24/11/2021
We are delighted to announce that we will be benefitting from the third round of the Culture Recovery Fund. We will receive £69,940 on behalf of Extraordinary Bodies. This…
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08/09/2021
Written by Claire Hodgson Co-Artistic Director of Diverse City and Extraordinary Bodies We are about to premiere a new circus show called Human and I have never felt so human. This past…
13/07/2021
The planned re-opening on July 19th, or ‘Freedom Day’, shows a blatant disregard for the efforts made by so many to ensure an inclusive recovery. The government’s plan to…
07/07/2021
The team who brought you Mid Life and Mid Life: The Skin We’re In are back again to complete a triptych of explorations into the female experience. We…
15/06/2021
Women make up around 70% of arts audiences and 70% of the arts workforce, but only about 30% of arts leadership (Elizabeth Freestone and The Guardian). This sort of…
01/06/2021
Today is Global Day of Parents. Over the past year, reduced childcare has made it deeply challenging to be a working parent. Supporting those who care for children and…
06/05/2021
What is the Unexpected Leaders programme? We think that by transforming leadership and shifting power, we can change the arts. The arts need leadership from people who have insights…
04/05/2021
At the end of 2020, we were delighted to formalise our ongoing friendship and professional relationship with PiPA (Parents and Carers in Performing Arts) by becoming a Charter Partner….
04/05/2021
This year, we have been amplifying Unexpected Leaders’ voices through Connecting Communities, a proactive and optimistic response to the isolation of the past year. We’ve been working with community…
30/04/2021
Following the enormous success of Mid Life as Diverse City entered 2020, we were already thinking of ways that we could continue exploring that world. When 2020 turned everything…
05/04/2021
Last week, Diverse City received £69,940 from the second round of the government’s Culture Recovery Fund. We are among more than 2,700 recipients to benefit from the latest awards from…
08/03/2021
For International Women’s Day, we look at how leadership roles are still being kept away from women and how Women Leaders South West aims to claim these back. Please…
This year has been particularly tough on those reliant on face to face community arts services. Extraordinary Bodies’ Connecting Communities is filling the gaps that Covid-19 has exposed. The…
02/11/2020
It’s November 2020. March 2020 seems like a lifetime ago. We’d had great funding news. We were about to launch massive plans. We were planning our next 10 years……
27/10/2020
Signal Fire (n): A fire or light set up in a prominent position as a warning, signal, or celebration. In October and November, fires are lighting up across the UK…
25/10/2020
After a lockdown-induced pause, we are really excited to share the new call out for Women Leaders South West (WLSW). Diverse City is one of eight arts organisations involved…
20/10/2020
A statement from Diverse City, written by Claire Hodgson. We are deeply saddened to hear of Dave Toole ’s death. He was a brilliant artist, collaborator and friend. He supported…
12/10/2020
A Brighter Future For Diverse City Today, Diverse City received £275,690 from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport as part of the government’s Culture Recovery Fund. We are…
01/10/2020
Do you feel like you are in the dark? If you face any barriers to applying for ACE National Lottery Project Grants you can apply for paid access support….
14/09/2020
Eilís, Artistic Director of Extraordinary Bodies Young Artists, talks about keeping her creativity going through lockdown by learning to create audio content with Calling The Shots as part of…
