Arts, Health And Disability
A core area of our Arts Development work in partnership with Adult Social Care and Wellbeing is developing arts projects and opportunities for disabled people, older people, and people with mental health needs.
Disability Arts, Arts and Disability
Disability Arts is art made by disabled people which reflects the experience of being disabled.
The Disability Arts movement regards the experience of disability, not as an impediment, but as an appropriate and fruitful subject for artistic work.
Arts and Disability work provides disabled people with the opportunity to develop an appreciation of and an involvement in the arts.
Big Night Out
A new course of DJ Training sessions for people with learning disabilities is being planned with Poole's first Big Night Out event scheduled for January 8th at Lighthouse, Poole's Centre for the Arts.
The Big Night Out is a multi-media DJ / VJ club event featuring DJs trained through the Mix It Up project. It was recently voted the "Most Wanted" event by people with learning disabilities in Bournemouth and Poole.
The project partners, comprising the Arts Development Units of Bournemouth Borough Council and Borough of Poole, working with Bournemouth People First and Poole Forum, are seeking ways of develop the project further.
Please click on the link below to see a short (10-minute) film of the excellent Big Night Out event held at Bournemouth's Pavilion in November 2007 and attended by 700 revellers.
Tickets for January's event are available from Lighthouse, Tel: 0844 406 8666
Afternoon Dances go from strength to strength
A great way to meet new people, keep fit and have fun! A trio of community musicians from Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra perform live music from watzes to tango, jive to jazz.
No experience necessary. Come on your own, in a group or with a partner.
Forthcoming events are on Thursday 11th December, Thursday 12th March and Thursday 21 May, all at 2 - 4pm. Advance booking essential. Tickets are £4 (£3 Access to Leisure), including refreshments, and are available from Lighthouse: 0844 406 8666
Grand Tea Dance
Tickets £5 (ATL £3.50) (Refreshments available to purchase)
It's not too early to start planning for our new year's party with this special dance in the concert hall at Lighthouse. Shine up your dancing shoes, put your glad rags on and enjoy the sounds of a wonderful 6-piece dance band.
Tickets from Lighthouse, Tel: 0844 406 8666.
Information from Anna Shiels, Tel: (01202) 633971
Flourish
Flourish is a new Arts and Health programme launching in 2008, funded by Arts Council England that consists of seven creative projects including singing, creative writing and dance.
For more information download our latest Arts Newsletter or e-mail our Arts Programme Manager for Adult Social Care and Well Being
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