I am a part of Transforming Leadership. It is run by a drama company in London called Access All Areas.” Amy, DIY performer and leader Two of DIY’s Gamechangers are part of a national initiative to develop learning disabled and autistic cultural leadership. Called Transforming Leadership, the initiative is being led by a network of […]
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The global pandemic has highlighted the importance and centrality of arts and creativity in all our lives and we have been amazed by the incredible energy and resilience of group members and the phenomenal creativity and versatility of the DIY freelance team. Long periods of uncertainty have meant we have had to use our improvisation […]
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June and July have been a period of great change and transition for us all. Members of DIY’s core company have been transitioning from the digital world to meeting up face to face as part of our new Inside: Outside project in Peel Park. DIY has also been working with children from Springwood Primary School. […]
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DIY’s new film will help you ‘Enjoy Your Time Online’ DIY is currently developing an exciting Digital Leaders project, funded by the National Lottery Community fund. As part of Learning Disability Arts Week 2021 DIY launched our new film ‘Enjoy Your Time Online’. ‘Enjoy Your Time Online’ is a film created by DIY’s Friday Group […]
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The 2021 Spring term found DIY working in partnership with the Salford Ranger Team and Friends of Peel Park. We made a Sound Sculpture Trail that will enhance visitors’ experience of this lovely Salford green space! Art Inspiration: Using the sculptures in Peel Park as inspiration, DIY members created and recorded a series of six […]
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DIY Theatre Company has created a new film to encourage people with learning disabilities, their families and supporters to give digital a go! It does make a big difference! It is really daunting for all of us to try something new and a lot of us are quite scared of technology, but DIY members’ experience […]
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DIY’s New Skills, New Choices group share their great ideas. The second term of our New Skills, New Choices drama course has been a great success. This term has seen group members exploring choices and aspirations, not just for themselves but for the city of Salford as a whole. They used a range of theatre […]
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DIY members to become ‘Digital Leaders’ thanks to National Lottery funding We are celebrating! DIY have been awarded £28,664 in National Lottery funding to put people with lived experience in the lead to tackle digital access for learning disabled communities in Salford and beyond. 2020 was an extremely challenging and difficult year for DIY. We […]
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Come and join us on Wednesday 10 February when DIY will take over of MIF’s ‘My Festival’! Manchester International Festival (MIF) is the world’s first festival of original, new work and special events. Over the past 12 years, more than a million people have experienced MIF projects around the city and beyond. Created by leading […]
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Why not join DIY this January – we are training our brains to learn new skills! We have 3 clubs for children and young people: Chatsworth Students Lunchtime Drama Club Youth Drama and Arts Award Club Young Leaders Our courses for adults offer a range of activites: First Steps – Song Making New Skills, New […]
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We Shall Overcome 2020 has been an extraordinary year. DIY members have not been able to perform or work in our normal ways but we have continued to be creative and to connect with others and to share our work widely. To round off 2020 DIY actors have created our own version of the protest song and […]
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