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Rethinking my connection to movement and music

Nat Whitney

Hello I’m Nat and I’m an audio-visual participatory artist and between September 2023 and March 2024 I was a trainee early years music facilitator with…

Artist development

Play sessions

Connecting my silliness

Aphra Mcsherry Birley

Between April last year to March 2024, I took part in Magic Acorns traineeship and development program. Through play days, play mornings, mentoring and reflection…

Creative training

Magic Online – More Than Adults-in-Waiting

Sophie Fox

What very young children might tell us about time, music and philosophy if we started asking better questions? Charlotte Arculus is a bag lady, an…

Artist development

Play sessions

Interactions with the sand, sea, stones and grasses

Sue Parr

Reflections on some of my learning whilst taking part in Magic Acorns’ – The Nest – 28th September- 12th October 2023 This aims of The…

Artist development

Creative training

I could only hum but others were singing

Sue Parr

On the 14th and 15th of July last Summer I took part in Early Years Incubate. This was a two day professional development opportunity with…

Artist development

Creative training

Play sessions

The Nest – Games, Guides and Groupings

Chris Dowding

This blog will explore some of the themes that came out of The Nest project, for me, in September & October 2023 in Great Yarmouth.…

Creative training

Research

Emergent Life – Bronwyn Davies

Sophie Fox

Join us for this rare opportunity to listen and discuss with independent scholar Bronwyn Davies at our next online webinar on 26th November. ” The…

Artist development

Creative training

Opportunities

Join our Early Years Incubate this Summer!

Early Years Incubate is a very special one-off professional development opportunity to work with Helena Rodrigues of Companhia de Música Teatral for two days this…

Artist development

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Opportunities

Art and Intimacy – Ellen Dissanayake

Sophie Fox

We are very excited to be hosting this event that offers a rare opportunity to take part in an online webinar with independent scholar, author,…