Some memorable one liners from Members Meeting:
"Constant Source of Inspiration
Always Interesting"
"No Competition
No Experience Needed
Person Centred
Very Friendly
Dream for Us (I struggle mixing)
Community Sense and Belonging"
"Rye Sense of who we are and where we are going"
"Not Just Doing, (it's) About Sharing"
Journeys
We had the joy of three families of young children and mums dancing with us in our workshop.
And the joy of Victoria's extended family, a poet and volunteer and Kyle (our new marketing consultant - much needed!!) in our small, select audience!
Lovely feedback:
"Thank you for filling up my cup! 😊"
"Lovely music, lovely dance and fantastic dancers. I enjoyed every moment. Thanks!"
KAREN MITCHELL...
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| paintings on one wall |
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| working on new art |
"I really enjoyed meeting Karen. Her work is so inspiring - powerful, beautiful, moving.
Thank you 💗"
"I really enjoyed working alongside Karen and listening to her talk about the benefits of being partof Shallal Studio
Thank you 😊"
"Amazing and colourful. Puts a smile on my face."
"Brilliant work. Lovely to meet Karen 💗"
"IMPRESSIVE + REASSURING"
"Beautiful and so colourful. Keep on doing what you are doing x"
"Thank you we had a lovely time and Karen was so welcoming that warmed our day. Thank you both for your kindness and congratulations to Karen for her vast body of work! 😊"
BSL Conference
as someone who supports signing being taught in school, when we learn to read and before
and feels we all would benefit from BSL as language,
for many reasons:
so we can communicate with those for whom it is their first language
because we may need it if/when we loose our hearing
because it is beautiful
Yesterday we worked with Susie Brooke BSL interpreter for our workshop and show, we had the joy of 3 young families joining us in our workshop - all the children had done some signing
in my inbox this morning was this conference
https://bslconference.org.uk/programme/?mc_cid=9883e3d2c8&mc_eid=350d365500
workshops that resonate:
Building our cultures into society. Helene Jarmer
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Programme Playlist
"JOURNEYS"
4pm Friday 30 March
@CharlesCausleyFestival
https://causleytrust.org/the-launceston-poetry-festival/
Shallal Dance Theatre
Soil ( feat Nature ) .......Cosmo Sheldrake
Sleep on the wing ......... Bibio
Migration ........Katrin Finch
Roadworks by Jo Lumber inspired by
Redruth Roadworks - Artwork by Sam While, printing supported by Tony Minnion
The Race .....Yello
Clarity.....Helen Chadwick
Railroad ( Travel Song )....Meredith Monk, Brubaker
Over the sea.... Amanda Pascali
Run to You....vision string quartet
Winter Wash 24 ....Mon Rolva
The Armed Man - A Mass for Peace:Xll Benedictus........Karl Jenkins, London Philharmonic Orchestra, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Mike Brewer, Guy Johnston
BSL translation by Susie Brooke
help with everything! - Colin Curbishley
creative director - Jo Willis
admin - Hennie Boex
Dancers/spontaneous choreographers
Dylan Bradley Peer
Toby Bridge
Tina Butler
Colin Curbishley
Jilly Hellerman
Victoria Lawrence
Jo Lumber
Karen Moss
Star
Our love to performers who can't be with us today
Especially:
Kerry J for a good and speedy recovery from her shoulder op
and All The Wheeler's - see you soon!
Wonderful Comments!
Shallal is the sum of it's parts and this first weekend of Cornwall Open Studios exemplifies that:
Artists volunteered to paint our ( paint laden ) walls and man the exhibition, introduce and talk about Shallal's work
in detail and broad outreach, exemplifying how it is "home" and those involved ( participants, artists performers etc ) often have a better more nuanced understanding of all it's aspects.
As usual I'm about to start with so much going on ....but I'm going back to write ... Wonderful Comments!
so here goes:
Fabulous Collection of interesting and involving creative work. Best wishes & good luck
Lovely to catch up with Shallal our dear friend Lydia....used to love the dancing!
