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Imaginate has commissioned a new exciting circus show for children by SUPERFAN, in partnership with Aberdeen Performing Arts. So Far So Good is an adventurous new contemporary circus show for 3-6 year olds exploring flying, falling, steep places, precipices and the sharp rocks you come across on the way up.

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Sian MacGregor talks about what she has been doing over the last two years of her PhD on Valuing Young Audiences.

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Lou Brodie (Imaginate's Creative Project Facilitator) introduces our new Creative Encounters committees from Forthview Primary School and Pilton Youth & Children's Project

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A quick blog by our Doctoral Researcher, Sian, who is undertaking PhD research with Imaginate. "Play is interwoven in all aspects of the theatre and dance works I witness and enjoy. In fact, when focusing on young audiences, play is prioritised and important, much more so than in work for adults."

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Imaginate are thrilled to have been awarded the Silver Charter with LGBT Youth Scotland!

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Launchpad artist Lesley Howard talks about her experience of working on We Touch, We Play, We Dance by Second Hand Dance Company as an Autistic dance artist.

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Anna Broomfield (Schools & Communities Project Coordinator) reflects on our recent panel “Queer Work for Young Audiences” at the Edinburgh International Children’s Festival, and why this work is so important to us. 

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We're looking for a caterer to set up pop-up catering during the Children's Festival

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Imaginate placement student Peyton Horning reflects on her time so far working on Creative Encounters at Forthview Primary School.

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Imaginate is launching a new schools project which will focus on children’s rights, placing them at the heart of the creative process and decision making for the first time.

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Information for artists, freelancers and teachers about Imaginate call outs coming between September 2022 and March 2023.

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Janne Weidinger Kristensen (PUSH+ Different Bodies Lab) talks about a new performance she has made called Anybody with Any Body.

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Imaginate, Take Me Somewhere and Puppet Animation Scotland are preparing a proposal to the Workplace Equality Fund, for a project to support d/Deaf arts professionals in the early stages of their careers in Scotland and we would love to have your input into the design of this project, which we hope will benefit you and your peers. Click to watch a BSL video explaining the project and a link to the survey.

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Jerwood Fellow Claire Willougby talks about 'resetting the decks' and how doing this has helped her develop a new performance idea for disabled children.

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Artist Bex Anson talks about her visit to Swedish festival BIBU and highlights her favourite shows.

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Artist Cynthia Cheung shares a photo blog of her visit to Swedish festival BIBU.

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