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All the local authorities in Oxfordshire have been working together through the Oxfordshire Arts Partnership to join the existing rural touring schemes in the county together. Thanks to investment from the Partnership a specialist agency called Live & Local, has recently been appointed to lead and develop the countywide scheme.
Taking professional arts performances to rural West Oxfordshire; offering local communities quality arts events on their doorstep.
Village hall promoters choose from a menu of professional performances selected by Live & Local and subsidised by the District Council. This might include theatre, music, children's work and dance. The scheme is open to all village halls and community centres in West Oxfordshire who want to promote professional performances. If you would like your village to take part please contact Leisure and Tourism or call 01993 861554/861562 or contact Live & Local (01926) 402173.
Live & Local already manages a network of over 120 voluntary organisations across the West and East Midlands (in Warwickshire, Staffordshire and Derbyshire) who book and promote professional performances for village halls, schools and community centres. The shows are chosen by the local community, for their local community and become an important part of the social life of rural and other small communities.
At the centre of this network, connecting these mainly voluntary groups with some of the UK's best professional performers, is a 'not for profit' organisation with a team of 6 professional workers, funded by local councils and The Arts Council, England.
Live & Local brings people and performers together for a really good time! It involves people of all ages and social backgrounds, including many who do not see themselves as being interested in the arts. The performances are a focus for social interaction for weeks before and after the show; helping to reduce isolation and loneliness, and getting people out to see, or make, friends. The audiences are always commenting on the friendly atmosphere at shows, and how being close the action really adds to their enjoyment.
It is one of 40 similar schemes that are part of the National Rural Touring Forum (NRTF) that support professional arts in hundreds of small community venues throughout the UK, playing an important part in the social life and development of their community.
To find out more about Live & Local - Oxfordshire please contact:
Live & Local
Pageant House
2 Jury St
Warwick
CV34 4EW
Telephone: (01926) 402173
Email: admin@liveandlocal.org.uk
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