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15/11/2024
Person with pink hair and a floral neck tattoo grips a pole, smiling upward on the Unexpected Leader programme

A Game Changing Journey

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…
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07/11/2024
#DanceThroughMidLife A diverse group of women in their mid life dance. They throw their arms up, smiling - disco lights colour the image.

#DanceThroughMidLife

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…
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22/10/2024
Three women in their mid life stand in front of a brick wall. On the left is Jacqui, a black woman with long brown braids, some of which are swept back and pinned with a red flower. In the centre is Claire, a white woman with short fair hair. The pieces around her face are bleached platinum, and she's wearing a sequinned jumpsuit. She beams at the camera. On the right is Karen, a white woman with curly grey hair. She wears a pride t-shirt under a black leather jacket, and is looking at Claire with disbelief.

Mid Life

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
The four dancers stand in a terraced garden on a sunny day with a grand, Victorian building in the background. On the left, on the top tier of the terracing, is Johnny who sits in his wheelchair. Next is Beatrice, who uses crutches to stand. On the next level down is Tilly. On the lowest tier, closest to the camera, is Chris. All four gaze off camera to the left. They all look strong and purposeful.

Earth, Wheels, Air

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 in character as ringmaster Waldo, in Waldo's Circus of Magic and Terror. He wears a black top hat, a red jacket and a hold waistcoat. He throws his arms out wide - the master showman.

A tribute to Garry Robson

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

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

Reflecting on Connecting Communities

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
An artist stretches backwards from their wheelchair. They are suspended in an aerial rig and look elegant.

Residency at Theatre Royal Plymouth

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…
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09/12/2023
An illustration of circle of people, with many different skin tone, swimming in a grey-blue sea. They hold hands in a circle. SW!M75 is in large letters in the centre of their circle.

SW!M75

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…
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09/11/2023
Navy background - orange text reads: "Could you be our new co-chair?" Then in white "Join our board of Trustees".

Join our Board of Trustees!

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…
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02/11/2023

Job Opportunity: PA to the Artistic Director of Extraordinary Bodies Young Artists

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
Camp Bestival logo for the 2023 Lulworth Castle Dorset festival, taking place 27-30th July 2023. A khaki background with bright yellow and pink logo. The background is full of bright cartoon images of rainbows, hot air balloons, a robot and in pink letters "All you need is LOVE"

Bestival 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
A white woman wearing a swimcap and swimming costume bobs in the sea on a sunny day. Her expression is joyuful, her eyes are closed.

SW!M TOO

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…
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24/05/2023
A member of Extraordinary Bodies Young Artists smiles as she is assisted into the silks and swings on them.

Uplift Aerial

Diverse City and G.E.M.S. Circus Arts School are joining forces to offer Uplift Aerial: a new, inclusive aerial class, for young people in the BCP area. We are inviting the…
03/05/2023
A composite image of the artists working on the project. Clair Sargeant, Natalie Speake, Debbie Goatley-Birch and Harry Bassett.

Connecting Communities: Meet the Artists

Connecting Communities is a programme of creative work with diverse communities local to the venues that Extraordinary Bodies productions visit on tour. All around the UK, our creative teams…
22/02/2023

Get OnBoard

Are you aged between 18-30? Do you have ideas? Are you curious about the inner workings of performance, access and / or leadership? Diverse City is working alongside Rising…
19/01/2023
A white woman in her fifties beams. She is swimming in the sea at Swanage Bay which is visible behind her. The sun is shining.

Swim Club – a new short film

Swim Club An uplifting new short film, exploring the community, camaraderie, and vulnerability of a close-knit group of wild swimmers as they prepare to take the plunge into performance….
09/01/2023
Meg Fozzard, a white woman with curly long, fair hair sits with her face cupped in her chin in her wheelchair. She wears a soft pink dress, black tights and ankle boots.

Working with Diverse City inspired me to reconnect with aerial

I never imagined myself doing aerial again.  Journalist Meg Fozzard had never considered returning to her love of aerial performance since becoming disabled in 2019, but working with Diverse…
12/12/2022
A woman with long blonde hair and a young learning disabled man with short brown hair standing, with one hand against the other's.

Attention all Creative Support Workers!

Are you a Support Worker? We need you!   We are compiling a database of CREATIVE SUPPORT WORKERS as we regularly work with individuals who require support of various kinds. We…
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04/11/2022
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Diverse City awarded Arts Council National Portfolio funding for 2023-26.

PRESS RELEASE   Performing Arts charity Diverse City is happy that it will continue to be a key part of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio (NPO) from 2023-26. The grant…

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