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Watch Blue John here!
It’s not the same as being there in the theatre, but if you missed the show here is the footage that captured it at Gamesley with stills from the performance at Buxton (courtesy of DMC Photographic). Enjoy! And we’re doing it all again this year. New story, same places, new and old participants – so
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Watch our Super Hero Film from New Mills Festival!
Every year we open our doors for New Mills Festival and this year it was 20th September, for character creation and a special story for the festival. We were showing films in the back room and the hoards came and created more than 30 characters to star in a super hero film like no other!
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Our Summer Programme 2014
We had a summer programme full to bursting with different arts and creative activities to suit any interest! Libraries In Gamesley, Buxton and New Mills libraries we had free sessions in creative drawing with Paul Gent, junk percussion with Junk4Funk and digital animations with Andrea Pazos. Festivals At Buxton Festival Gordon McLellan was
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Blue John at Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton
Following on from its brilliant success at Gamesley, Blue John had his second outing to the Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton on 2nd September. The young performers loved the excitement of a professional venue and to top it all they played to none other than the author herself, Berlie Doherty. She said “I’m really, really impressed.
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Blue John premieres to critical acclaim!
On 5th August thirteen young people from Glossop and Buxton joined forces to perform the World Premiere of their interpretation of the popular children’s story by Berlie Doherty. Here are some thoughts from the audience: And here is the lovely piece on High Peak Radio, put together by Izaac Cole: listen to ‘Blue John
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Blue John second show 2nd September
Blue John is the first performance from our music and theatre project, Tall Tales. Funded by the Foundation for Youth Music, local young people have been working with professional musicians and singers since April and the final work will be performed in Glossop on 5th August and Buxton on 2nd September. The story, Blue John,
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A taster from the early Tall Tales sessions…
There is some exciting work going on in the Tall Tales workshops – we have groups running in Gamesley and Fairfield and they have got stuck in to all sorts of music activities, learning about the story of Blue John by Berlie Doherty and putting their own stamp on the ideas for the sounds of
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Contact’s The Novice Detective – New Mills, 3rd June 2014
High Peak Community Arts is embarking on a new partnership with Contact Theatre in Manchester, starting with the hosting of a show from their Rural Touring programme funded by the Arts Council. On 3rd June 2014 Contact, NRTF & Sophie Willan presented: It was aimed at audiences young (13+) and old, preferably together – and
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Tall Tales – the Music Sessions
Brand new music sessions are running in Gamesley, Glossop and Fairfield, Buxton. Gamesley sessions run from 23rd April and the next 12 Wednesdays at 4 – 6pm at the Gamesley Community Cafe, Winster Mews. Fairfield sessions run in the Fairfield Dreamscheme sessions from 29th April and for the next 12 Tuesdays, 6 – 8pm at
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