The Knotted Project Theatre Company

Come & see Early Career Artist Melissa Bewsher perform her piece 'Reflections' at #ForgeFestival23 this weekend! 'A movement piece exploring the breakthrough from being drowned by external noise to finding internal peace, reflected in the world around us.' Buy a museum entry ticket on 29th/30th April to see all the festival performances: https://lakelandarts.org.uk/whats-on/

Early Career Artist Iona Moss has developed a piece called 'The Lady Flower' for #ForgeFestival23 "Through music, dance, speech and physical theatre, The Lady Flower aims to break down barriers and challenge the stigma surrounding menstruation.” Come and see it live this weekend at Windermere Jetty! Buy a museum entry ticket on 29th / 30th April to see all the performances: https://lakelandarts.org.uk/whats-on/

Excited to get on tour with Hawk Dance Theatre this week with our new rural touring show #InsideTheIgloolive! Funded by Arts Council England thanks to Theatre by the Lakefor support in rehearsals this week! 🐧 ❄️ 🐧

A little short of our evaluation film documenting the Forge Festival process! This is just a glimpse of the incredible journey that we went on with our amazing young people! Huge thanks to all the incredible young people, partners and supporters for Forge Festival 2022. Arts Council England Lakeland Arts Carer Support South Lakes Wave Forward Great Place: Lakes and Dales Theatre by the Lake Brewery Arts Bring on Forge Festival 2023 at Windermere Jetty Museum !!!! #youngeople #forgefestival #letscreate #future #creatives #cocreation #theatre #dance

A sneaky speak of a clip from our amazing ‘Future Fight’ Film that will be showing this weekend at #forgefestival @windermerejetty featuring all the incredible Forge Festival participants! Come and support these amazing young people who will be performing live all day Sunday @windermerejetty Tickets- https://t.co/Vc79MXJ76G We can’t wait!!! 🎥 Nick Farrimond 🎵 Lee Affen #youngpeople #cocreation #mentalhealth #letscreate #acesupported #cumbria #artsfestival

1 WEEK LEFT TO APPLY FOR TKP YOUNG COMPANY! Here is the wonderful Emily to tell you more… If you are a creative young person 16-25 in Cumbria we want to hear from you! You will have the opportunity to perform at the first ever #forgefestival at Windermere Jetty Museum You can apply with a video or written application- follow this link https://www.theknottedproject.co.uk/forge-festival/

The Knotted Project Theatre Company, in a continued partnership with Hawk Dance Theatre, are delighted to have been awarded funding support from Arts Council England! Next week we’ll begin working on a new interactive dance/storytelling R&D project for children 3+ to be tested in libraries/rural touring venues in the North. ‘Inside the Igloo’, our original children’s storybook, will soon become a live performance, with exciting supporting partners; National Rural Touring Forum - NRTF, Spot On Lancashire & Children and Young Peoples Dance Network North Igloo Story LIVE will focus on wellbeing, post-pandemic resilience & the climate emergency. We can’t wait to get started!

Can you solve the mystery of the deep? #Wrecked #comingsoon Incredible day filming with the #drone for #Wrecked the new, interactive, theatrical, family experience we are developing @windermerejetty #lakedistrict #cumbriatourism #visitcumbria #windermere #funforfamilies #dronephotography #theatre

Inside the Igloo, World Book Day

HAPPY WORLD BOOK DAY! It’s our 1st as published authors so feels really special! An amazing feeling knowing that children have dressed up today as our penguins, Pixel, Crash & Click! We wrote and developed the book in partnership with Hawk Dance Theatre during lockdown, funded by Arts Council England and illustrated by Mark Bird Illustration You can purchase a copy via the link https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inside-Igloo-Simon-McElligott/dp/B08JLHQNS8/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_pl_foot_top?ie=UTF8 Head to www.igloostory.com to find out more!!

So proud of what the young people in #ForgeTheFuture have produced! This @aceagrams funded film project has explored what life in a pandemic has felt like from the perspective of young people in #Cumbria . It is bold and brave, highlighting struggles with mental health and celebrating creativity! We are launching the film this weekend and chatting with @tim_farron later this week too about the future of it all. SO EXCITED!! Thanks to our partners @GP_LakesDales @DecoPublique and the amazing creative team! @theaffen @emilyfacilitates @funkjazztical

SNEAK PREVIEW! Since Xmas, we have been back in the virtual studio with @hawkdance on our latest collaboration! ‘Reflections of Me’ is our next big venture for young people and their families! . Massive thanks for the funding from @aceagrams to enable us to be imaginative, creative and ambitious, all from our homes and computers. An amazing team have brought our visions to life! @tripledotmakers have developed these gorgeous visuals and animation, bringing to life some amazing illustrations from @birdillus Dave Benson has pushed our set design and the lovely @theaffen wrote this beautiful music! Excited as ever to keep exploring with @hawkdance #collaboration #theatre #childrensmentalhealth #theatredesign #dance #illustration