Community & Participation Projects
Alongside my theatre and movement direction, I am passionate about creating work with and for communities. My participation practice is rooted in play, collaboration, and giving participants ownership over the creative process. I love working with large ensembles to create unique work that is made with, by, and for the people in the room.
Clients have included the Lyric Hammersmith and QPR Football Club, where I worked on FORWARD — a project with young people in the Grenfell area exploring the links between football and life. I have collaborated with community artists in Reading to create a film about Reading Abbey, combining on-location ensemble movement with spoken word and poetry.
More recently, I was Co-Director on Vamos Theatre’s Elevate programme at 101 Outdoor Arts in Newbury, working with deaf and hearing participants to explore how mask theatre, physical theatre, and Visual Vernacular can collide. I have also developed projects with participants at Headway Brain Injury Unit, creating a live theatre-to-film piece that celebrated the stories and ideas of those who use and visit the centre.
These projects reflect my belief that creativity should be accessible, inclusive, and collaborative — opening up space for communities and developing artists to share their voices and create meaningful, memorable work.Write your text here...
Projects/Credits
ELEVATE - Vamos Theatre Emerging Artists Program 2025
Emerging artists project - combining training with creative experimentation. This project was for deaf & hearing participants and led by hearing and deaf artists. Exploring Mask, Physical Theatre and Visual Vernacular for Film.
Co-Director
FORWARD - QPR Football Club & The Lyric Hammersmith
Participation project combining football with theatre. Working with coaches from QPR football club, we started on 3g pitches just playing, which led to creating physical theatre and writing new work linking life and the beautiful game.
Director
Abbey 900 - Community Physical Theatre FILM
The Headway Gameshow Show
Saskatoon
Participation project combining football with theatre. Working with coaches from QPR football club, we started on 3g pitches just playing, which led to creating physical theatre and writing new work linking life and the beautiful game.
Videographer/Movement Direction
Capturing work made with by and for users of Headway Brain Injury day centre. Rachel Mary Lead Artist created a show with users and we captured the best bits on film together to show participants how incredible their work was.
Videographer
Residency project on behalf of Frantic Assembly working with students at Sasktaoon University and combined alumni of the course. We made and created a show about the city Saskatoon itself - celebrating all of the wonderful things and people Saskatoon has to offer.
Co-Director