroes. It was a co-creation project where the participants created art of their choice loosely based around their experience of autism.

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In 2021 I worked with Gazebo and Sandwell Young Offenders, to facilitate a three week co-creation project for their young people. They created their story and then made a film.

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Derby Theatre: 2021

I facilitated a short co-creation project with teenagers from a housing estate. They created an art project of their choice based on an issue of their choice.

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I worked with Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and Don't Settle, to curate an exhibit in The Round Room.

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I assisted LouDeemy in running a puppetry programme for two different groups of young carers.

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I got commissioned by Beatfreeks to make a creative piece of my experience of lockdown. I wrote a prose poem and made it into a reaction video.

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Women and Theatre: 2021

I ran a co-facilitated a drama workshop with a group of young people in care and care leavers.

2020

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London Transport Museum: 2020

I ran a workshop for a group of the London Transport Museum's young freelancers. The workshop was about how to freelance from the perspective of an emerging freelancer.

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Lunar Campfire: 2020

In was part of a group run by Don't Settle, which hosted conversations around race, identity and heritage. I co-facilitated one of their events sponsored by a corporate organisation.

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I worked for Northfield Arts Forum as a arts facilitator, writing facilitator and producer. I am still connected to NAF as a freelancer

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2019
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In December 2019, I co-founded Windswept Workshops with Erin Gilbey. Windswept Workshops is a community arts organisation, and is still running today. To find out more about projects I have run with Windswept, follow the link.

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Student Groups: 2019-2020

I worked as an administrator on the student groups desk at the University of Birmingham. This involved dealing with finance, engaging with students, organising permission forms and sorting through emails.

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Brooklands Museum: 2019

In the summer of 2019, I worked at Brooklands Museum, a motor museum in Surrey. I did interactive storytelling for young children, ran puppetry workshops and led the puppetry show.

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NCS: 2019

In the summer of 2019, I worked as a group leader on NCS, facilitating activities for young people between 16-17.

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2018
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Summit Camp: 2018

In the summer of 2018, I travelled to Pennsylvania and worked at Summit camp, an SEN camp. I was a general camp counsellor for 12-14year olds, but I also ran specialist circus classes.

2017

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Music and Me: 2017-2019

For two years I assisted an organisation called 'Music and Me', which ran creative, educational children's music classes.

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In 2017 I travelled to Minas Gerais, Brazil, and ran a musical theatre course for three weeks for 9-13 year olds. The course ended in a performance in a conservatoire, which I organised and ran.

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