A diverse programme of dance taking place right across the north of England, led by us and Balbir Singh Dance Company http://www.balbirsinghdance.co.uk/.
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Here at Blaize we think team work is very important and love to get together with other organisations when working on new projects. Here are some of projects that have benefited from this approach.
We firmly believe that to get the best out of you, we have to give the best of ourselves. This approach has worked well for us over the years and we have found that our zest for creativity and fun tends to rub off on the groups we work with. Whenever we take on something new, we listen carefully to ensure we gain a good understanding of what each individual community needs. We are friendly and encouraging and have excellent organisational and project management skills which help us to manage a variety of projects successfully. We are also pretty good at networking. Here are some of the many organisations we have worked with over the years:
Welcome to Blaize! We know that if you are visiting this page you are curious to know more about us. So we are going to tell you about all the FUN we have here at Blaize! We are a good humoured bunch who love to see communities getting all fired up and creative. Our official title is 'community arts organisation' but we can already see your finger hovering over the escape button! So let's just say we like to meet people, inspire them and help them enjoy the lighter side of life. How do we do that? Easy! We bring the very best in quality theatre, music, dance, children's entertainment and comedy straight to your community. Which means you don't have to travel for miles to enjoy a good night out. We work nationally but mainly cover the north of England and are particularly active in isolated, rural communities where access to the arts may be limited. We have lots of contacts with talented and experienced performers who have toured all over the country so you can be guaranteed that whatever we deliver will be worth ditching a night in front of the telly for. Just search through our website and take a look at some of our work - it speaks for itself.
General Manager - Ellen Thorpe
Artistic Director - Mike Bettison
Associate Artistic Director - Jim Woodland
Associate Artist - Paula Horton
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Paula is a trained actor and has been involved with various television programmes like the TV hit drama 'Band of Gold', comedy 'Fat Friends' and crime drama 'This is Personal - The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper'. She has also appeared in both 'Coronation Street' and 'Emmerdale' and has travelled all over the country with various theatre companies.
She has been Youth Theatre Director at professional learning disabled company Full Body and The Voice, and a panel teacher of dance and drama for Education Bradford.
A Leading Artist on many projects, Paula has also choreographed and dance captained productions and she has worked on many summer schools as well as youth and community projects. Her down-to-earth and friendly approach means that people can’t help but join in the fun.
Paula recently completed the Clore Leadership Short Course Programme and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts. She works closely with Ellen to help deliver all the magical projects Blaize has to offer.
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It's Ellen's job to make sure everything comes together smoothly here at Blaize.
Ellen has many years' experience with responsibility for programming all Blaize work including the ArtERY rural touring scheme in East Yorkshire which she founded at the invitation of the Arts Council of England, Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
She also programmes Cine North 'local' and is a trustee of Ilkley Literature Festival.
She is a very busy woman, organising, seeking funding, commissioning work, and making lots of coffee and tea for everyone.
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Jim is the Associate Artistic Director here at Blaize, specialising in Video, Audio, Music and Drama, Workshops and Performance.
As a film, media and communication studies graduate he worked for both the BBC and the Inner London Education Authority and now leads on all recorded projects working at the forefront of community video work.
Jim is also a fully qualified Relate Councillor and Supervisor and a successful playwright and singer/songwriter and has quite a following for his musical work. Both Mike and Jim worked as street artists for many years.
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Mike is the Artistic Director of the company. As a founder member he has been working in community arts; performing, directing and producing, since the 1970’s.
Mike has an in depth musical knowledge. He has worked as musical director with a number of companies, including: North Country Theatre, Major Road Theatre, Pocket Theatre plus Blaize/Charivari events.
He is a professional musician and musical teacher and was a member of the band ‘Flowers & Frolics’. Mike also ran the Sidmouth arena concert programming.
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We do love to hear from you so please get in touch if you want any more information. Here's how PLEASE NOTE: If you are looking for tickets to any shows taking place via ArtERY LIVE or Live Lincs: Click on TOURING. Find the show and scheme you are looking for (ie, Live Lincs, Les Borderliques or ArtERY Live, Eduardo Niebla) Here https://blaize.uk.net/category/livelincs/ And here https://blaize.uk.net/category/artery-live/ All relevant telephone numbers and listings will be on show within these categories.
PLEASE DO NOT TELEPHONE THE NUMBER DISPLAYED BELOW WHICH IS FOR GENERAL ENQUIRIES ONLY. TELE; 07734 148300 FOR GENERAL ENQUIRIES ONLY [ninja_forms_display_form id=1]Welcome to Blaize!
Blaize aims to make a positive contribution to our modern-day society and beyond.
We believe that everyone should have access to the arts and live entertainment and we champion diversity in artists, performances and audiences.
As a community arts organisation, we feel it is our responsibility to create a welcoming environment where the breadth and diversity of cultural expression is recognised, valued and celebrated.
Which is why we deliver the very best of theatre, music, dance, and entertainment straight to YOUR community. With a little bit of work, we can transform your village hall into a top notch venue to rival the O2! We can also help YOU create something magical too.
In order to achieve all this, we will proactively advance equality and inclusive practice in our staff recruitment processes, the work and artists we commission, and in the experience we offer to our audiences.
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