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March 2019
Journeys of Home Community Workshops
Come and join us to share your stories of life in Corby! We're looking for Corby residents to take part in a dance and storytelling project that celebrates the diverse cultures of Corby. Come and share your story of making Corby your home and then work with artists from Highly Sprung to create a new performance telling your stories. No experience is needed. Fluent English is not required to take part. Dates for your diary: Sunday 10th March 10.30am - 2.30pm…
Find out more »What Next? Corby
What are What Next? meetings? Regular meetings of individuals that are interested in, and passionate about, the role of arts and culture in our town. We’ll be hosting monthly meetings (keeping to a strict one-hour time limit!) to explore the position of arts and culture in the life of our town, whether through well-being, visitor economy or local policy, and using our discussions to shout about the value of culture locally. There’ll be a mixture of discussions and guest speakers,…
Find out more »Journeys of Home Community Workshops
Come and join us to share your stories of life in Corby! We're looking for Corby residents to take part in a dance and storytelling project that celebrates the diverse cultures of Corby. Come and share your story of making Corby your home and then work with artists from Highly Sprung to create a new performance telling your stories. No experience is needed. Fluent English is not required to take part. Dates for your diary: Sunday 10th March 10.30am - 2.30pm…
Find out more »Connecting Corby Launch @ Hazelwood Neighbourhood Centre
In March we're launching a brand new project, bringing residents of three areas of our town together to enjoy art activities, alongside gardening and environmental projects. Open to all ages, from April, there will be monthly sessions in each location working with artists and gardeners to create, grow and contribute to events for the whole community to enjoy. Come along to the launch event in each area to find out more and try out a whole range of activities, in both…
Find out more »Cultivate Training: Dementia Friends
Dementia Friends - Introductory Session Suitable for artists working or planning to work with people living with Dementia in Corby. The first hour of the workshop will be the Dementia Friends Information Session, led by Made in Corby's Producer and Dementia Friends Champion, Vicky. You will learn more about dementia and how you can help to create Dementia friendly communities. Becoming a Dementia Friend simply means finding out more about how Dementia affects a person – and then, armed with this…
Find out more »Corby Mardi Gras 2019
Corby Mardi Gras returns for its 3rd year this weekend! Traditionally, Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday and is celebrated in South America on Shrove Tuesday. In the UK we get pancakes and in South America, it’s carnivals! Corby’s Mardi Gras is not on a Tuesday and it isn’t a carnival but the basic idea of communities celebrating together remains a core part of the Corby Mardi Gras plans and here you’ll find out everything you need to know about the…
Find out more »Journeys Of Home
An original piece of street theatre created by Highly Sprung Performance Co. with local people who have journeyed to Corby to make the town their home. The performance culminates in a finale around a large tree, to celebrate their cultural heritage, family trees and growing roots here in Corby. Performance in James Ashworth Square outside the Corby Cube at 2pm & 4pm on Saturday 30th March as part of Corby Mardi Gras 2019 Read the blog about the making of…
Find out more »Journeys Of Home
An original piece of street theatre created by Highly Sprung Performance Co. with local people who have journeyed to Corby to make the town their home. The performance culminates in a finale around a large tree, to celebrate their cultural heritage, family trees and growing roots here in Corby. Performance in James Ashworth Square outside the Corby Cube at 2pm & 4pm on Saturday 30th March as part of Corby Mardi Gras 2019 Read the blog about the making of…
Find out more »April 2019
What Next? Corby
Join us at our next What Next? Corby session on Wednesday 10th April, at the B1 Bar, the Core at Corby Cube. This week we will be discussing: How can the arts help to increase local pride? What are What Next? meetings? Regular meetings of individuals that are interested in, and passionate about, the role of arts and culture in our town. We’ll be hosting monthly meetings (keeping to a strict one-hour time limit!) to explore the position of arts and…
Find out more »Open Access Thursdays
Whether you’ve got a creative idea, a proposal from your community or simply want to know what we’re up to, a member of the Made in Corby team will be available to chat to you. We want you to #JoinTheConversation about arts and culture in Corby, so feel free to come and talk to us! WHEN? The second Thursday of every month from 10am - 1pm: - 10th January - 14th February - 14th March - 11th April - 9th…
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