Creating Art and Opportunities In Calderdale

POSTED ON OLD BLOG 3rd JUNE 2013


I'm one of those annoyingly lucky people that occasionally seems to find himself presented with new and exciting projects in my home town of Halifax. One such project was directed my way this week, so i thought i'd spend a few minutes blogging about it.

Calderdale is a hugely talented area of West Yorkshire, we have numerous amateur theatre groups, a few professional theatre companies, tons of dancing schools and a real passion and support for the arts. We also have some amazing venues to perform in; The Victoria Theatre, Square Chapel, Halifax Playhouse, but what the people of Halifax need is somewhere not as big as these venues, cheaper than these venues; a dedicated performance space to develop new theatre projects and workshop new ideas. Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome onstage.... Bedlam Arts.

I was thrilled to be invited to Bedlam Arts, a great space situated right in the centre of Halifax.  Here I met with Lee and Dan, the creative directors of the project. I was really impressed at what they had already achieved and blown away by the visually stunning space that they have. Although still in early development stages it seems like a really exciting and interesting place where arts and creativity can be developed and nurtured and I really look forward to working with Bedlam to hopefully inspire young Calderdale performers to take that step forward and make a career in the arts.

For more information please visit: http://ldb570.wix.com/bedlam-arts