Nat Whitney
Rethinking my connection to movement and music
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...
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Sue Parr
Jan 223 min
I could only hum but others were singing
On the 14th and 15th of July last Summer I took part in Early Years Incubate. This was a two day professional development opportunity...
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Sophie Fox
May 19, 20231 min
Artist Bursaries!
This is an amazing opportunity for two artists to join Magic Acorns for creative professional development 'Early Years Incubate' and 'The...
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Sophie Fox
May 18, 20232 min
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...
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Sophie Fox
Feb 2, 20232 min
Magic Online - Early Years Creation Course.
Join us for this amazing opportunity to learn with theatre maker, designer and performer Joy Haynes on this very special Magic Digital...
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Claire Atherton
Feb 17, 20223 min
Space & Time to Play
“The drive to play freely is a basic, biological drive. Lack of free play may not kill the physical body, as would lack of food, air or...
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Xenia Horne
Feb 4, 20225 min
Subtle Sounds and Serendipitous Connections
Reflections on visiting a nursery setting as part of Germination project. I love the serendipitous connections that Germination is...
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Charlotte Jolly
Jan 8, 20223 min
Sonic Possibilities - Remembering the art of play
I came to the Germination project with great enthusiasm, armed with my clarinet and voice with a decade of classical training under my...
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Bella Askew
Dec 17, 20212 min
Submitting to the present moment
The training days and play days at PRIMEYARC in Great Yarmouth were simultaneously inspiring and energising. They prepared us in a very...
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Ruby Holness
Dec 10, 20213 min
Practicing a state of not knowing
Throughout Germination, we have been practicing a state of not knowing, working against the tide of certain teleological thought. For the...
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Sophie Fox
Jul 19, 20212 min
Loose Parts and Children's Arts Play
We had the pleasure of hosting our third online network meeting on 2nd July with artists and academics Dr. Louisa Penfold and Dr. Roma...
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Jessica Pitt
Jun 7, 20214 min
An observation at In-Between Spaces: A Symphony of Play
The third session of the morning was with a family group of two children, one a toddler (T) and the other possibly 6-8 months (B) they...
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Oliver Payne
Jun 7, 20213 min
Sound playtime introduction
This session is a playful exploration of sound. So what is sound, and is it different to music? To me they’re the same thing, but you...
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Sophie Fox
May 27, 20211 min
PLay tiME
Having time to play as an artist, musician or educator is really important, not only for the ongoing care of ourselves as creative...
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Sophie Fox
May 21, 20211 min
Making In-Between Spaces
This short film is a "fly on the wall" look at the making of ACE funded arts residency "In-Between Spaces". Set in the context of a...
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Charlotte Arculus
May 13, 20214 min
Improvisation, Complicité & Care: The Ethics of Aesthetic Practices
The In Between Spaces project explored the aesthetic qualities of a huge disused department store now Original Project's PrimeYarc...
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Sophie Fox
May 5, 20211 min
In-Between Spaces - Exhibition
Ever dreamed of being able to play and dance in a huge empty store? Magic Acorns have been on an extraordinary journey of discovery...
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Sophie Fox
Mar 11, 20211 min
In-between spaces artist opportunity
We are very excited to be offering four paid experiential professional development opportunities for emerging,...
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Sophie Fox
Mar 20, 20201 min
Empowering Musicality in Early Years Practice
Last week Magic Acorns teamed up with Snape Maltings to offer a day of networking, workshops and curated discussion for artists,...
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Sophie Fox
Nov 23, 20181 min
Sharing Near and Far
Meeting at Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norwich this Magic Acorns Network Meeting focussed on the recent series of arts...
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