Hannah Venet from Scotland has developed an intervention she created as part of the (over)protection Lab, Group Hug, that premiered at the Opening Weekend of the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival in May 2018.
What kept coming up for me were questions around how things have shifted and changed
I don’t think it’s exaggerating to say – although it sounds like it – that aside from the youth theatre I joined at age 7 and the drama school I studied at, Imaginate is the organisation that has had the single greatest impact on my burgeoning career as a theatre maker. I’m currently halfway through a BBC Performing Arts Fund theatre fellowship with Imaginate, and this has already had an enormous impact on my career – not in the least in helping me secure a successful funding application to Creative Scotland to develop new work. (Pete Lannon)
like a lot of the significant moments in the development of my artistic practice have
I don’t think it’s exaggerating to say – although it sounds like it – that aside from the youth theatre I joined at age 7 and the drama school I studied at, Imaginate is the organisation that has had the single greatest impact on my burgeoning career as a theatre maker. I’m currently halfway through a BBC Performing Arts Fund theatre fellowship with Imaginate, and this has already had an enormous impact on my career – not in the least in helping me secure a successful funding application to Creative Scotland to develop new work. (Pete Lannon)
like a lot of the significant moments in the development of my artistic practice have
Imaginate is delighted to announce it has received a Young Start award from The National Lottery Community Fund which will fund the development of Creative Encounters. Pupils from our partner Forthview Primary School share more about the project in this blog.
It’s about Children Rights and we are a team of children who have decided to join
Imaginate is delighted to announce it has received a Young Start award from The National Lottery Community Fund which will fund the development of Creative Encounters. Pupils from our partner Forthview Primary School share more about the project in this blog.
It’s about Children Rights and we are a team of children who have decided to join
Our schools team has highlighted a selection of Christmas shows available to schools. Some of them are for schools only while others are also available to the general public. Oh yes they are!
Or Rapunzel’s twin brother who’s terrified he’s going to have to take the throne
To celebrate a decade of creativity, connection and performance magic, every Theatre in Schools Scotland performance will be free of charge for participating schools between August 2026 to June 2027, as part of a unique TiSS at 10 anniversary programme of theatre and dance tours.
dreams, a community coming together, the preciousness of hope and how, sometimes, we have
We are delighted to announce that we’re looking to commission two small-scale theatre or/and dance pop-up performances for children and families, suitable for presentation in noisy public spaces, in partnership with Aberdeen Performing Arts (APA) and Renfrewshire’s OneRen.
We encourage proposals that have a degree of audience interactivity.
Read more about News: Lynne Halfpenny appointed Chair of Imaginate’s Board
I have been a fan of the Festival since its inception over 30 years ago and more
I am an artist based in Scotland who makes contemporary performance generally with, for, or by children and young people. I am also Artistic Director of Stadium Rock, an organisation that makes exciting, visual and often interactive performance work and prioritises the sharing of children’s stories; specifically, for audiences of both adults and children.
television writer based in Edinburgh, with a particular interest in telling stories that have