TOTALLY DELIGHTFUL! Terrific ethos and enthusiasm. Loved it. Thank you.
Hallo Shallal so lovely to meet you both. Thank you for sharing with me.
Wonderful inspiring work by lovely people. Thank you for the chat.
Thank you for a lovely introduction to your charity, much love
A very enjoyable exhibition and such a worthwhile cause
Loved the art work especially admired Joseph's cows and Lily's animals x
Lovely we will treasure 'Bob the dog' -sold to them
Beautiful work and wonderful things happening here!
Really good work
A rather splendid exhibition - which tells me that art is so diverse. And everyone can do it.
Thank you for all you do. It's a fantastic project.
Really enjoyed learrning about the project. Lovely artwork! Keep up the good work!
Wonderful work and a great charity providing safe inclusive space for creativity. Thank you.... visiting from Nottingham
Absolutely Fabulous. Refreshing and Thought Provoking.
Love everything - the concept and the work - especially Isabella Mouse x
So interesting to hear about Shallal & the inspirational activities you carry out.
Beautiful organisation, love the ethos. Hopefully when my little one is older I can join in one day - a local neurodivergent creative x
How wonderful! What a brilliant thing in every way.
Wonderful and inspiring work and ethos
Rory is here + Rory likes the building filled with amazing artwork
Lovely pictures with much character to them. Interesting to hear about the charity. Sounds like great work!
Thank you Helen and Therese, and Colin and Eddie - great work explaining, greeting and hosting!
Thank you to all our visitors. We learn so much from this interactive experience together, looking at art work, following interests and ideas, conversing with visitors/audiences.
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As usual
we try to put the info on here:
All works are sold unframed and are on paper or card
contact us for more information if needed.
Miles, giclee print of painting by Lily Harvey £42
Endangered: Bengal tiger, collage by Helen POA
Endangered: Golden lion tamarins, acrylic paint
by Helen £105
Cottage Garden acrylic by Heather Clark POA
Critically Endangered: Sunda pangolin, collage and acrylic
by Helen £105
Garden birds, crayon by Rita Baker POA
*Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, mixed media
by Colin Curbishley £105
**Butterflies, mixed media by Katie Wheeler NFS
Smiley Cat, giclee print of painting by Lily Harvey £42
Goldfish, collage and paint by Helen £91
Seahorses and Seagrass, mixed media
by Therese £77.
Pinky, giclee print of painting by Lily £42
***Seagull pencil and paint by Rebecca Smith POA
Wolfy, giclee print of painting by Lily Harvey £42
Untitled, giclee print of painting by Lily Harvey £42
Cows, metallic pen by Joseph Wheeler £44
Polar Bear, giclee print of painting by Lily Harvey £42
Blue Butterfly, oil pastel by Katie Wheeler £35
Hummingbird, pencil and felt tips by Julia Wonnacott POA
Critically Endangered: Amur leopard, acrylic
by Helen £105
Disco Gecko 1, mixed media by Helen £91
Disco Gecko 2, mixed media by Helen £91
The Big Pink Piggy, giclee print of painting
by Lily Harvey £42
All works on paper and unframed.
Extra facts:
*Secretive tree-top dweller. The lesser spotted is our smallest, and rarest, woodpecker. These woodland specialists are one of the UK’s fastest-declining bird species.
Woodland Trust
** Scientists estimate that insects make up to 90% of all species of animals on the planet and more than half of all living things.
Royal Entomological Society
***Did you know there’s no such thing as a seagull? In fact there are a variety of species of gull that live in the UK and not all of them live by the sea,
Although gulls are a common sight in many areas……some species such as herring. Gulls and Kittiwakes are actually on the UK Red List.
RSPCA
Shallal Arts Connection
Amazing Animals Exhibition
Shallal Arts Connection meet on zoom once a week.
We started in the pandemic and haven’t wanted to stop.
It provides creative community and connection and is open to all.
We enjoy putting on exhibitions of some of our work.
We are aligned with Culture Declares Emergency and want our work to be relevant to our times, as well as joyful and celebratory.
We all need to care, for each other, we are interdependent parts of creation.
