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INROADS PRODUCTIONS

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Inroads was founded in  2004 by Sara Clifford, a playwright and drama practitioner with over twenty years experience of working in participatory arts and training, in education, health and the criminal justice system

Drawing on a pool of top quality practitioners, the company:

  • creates innovative and participatory theatre and arts projects
  • develops theatre in education, health, heritage and development/global learning
  • trains artists to work in community settings to a professional standard
  • offers professional development to teachers and other third sector staff

We  emphasise  creative learning and social change, and  have a developing international reputation.

Recent partners include: Creative Partnerships, Sussex and Surrey and Royal Opera House; University of Sussex; New Writing South; East Sussex Record Office; Primary and Secondary Schools in London, Kent, Sussex and Surrey; University of Brighton; Goldsmiths College; East Sussex Arts Partnership; Fishbourne Palace; University Centre Hastings; Watford Palace Theatre; Hastings Borough Council; National Skills Academy; Brighton and Hove Children’s Festival.

Stop press: Brussels, October 2011

Unlocking children’s creativity – making artists the key

Sara Clifford, together with co-writer, Chrissie Tiller, launched their practical guide for artists working in creative education, to a conference, ‘Unlocking children’s creativity – making artists the key’.
At the one-day event on 6 October, Chrissie and Sara shared the results of their 18-month European-wide project involving 25 artists from nine European countries. The artists have exchanged practices and worked to develop the practical guide to support other artists to work effectively in primary schools, particularly in deprived communities.

The conference was hosted by four agencies from across Europe: British charity Creativity, Culture and Education; Cultuur-Ondernemen (Netherlands); Drömmarnas Hus (Sweden); and Kulturkontakt (Austria). The aim of the conference was to address the role artists play as creative partners in schools by combining the knowledge of leading international experts, artists, educators and EU representatives.

The day included a live link-up with classrooms in the UK, India, Tanzania, Russia and Brussels to illustrate approaches to working creatively across national borders.

Speakers at the conference included: Mary Honeyball, MEP, Member of the Committee for Culture and Education; Karolina Zielinska, Chair of the Culture Affairs Committee of the EU and senior expert in the Polish Ministry of Culture; and Paul Collard, Chief Executive of Creativity, Culture and Education.

You can find out more about the conference here: www.artistsincreativeeducation.com

AUTUMN 2011- NEW PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES  FOR CREATIVE PRACTITIONERS:


ARTS AND LEARNING – THE CREATIVE PRACTITIONER-  SHORT COURSE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX

Inroads, in partnership with Creative Partnerships, Sussex and Surrey, working within the University of Sussex, will offer a 4 day  course for creative practitioners and teachers – Arts and Learning, the Creative Practitioner, looking at creative approaches to formal and informal learning.

For more information, see  www.sussex.ac.uk/cce/prospectivestudents/cpd

or contact Sara on inroadsproductions@mac.com


FINDING CREATIVE WORK IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS- SHORT COURSES WITH NEW WRITING SOUTH

Working in partnership with New Writing South,  four sessions for creative practitioners from all disciplines,  looking at Health, Intergenerational Work, Prison work and Heritage/cultural organisations.

Please see www.newwritingsouth.com for more details (01273 735353

Or contact Sara at inroadsproductions@mac.com

PARTICIPATORY ARTS

THE PORT, THE BEAST AND THE TRAVELLER – NEWHAVEN FORT, JULY 7TH 2012

In 2011, Inroads were in receipt of a Research and Development grant from the Arts Council, East Sussex Arts Partnership and Newhaven Town Council to develop a new, site specific theatre piece with and for Newhaven Town.

Sara has now completed the script, mixing  residents’ collected memories and experiences together with stories of local residents.

The play  will involve locals as performers, writers, musicians and audience and will be produced on 7th July 2012 at Newhaven Fort.

For more information contact Sara at inroadsproductions@mac.com or  go to  THEATRE PROJECTS



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