‘The Happy hARTS Project’ is a collaborative arts project between disability-led children and mainstream children at schools across England who will work together with our team of professional artists to write, create & perform a new ‘Puppet Circus Opera’ for pre-school children in low socio- economic areas of N’ham.
STAGE 1
Mini Makers
In October 2024 we ran our free puppet making workshops called ‘Mini Makers’ for preschool children at Bullwell, St Anne’s, Hyson Green and Mansfield Libraries.
Led by the wonderfully Izzy Hollis, these clever little creative kids made ‘Stinky Poo Puppets’ that they will perform with during our live performances in early 2025.
STAGE 2
SKILLS BUILDING & COLLABORATION
Led by our team of international creatives, Stage 2 of this project involves building up the skills of our young performers in the areas of creative writing, puppet making, costume making, singing, acting and physical theatre so that they, to the absolute best of their ability, can take part in the live performance of the Puppet Circus Opera they are writing with our professional team.
STAGE 3
THE LIVE TOUR!
At Stage 3, it’s time to take our new show on the road! All the children involved in the Happy hARTS Project will be using their new performance skills to perform alongside our incredible singers and musicians in their new Puppet Circus Opera. This lovely new show will tour to the libraries involved in our Mini Makers project as well as to Oakfield School in February 2025.