Sheffield Theatres announces ‘Together in the City’: a venture to enable and support 10 individual creative projects in Sheffield, which will explore a variety of art forms.
The event is free to attend and will conclude with an on-stage sharing and celebration event on the 5th and 6th of April in the Crucible.
Through exhibitions, installations and workshops in the Crucible foyer, as well as performances on the main stage, Sheffield Theatres will create a celebratory community takeover of the theatre across these two days.
Together in the City is the product of a year-long programme, supported by the Garfield Weston Foundation. The foundation has funded the wider development of Sheffield Theatres’ participation projects within its local communities.
A variety of projects are getting involved.
At the Arbourthorne Centre, work is being undertaken to restore the centre’s stage, whilst the ‘Women’s Writing Project’ is running a creative course to direct and produce a short play to stage on the re-opening of the venue.
In Burngreave, the ‘DINA Arts Venue’ will be partnering with ‘Reach Up Youth’; a performing arts group for young people, to develop a series of workshops.
Stand & Be Counted Theatre, the UKs first Theatre Company of Sanctuary, are working with a group of Syrian and Afghan families at The Montgomery Theatre, which focuses on co-creating live performance and celebrating the power of communities that come together.
Sally Wilson, Project Manager at Sheffield Theatres, said: ‘What better way to celebrate the creativity and diversity of our local communities than with a fusion of art, performance and culture in the Crucible.
There’s something for everyone over the two-day celebration, from family-friendly workshops on April 5th to empowering debate for older audiences on April 6th.”
