19/06/2025
Wrapped in Possibility: From Kilburn to the Stage by Jamie Beddard, Joint Artistic Director Growing up, the Arts was never on my radar, and a desk-bound vocation, at best,…
Organisation
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….
15/11/2024
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…
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…
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…
09/12/2023
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…
24/05/2023
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…
03/05/2023
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…
Outreach is one of those terms thrown about in the arts which a lot of people aren’t entirely clear on. What is Outreach? Why is it important? What does…
21/06/2022
Back in July, Diverse City, with Cirque Bijou and an integrated cast of dancers, achieved a successful attempt on the Guinness World Record for mass disco dance at Camp…
14/06/2022
Diverse City, in collaboration with The Mowlem Theatre in Swanage, were proud to present SW!M, a live event that took place on Midsummer’s Day. Inspired by the open conversations…
06/12/2021
Diverse City is happy to say that last month The National Lottery agreed a £197,397 grant for our 3 year, national Connecting Communities programme: “We are delighted to build…
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….
01/10/2018
So what is Change Creation? Change Creation connects and supports cultural leaders, to create change across the cultural sector. Over two years, ‘People make it work’ are leading a network of…
03/07/2018
Diverse City is excited to be working alongside Ramps on the Moon in a new partnership, bringing inclusive Youth Theatre Training to venues across the UK. Ramps on the Moon…
