Artistic Journeys: A Closer Look at our Best Foot Forward Performers

Our Durham University summer interns, Rachel and Verity, interviewed four of our GeTIN2Dance participants: Laura, Alumbeni, Catherine, and Alex. We wanted to find out more about their personal experiences of being performers at Best Foot Forward, TIN Arts’ annual showcase performance featuring work created and performed by artists with a learning disability or who are autistic.

The four articles give first-hand accounts of the performers’ journeys from rehearsals to the performance itself, as well as showing the support they received from their families and from TIN staff. To read more about these talented individuals, please see the links below:

Laura's Journey
Catherine's Journey
Alumbeni's Journey
Alex's Journey

Launch of new ‘Giving Back’ Campaign

TIN Arts are launching a new ‘Giving Back’ campaign to raise vital funds for the charity and to celebrate our 25th anniversary, which will take place on 13 January 2024.

‘Giving Back’ starts officially on 10 June 2023 when TIN Arts Executive Director, Martin Wilson MBE, takes on a 200km ride from Durham to Dunbar in one day. Starting off at first light, Martin and friends from Paradise Bank Cycling Club have a deadline to catch a return train from Dunbar at 19:20 that evening, so the challenge is on for them to reach their destination on time to make sure they can get home! 

Anyone connected to TIN Arts is invited to support the ‘Giving Back’ campaign in any way they would like. You can donate, volunteer your time, attend an organised event or create an event of your own: we would love to find a way to help you to commemorate this special period for TIN Arts.

You can donate in support of the Durham to Dunbar ride here: https://gofund.me/3f9ac7a0

There are lots of planned events in the pipeline, including a fabulous Fundraising Ball on Saturday 13 January 2024 at a ‘soon to be revealed’ location in Durham.

Keep an eye on this blog page for news on more events soon.

If you would like to organise an event to raise funds for TIN Arts, please get in touch via [email protected].

IncludFEST 2020 – a new approach!

In 2019, we had to make a difficult decision to reschedule IncludFEST due to extreme weather conditions. This year, we’ve had to be more creative than ever due to the pandemic – you couldn’t write it could you?! Here’s what we’ve come up with to ensure a safe and accessible festival for the strange year that is 2020…
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The making of screen dance ‘Tuhura’

Bryn from TIN Arts’ inclusive youth dance group D+ shares his experience of producing his first ever piece of screen dance, which – after several successful rounds – was screened live at this year’s U.Dance on Screen 2020 competition. Read on to hear about the creation of ‘Tuhura’, learn Bryn’s top 3 tips on how to produce screen dance and best of all watch the final product!
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