GIFT Festival Director @giftfest, Research Associate @uniofnewcastle, Theatre Maker, Clore Fellow 2018/19, Proud Trustee at ARC, Stockton & The Paper Birds

Joined May 2011
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Looking back to May 2020, to 3 days that felt full of positivity and possibility. #GIFT2020
Get your GIFT glow on by taking 2 minutes out of your day to glance back to May. What a big beautiful experiment this was! Thank you to all of the artists and audiences who joined us on this journey & Happy New Year from everyone at #GIFT2020 bit.ly/2KOwrD4 1/3
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Deadline extended to July 5 to apply for our exciting new PhD scholarship @PCI_UniofLeeds with our @UniversityLeeds partners @bradford2025! Come and research what makes cities of culture effective and how they can best engage with their local communities phd.leeds.ac.uk/funding/370-…

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Newcastle Uni students are now 50 days into their protest against the war in Gaza. Give them a retweet
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Join me and @HelenFreshwater for a conversation about audiences and a performance by the wonderful Andy Smith. Next week! Free but advance booking required 🧡
📢FREE EVENT. Thur 27 Jun at 6pm. Part book launch, part conversation, with performance of A Citizens' Assembly by Andy Smith and Lynsey O'Sullivan. Read more and reserve your space 👉bit.ly/4b8pvH2
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Get yourselves to Gateshead for #gift2024 It’s gonna be a good ‘un
#gift2024 A weekend of conversations, live art, workshops, and contemporary performance, by incredible international artists, taking place in traditional and not-so-traditional venues throughout Gateshead. Tickets on sale now via link in bio 🔗
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Gateshead!! Are you up for a new challenge? Do you love dancing but don’t do it as a job? Would you like to make a performance in your own home, for your friends? If yes- then read on! giftfestival.co.uk/friend
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Totally thrilled for you @GingerJohnson_ -AMAZING!! Congratulations, and enjoy it. You more than deserve it. All the love. Superstar.
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📢 ARTIST CALL OUT 📢 ARC is looking to support artists to create new performance-based work, working with local communities in Stockton. Make New Work for £10,000 or Make New Work (Explore) for £2,000: arconline.co.uk/take-part/fo… Applications close at 10am, Mon 25 Sep 2023.
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Let’s do all that we can to help spread the word about this incredible opportunity to become the new Chief Executive and Creative Director at @arcstockton As Chair of the Board I am happy to have a chat about the role. Just get in touch. Pls RT! #ArtsJobs
Would you like the opportunity to join, and lead, a thriving, friendly and ambitious organisation? We're recruiting for a new Chief Executive and Creative Director. Closes: Mon 2 Oct at 10am Full details of the role are available from our website: arconline.co.uk/about-us/wor…
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I had a lovely chat with @samwonfor @culturemag about all things @NovumNewcastle Read all about it and make plans to join us. It is going to be very special indeed. #festival #NorthEast
Still time to sign up to the @NovumNewcastle workshops and help building a towering monument to the city for a new 3-day festival which promises to be brimming with creativity, community and some banging music culturednortheast.co.uk/2023…
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If you are out and about for @TheLateShows tonight - come and say hello @Discovery_Mus @TWAMmuseums and find out all about #NovumNewcastle -a new summer festival kicking off this August!NovumNewcastle.com @curatedplace @NewcastleCC @NorthTyneCA

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Just flagging that we are open to part time applications for this role as well as full and will always support flexible working. Deadline is May 30. Please share
#Jobs #Vacancies #JobSeekers We are looking to recruit a New Work Producer to join us in this key role at an incredibly exciting time in this our 50th year! If you have relevant experience & a generous, meticulous attitude please feel confident to apply live.org.uk/jobs
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Last night we launched the @hrzn_showcase 2023 programme at @battersea_arts Wonderful to see colleagues and artists making new connections and great to hear @TaraFatehiIrani speak so brilliantly on behalf of the programmed artists. Suddenly August doesn’t feel so far away!
💥The Horizon Showcase 2023 programme is HERE!💥 10 incredible artists. 10 stand-out shows made in England. 8 amazing venues. 20 – 27 August at @edfringe See you there? Full programme and tickets ⬇️ bit.ly/HRZN2023 #HRZNshowcase23
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Always love being in a double act with you @AmyLetman ❤️
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Final day of #TheGiftExchange23 We have 2 events for you to come along to. Help @KateCraddock build an 'Audience Archive' for GIFT at the Sunday Lunch Club (12-2pm). Then at 3pm, be part of the conversation 'Live Art in Tyne and Wear' with @GillieKlei49645 giftfestival.co.uk/gift-sund…
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A huge thanks to everyone who took part in our first day of #TheGiftExchange23 - loads of wonderful conversations and exchanges and a totally fabulous sharing from @RachaelClerke as the culmination of their @hrzn_showcase residency. Pub now. More tomorrow!!
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Tomorrow lunchtime. Join me in person in Gateshead @gateslibraries or jump on Zoom from anywhere in the world for this conversation about models for working internationally with @gregwohead @markjmaughan & Camilla Parini. #TheGiftExchange23
As part of #TheGIFTExchange23 - join @KateCraddock in Gateshead this Friday lunchtime for a conversation about working internationally, or you can join online from anywhere for this exchange with artists calling in from around the world giftfestival.co.uk/models-fo…
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We want to build an archive for GIFT that's made up of audience memories - full of inaccuracies, elaborations, or perhaps perfect precision. Join us at #TheGIFTExchange23 on Sunday 30th April to contribute a memory & help us get started on this mission! giftfestival.co.uk/sunday-lu…
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What a week! We're still buzzing. Thank you to all of our incredible artists, venue partners, delegates and staff for contributing to such a brilliant #HRZNSHOWCASE22 @edfringe, full of ground-breaking performance, new connections and vibrant conversations. Until next time...!
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