Street Music in the UK Report LARGE PRINT
The purpose of this report is to chart and critically examine available writing about the historical and contemporary presence of street music in the cultural landscape and our shared public spaces, drawing on both academic and ‘grey’/cultural policy literature in the field. Read more
Project › Public Culture and Creative Spaces
Street Music in the UK Report
The purpose of this report is to chart and critically examine available writing about the historical and contemporary presence of street music in the cultural landscape and our shared public spaces, drawing on both academic and ‘grey’/cultural policy literature in the field. Read more
Project › Public Culture and Creative Spaces
Universities, Cities & Communities: Co-Creating Urban Living Report
How can cities engage with their their citizens to address longstanding issues and open up new possibilities? This report brings together projects from the Connected Communities Programme and Urban Living Partnership, in order to address the question of urban engagement. Read more
Adventure Playground
Our community worker Patrick Meleady and artist Steve Pool are leading a research project that explores social cohesion, with a focus on the artist in residence. Steve will support the work of the playground and blog about the experience of residency. Read more
Project › Taking Yourselves Seriously
Furd Football Circus Film
Film from the Football Circus event featuring freestyler Dan Magness, hosted by the Football and Connected Communities Project. Read more
Project › Football and Connected Communities
Supporting Notes: Ritual Reconstructed Films “Transgender Day of Remembrance”
This documentary is the first in our sequence of LGBTQI-Jewish ‘ritual year’ films. Read more
Supporting Notes: Ritual Reconstructed Films – World Aids Day
Supporting notes/discussion guide to support the 2nd of five films made for the Ritual Reconstructed project
Supporting Notes for film outputs – Pride Seder
Supporting notes which explain why the ‘Pride Seder’ filmed for this project is explicitly both Jewish and LGBTQI incorporating unique ritual elements which enable the celebration and commemoration of hybridised identities
Bricolage Items
Some examples of ‘ritual bricolage’ submitted by community participants – items which have (or have acquired) ritual significance for an individual and which symbolise their hybridised LGBTQI/Jewish identity. See the Ritual Reconstructed website for more images and also explanatory notes provided by people who participated in this element of the project. Read more
Radio. How recognizing LGBT Jewish identities and ritual practice enriches the entire Jewish community
Today – as we are in Pride month in Israel I’m going to talk to you about the importance of ensuring that LGBT Jewish identities are reflected in discussions of theology and ritual practice to ensure that all Jews are able to see our identities reflected in our cultural heritage and faith. Read more