A conference to spark new thinking and meaningful change in work with young people with learning disabilities right across the arts sector takes place at the Birmingham Hippodrome on 9 and 10 March 2016

Is That All There Is? is a two day event being led by Open Door Theatre Company and will explore arts provision for young people with learning disabilities.

In Birmingham alone there are 7,000 young people with learning disabilities. Extrapolate that to the West Midlands, and then to the whole of England. Individual arts organisations who specialise in work with young people with learning disabilities can only hope to scratch the surface…but imagine if the whole sector came together to offer quality, boundary-breaking work for young people with learning difficulties. Just think what an impact that would have.

Open Door Theatre Company

The event is being presented with support from the Arts Council and Birmingham Hippodrome , and led by West Midlands based Open Door Theatre Company.

Open Door develop collaborative drama projects and productions involving young people with learning disabilities. Their interactive programme of work operates principally in Coventry and Birmingham.

The Conference Overview

Attendees will wrestle with key issues around work with young people with learning difficulties and be inspired by some of the leading creative practice in this field.

Over two days you will:

• Learn with experienced practitioners
• Be inspired by leading creative practice in this field
• Find confidence to develop quality, boundary-breaking art in a range of ways with young people with all kinds of learning disability
• Have a safe space to honestly articulate your concerns, views and feelings
• Have time and space to work out a response and action plan to develop your organisation’s practice with ypwld
• Explore possibilities for future collaborations with other organisations and artists
• Find a network and support, with guidance on funding

Is That All There Is? is accompanied by the CanCanCan Festival, a micro-festival of solo performance work by young people with learning disabilities

More About The Conference and How to Attend

Full details of the conference agenda, and booking a space is here www.itati.co.uk

Much more about Open Theatre Company at their website http://www.opentheatre.co.uk/

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