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Summer festival success
The sun shone on The Beautiful Octopus Club summer festival on Friday 15 July! Over 600 people enjoyed a range of fantastic performances across the Albany. It was also a very special night as our artists Aldean Blair, Kali Perkins, Dean Rodney and Tilley Hughes (left) performed on their own for the first time at the club. Lizzie Emeh also impressed with some new songs, see her on stage here. Plus the Jazztronics performed on the garden stage. See some photos of the night here. |
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Green light!
"This is a yee-haw moment!" This is what Dean
said when he found out that Heart n Soul had been awarded a large amount of funding from Unlimited towards The Dean Rodney Singers! Unlimited is part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad and will celebrate disability arts, culture and sport in the UK. The Dean Rodney Singers project will include artists from seven different countries from across the world coming together to make a new kind of music. Mark Williams, Artistic Director of Heart n Soul said, "we are really thrilled. The project gives us a special way to share Dean's musical vision and our mission to a world audience." View the project promo video here. |
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On song
After a funkedelic performance at July's Beautiful Octopus Club, the band are back in rehearsals for their performance at the Liberty Festival on Saturday 3 September at the Royal Festival Hall.
The band's music is also online, download tracks from Bandcamp here. |
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Festival fever
As you've just heard the Jazztronics will be performing at the Liberty Festival, a free festival that celebrates deaf and disabled arts. However they will not be the only Heart n Soul presence there. Our VJs (left) will be doing visuals at the festival and the Heart n Soul team will be there too, so make sure you come and say hi! Find out more information about the festival here. |
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The Fish Police
The group were back on the road with two live performances in July. They performed at Club Soda in South London on Friday 22 July and Clive at the artsdepot in North London on Saturday 23 July. The guys are now taking a well earned rest before heading back into the studio to complete their second music EP. Visit their website here. |
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Looking back
Heart n Soul is going to be twenty-five in December! Over the next few months we thought we'd look back at some of our most memorable moments. Each month we're going to pick some photos from our archive and relive some of the memories from that time. This month our Artistic Director Mark Williams takes us back to 1989 at the launch of Heart n Soul's first ever released single Peace on Earth. See the photos here. |
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The Media Team are go!
With just over a year to go until the start of the Paralympic Games, the Media Team are hard at work on their new Paralympic Games website. It will be launching later this month, so read all about it in September's newsletter. |
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In the frame
Media team trainee Laura Jarvis has been developing her photography skills. She's been having one-to-one sessions with professional photographers Caroline Purday and Tim Mitchell (left). She has also been given some paid work from the Unicorn Theatre in London Bridge who are running a summer arts school for young adults with disabilities with the Orpheus Centre. She will be taking photos of their last day. Laura said: "I'm really enjoying learning more about photography and working with Caroline and Tim. I'm very excited about taking photos at the Unicorn Theatre, it's a new thing for me." |
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I Did That! successes
After gaining skills in lighting, sound, digital, stage management and front of house, the I Did That! students (left) have finished the course! We celebrated their successes at July's Beautiful Octopus Club. We will now be giving the trainees advice around getting a paid job. Read more about I Did That! here. |
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Busy bees
Our Do Your Own Thing participants are going to very busy over the next three months as they get ready for September's Squidz Club and the Lord Mayor's Show in November. They are using their Do Your Own Thing sessions to create exciting performances for both events. The next Do Your Own Thing sessions take place on Saturday 13 August, 1-4pm at The Midi Music Company, Deptford. |
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All good things
Heart n Soul Allsorts, our creative arts project for adults with learning disabilities has finished. Across six days, participants had the chance to take part in a range of creative art activities including photography, film making, puppetry skills, photography and music. There was a party to celebrate its success and to share everything that had been done. Participant Jennifer said: "I enjoyed it, I want to come back. I don't get out very much, here I have friends." |
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Donate now!
Heart n Soul is aiming to raise £25,000 by our 25th anniversary on Friday 2 December, so we can continue to touch and change people's lives. We have create a new page on our website with information about the difference your donation could make. Get involved now, by visiting here. |
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Fond farewells
After two years at Heart n Soul, our lovely Project Assistant Kat Kilshaw is leaving to travel the world. We would like to thank her for all her hard work and wish her the very best for the future. Don't forget to send us a postcard on your travels Kat! |
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Keep on running
Communications Officer Sandra Reynolds has also been on the move by taking part in the London Triathlon! After swimming, cycling and running around East London, she's pretty tired, but happy to have completed the challenge. Next year she plans to get the rest of the Heart n Soul team to join her! |
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Facebook moves
Heart n Soul are moving on Facebook. Our new page will be packed with lots of news and information about our events. Please join now as our current page will be closing very soon. Visit here and click like to join. |
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Dates for your diary
Media Team launch of new Paralympic Games' website, late August
Liberty Festival, Saturday 3 September
The Squidz Club, Friday 23 September
Do Your Own Thing, Saturday 13 August
and Saturday 10 September
The Fish Police at the Blue Camel Club,
Brighton, Monday 26 September
Heart n Soul's 25th anniversary at
The Beautiful Octopus Club at the Royal Festival Hall, Friday 2 December |
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Well it was another packed month! We hope you've enjoyed reading the newsletter. If there's anything you would like to say about it, pop us an email here.
