Pigs Might Fly - Festival of Arts & Mental Health 2009

Workshop Events: 3rd-9th October. Festival Event: Saturday 10th October. Making the impossible possible!

Workshop Timetable

For more information please call 01484 516 244

Information about the perfomers at the workshop events can be viewed below. To see a simplified schedule please visit the main workshop events page.

Amy Hirst
Monday 5th October
Feel Good Shop - From the feeling of sand between your toes to the smell of your favourite food... Whatever it is that makes life worth living the Feel Good Shop will aim to provide! Come along to the shop to share your ideas, indulge your senses and discover the things that make us all feel good! www.sensationprojects.net The Feel good shop idea was conceived by artist Amy Hirst from Sensation who works with young people and communities around Kirklees and the wider region developing communication skills through creative projects. The Feel Good Team are Amy Hirst, Jana Dostalova and Annie Beech who are all busy putting together a fantastic experience for shoppers in Huddersfield. There will be delicious tastes, a sense of the sea, cups of tea and much, much more!

"The Shop will be filled with all sorts of ideas and anyone can contribute, we would love everyone to come down to the shop on 5th October to tell us what makes them feel good.” Says Amy Hirst “You can even bring something along to add to our collection – a photo, an object, your favourite recipe, anything that captures your imagination"

If you would like to see your suggestion in the shop email your idea of what makes you feel good to: info@sensationprojects.net
Big Drum
Tuesday 6th October
Ibou and Louisa deliver traditional West African drum and dance workshops using rhythms from Senegal and Guinea. They work in both an improvised and structured style, in order to create a safe, challenging and fun environment for participants. (See Ibou & the bar 1:22 Drummers at 12:00 on Saturday 10th Oct)
Digital photography with Pathways
Tuesday 6th October
Photography workshop with the opportunity to hear about the experience of those who regularly attend the photography group at pathways. Open to all.
Glass Painting with Pathways
Tuesday 6th October
An opportunity to decorate glassware with beautiful colours and imaginative design. Open to all.
Big Dance
Wednesday 7th October
Ceilidh Dancing with Moira Wade Come along and put your dancing shoes on, swing your partner and have some fun.
Get Movin' with Gerry Turvey
Wednesday 7th October
A chance to dance in a friendly and encouraging group. Find your feet and your dancing self. Anything is possible.

This dance group takes place at Hoot every week at 2-4, contact Gerry for more information: gerry@hootmusic.co.uk
Bag Art
Wednesday 7th October
(visual arts at the Packhorse Centre on Oct 7, 10am to 4pm) - Let your creativity out of the bag -- a workshop for all, where you can produce shopping bag art in a shopping centre!
Gerry Turvey
Thursday 8th October
Window Shopping Performance at 4pm - This will be a one-off event located in the Packhorse Centre in a shop window. Combining dance and physical theatre to an unsuspecting, accidental audience...
Guitar Orchestra
Thursday 8th October
In this group we strum and pick our way to happiness. Compose, perform and have a good time! Bring along a guitar or any other string instrument you might want to play (guitars are available if you don’t have one)… beginners to Hendrix welcome.

After Pigs Might Fly the group will be continuing, devising a minimalist piece for guitars and other string instruments. (Thursdays 2-4)
Tom Robinson
Thursday 8th October
Songwriter and broadcaster Tom Robinson from BBC 6 Music talks about his successful fight against depression in earlier life and explores some of the issues surrounding mental illness in a group discussion afterwards. freshonthenet.co.uk fresh on the net - on Twitter www.bbc.co.uk/6musicintroducing