social housing Archives - Poor theatres: theatre, performance, poverty http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk Fri, 06 Jan 2017 16:25:22 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Percent for Art at Bolton at Home http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/percent-for-art-bolton-at-home/ Wed, 07 Oct 2015 13:22:01 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=920 Post by Jenny Hughes For an excellent introduction to Bolton at Home’s unique ‘Percent for Art’ scheme, have a look at the 7 minute film below. Here, Dawn Obe-Yates (Percent for Art Officer for Bolton South) gives an overview of the aims of Percent for Art and key points in […]

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]]> ‘Conversation is an activity to be valued in itself – not just for where it may lead’ http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/conversation-is-an-activity-to-be-valued-in-itself-not-just-for-where-it-may-lead/ Tue, 25 Aug 2015 14:00:42 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=776 We are pleased to publish a ‘guest post’ by Lauren Ash – currently an MA Theatre and Performance student at the University of Manchester. Lauren completed a placement with the Learning & Participation Department at the Octagon Theatre (Bolton), working closely with Melodramatics – the women’s theatre group in New […]

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]]> ‘Humanising our public spaces’ – part 2 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/humanising-our-public-spaces-part-2/ Tue, 18 Aug 2015 14:37:57 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=742 Post by Jenny Hughes This is a follow up to the ‘Humanising our public spaces’ and ‘A unique partnership’ blog posts – giving an overview of the Octagon Theatre’s partnership with Bolton at Home, and Bolton at Home’s wonderful Percent for Art scheme. As noted on previous posts – the partnership between this major […]

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]]> A unique partnership between a regional theatre and social housing http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/a-unique-partnership-between-a-regional-theatre-and-social-housing/ Sat, 08 Aug 2015 11:50:45 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=733 Post by Jenny Hughes In this two minute clip, Roddy Gauld summarises the partnership between the Octagon Theatre – a major regional theatre – and Bolton at Home – a social housing provider responsible for 18,000 homes across Bolton (a town in the North of England). Roddy describes the responsibility […]

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]]> ‘Humanising our public spaces’ http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/humanising-our-public-spaces/ Thu, 06 Aug 2015 15:32:20 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=726 Post by Jenny Hughes ‘Some suggested areas of work include: Community led design – railings, pavings, play areas etc.; Arts and cultural festivals – to celebrate communities; Community development projects – video, photography, local history, drama; Tenants news – local community art input; Art to support finding bids – use […]

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]]> Octagon Theatre, social housing and the uses of history http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/octagon-theatre-social-housing-and-the-uses-of-history/ http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/octagon-theatre-social-housing-and-the-uses-of-history/#respond Wed, 20 May 2015 19:04:51 +0000 http://blog.poortheatres.manchester.ac.uk/?p=648 Post by Jenny Hughes I am looking at the history of a partnership between a major regional theatre and social housing provider in the North – the Octagon Theatre and Bolton at Home. The aim is to document the partnership by talking to key artists and community members as well as […]

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