Join us on a Tuesday term time 11.30am-12.30pm free/donation
Contact Colin colin@shallal.org
www.shallal.org
Audience Comments after watching Journeys Shallal 2
"Nourishing for the soul"
As always Shallal delivers inspired work - beautiful, tender, thought provoking and times challenging one to deepen ones observations and perceptions!"
"Nice one, both of them were good"
"A beautiful moving performance! Loved watching all the dancers loose themselves in the music which was fantastic. Look forward to the next show"
" Thank you wonderful
Full of love "
"A moving performance
- brilliant x"
Shallal 2 is a smaller group, it was a daytime performance with refreshments after.
Eddie came and took photos and it was a joy to have Tracy's help
Comments
from Journeys by Shallal Dance Theatre,
approx half the company, 14 performing
(and George filming BSL and Hannah supporting - many thanks to all)
which suited the space and audience of 26 which also suited the space -
so pretty providentially perfect.
Audience written comments
"Well done to everyone involved.
Amazing dances that moved us so very much!"
"It was truly a Journey. I am so moved. I have never felt so much joy and depth of connection, love in such a short time as an hour!
Thank you so much."
"Absolutely Fabulous!
As above comment, very emotional experience for me--joy and tearful at the same time. Many Thanks!"
"I was completely entranced in the amazing dynamic stories that ebbed and flowed with music and movement. Thank you"
"JOURNEYS"
7pm Friday 21 March
Shallal Dance Theatre
poem by Kerry Day
Soil ( feat Nature ) .......Cosmo Sheldrake
Sleep on the wing ......... Bibio
Migration ........Katrin Finch
Roadworks by Jo Lumber inspired by
Redruth Roadworks - Artwork by Sam While, printing supported by Tony Minnion
The Race .....Yello
Clarity.....Helen Chadwick
Railroad ( Travel Song )....Meredith Monk, Brubaker
Over the sea.... Amanda Pascali
Run to You....vision string quartet
Winter Wash 24 ....Mon Rolva
The Armed Man - A Mass for Peace:Xll Benedictus........Karl Jenkins, London Philharmonic Orchestra, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Mike Brewer, Guy Johnston
BSL translation by Jan Tillyard
help with everything! - Colin Curbishley
background support - Hannah Jacobs
creative director - Jo Willis
Dancers/spontaneous choreographers
Dylan Bradley Peer
Toby Bridge
Tina Butler
Colin Curbishley
Kerry Day
Mads DeLyon
Linda Fearon
Katherine Giddings
Kerry Jackson
Victoria Lawrence
Jo Lumber
Karen Moss
Debbie Udy O'Nyons
Sam While
"JOURNEYS"
3pm Saturday 22 March
Shallal 2
Soil ( feat Nature ) .......Cosmo Sheldrake
Sleep on the wing ......... Bibio
Migration ........Katrin Finch
Roadworks by Jo Lumber inspired by
Redruth Roadworks - Artwork by Sam While, printing supported by Tony Minnion
The Race .....Yello
Rue de trois freres ...Fabrizio Paterlini
Railroad ( Travel Song )....Meredith Monk, Brubaker
Run to You....vision string quartet
Winter Wash 24 ....Mon Rolva
Postcards from the Road - Single edit....Tom Adams
Shallal 2 Dancers/spontaneous choreography
Maddy Daniel
Hannah Jacobs
Jo Lumber
Becky Smith
Miles Stead
Star
associate artists -Jo Lumber, Hannah Jacobs and Ishita Raina
creative director - Jo Willis
front of house -thank you to Tracy
photography - Eddie Callis
film - Bobby J
ONBOARD art
Redruth Roadworks by Sam While print support Tony Minnion
Boat - mixed media on board by Sam While
mountains to climb - mixed media on cardboard by Helen
Untitled - acrylic on cardboard by Tina Butler
My Life Journey - acrylic on cardboard by Kerry Jackson
The Tangly Road mixed media on board by Eddie Callis
Thank you to The Ladder and Grace & all our trustees especially Hennie Boex and all our families, friends and supporters.
