community, art, and the FUTURE
DISRUPT is a series of interventions into the performing arts sector
It aims to look at how we can restructure to unlearn, experiment and collaborate more equally
Tools for sharing power
A resource for artists and organisations working with communities
ABOUT US
Let’s not beat around the bush, the last few years have been a shocker. Despite everything, we have had to adapt. Theatres working as food-banks, dance classes went digital and community centres rose to the challenge. The Pandemic has been tough, but creatives and communities proved themselves tougher.
DISRUPT is a series of interventions that celebrate experimental and equitable ways of working. Our first intervention was a digital arts festival that took place online from 8-9 July 2021. Created in response to the global pandemic, the event explored how the performing arts had supported communities during this time and how a year of uncertainty and change encouraged new and radical ways of working.
With a programme created entirely from open submissions and selected by a panel of 14 community artists, the festival brought together creatives, artists, communities, cultural and community organisations, researchers, charities and schools, harnessing collective learnings from an arduous year to reimagine the role of the arts in our societies.
