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27/03/2025

Diverse City Newsletter – March 2025 In uncertain times, community is everything

       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

Mid Life on tour: An ever-growing community.

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…
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11/03/2025
Earth, Wheels, Air sharing in Plymouth February 2025.

A Transformative Journey Through Disability & Movement with Extraordinary Bodies and Pamoja Dance Company

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…
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11/02/2025
Dave Young, performing with Diverse City and Paraorchestra in the Bristol Beacon, photo by Paul Blakemore

Spotlight on: Dave Young

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! Esmée Fairbairn Foundation Announcement of Funding

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….
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21/01/2025
A diverse group of people smile and stretch in a performance space - they are members of Diverse City's Unexpected Leaders programme. They are disabled, non-disabled, d/Deaf, hearing and from a range of ethnic backgrounds. They are smiling, and happy. Diverse City is about the transformation of the arts sector!

Transformation in the Arts – How Diverse City is Leading the Way

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…
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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
A diverse group of people smile and stretch in a performance space - they are members of Diverse City's Unexpected Leaders programme. They are disabled, non-disabled, d/Deaf, hearing and from a range of ethnic backgrounds. They are smiling, and happy. Diverse City is about the transformation of the arts sector!

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 participant at Uplift Aerial 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 people in the BCP area. We are inviting the  people…

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