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Equity and Diversity for the Arts
27/03/2025
       A Word From Becky… Dear friends, Finally, the first signs of spring. I’m reconnecting with my garden, with the sun and with my neighbours. And I’ve been…
17/03/2025
It’s amazing to find ourselves already half way through the Mid Life tour. We’ve been blown away by our audiences in Plymouth, Brighton and Swanage: the atmosphere has been…
11/03/2025
A powerful week of movement, connection, and cultural exchange with Extraordinary Bodies and Pamoja Dance Company by Jamie Beddard.   Following Extraordinary Bodies visit to Nairobi last October, Pamoja…
11/02/2025
Dave Young: A Journey of Inclusive Creativity    When Dave Young first joined Diverse City’s youth theatre in 2007, he was just 12 years old and full of ambition….
30/01/2025
Big News! We’re overjoyed to announce that Diverse City has been awarded £150,000 in core funding from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation to drive inclusion and representation in the arts….
At Diverse City, we believe in the power of stories—those that are too often unheard and those waiting to be told.   Did you know…  Our Next Generation Residency…
Celebrating 30 years of the National Lottery: A Game- Changing Journey A BIG thank you to The National Lottery players! Your support has meant Diverse City has connected more people, in…
Join the rebellion and #DanceThroughMidLife!   Our 2025 production, Mid Life, ends in a dance party! Please join us for a boogie on stage or on screen. Here’s How Watch…
Hold tight… there’s a change coming. Vivid, rebellious and joyful – Mid Life is a frank, comedic exposé of menopausal Mid Life. Join us as we laugh, roar and…
30/07/2024
Earth, Wheels, Air is a creative collaboration between the UK’s first integrated circus company, Extraordinary Bodies, and Kenya’s leading inclusive contemporary dance company, Pamoja Dance. Together, they are creating…
30/07/2024
Garry Robson 1952-2024 A statement from Joint Artistic Director of Diverse City, Jamie Beddard, who valued Garry as a friend, colleague, and voice for disabled artists for over 30…
10/07/2024
My First Three Months… By Becky Hughes, Governance and Compliance Manager I joined Diverse City in January this year, with 5 years under my belt working in the third…
26/06/2024
Extraordinary Bodies: Connecting Communities Over four years we engaged with local people everywhere we went. We shared our shows, linked people to our creative processes, built rich relationships and…
13/12/2023
In November of 2023, we hosted a collaborative, week-long, aerial skills residency in partnership with Theatre Royal Plymouth.   Artists and practitioners from Diverse City, Extraordinary Bodies, Cirque Bijou…
In October, we worked alongside Super Culture to combine two of Weston-Super-Mare’s greatest assets: their beautiful marine lake, and the amazing staff of their incredible hospital, to create SW!M75…
We’re looking for two new members of our board of trustees to join our existing cohort, and jointly chair the board.   We are entering an exciting period, and…
Job Opportunity: Diverse City are recruiting a part-time Personal Assistant (PA) for Eilís Davis, Artistic Director of Extraordinary Bodies Young Artists. We are looking for a confident and organised…
21/07/2023
Diverse City is delighted to once again be supporting our friends at Cirque Bijou as they create another spectacular finale to Bestival. Cirque Bijou are once again producing Camp…
19/06/2023
SW!M TOO: Celebrating Swanage Swimmers’ Stories   Join us at The Mowlem in Swanage on Midsummer’s Day, as we celebrate the success of last year’s collaboration, SW!M, with a…
Diverse City and G.E.M.S. Circus Arts School are joining forces to offer Uplift Aerial: a new, inclusive aerial class, for people in the BCP area. We are inviting the  people…