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Our advisory group give us their thoughts on DaDaFest Scratch at Unity Theatre. 

With applications to join our DaDaFest Advisors currently open, get to know team-member, Leona!

With DaDaFest-supported concert, ‘Footsteps Quiet in Shadow’ coming up, 4 March at The Bluecoat, we asked composer, Ben Lunn, to tell as a bit more about the line-up. 

Back in November we held two events celebrating disabled women in the arts. A fun, informative and thought-provoking experience, here are just some of the points raised, as well as questions we’re still asking ourselves…

Following on from Disability History Month in December, our newest recruit, Sarah, sat down with our longest-serving member of staff, Barry, to look back over our journey so far.

We are looking for D/deaf or disabled individuals with a passion for the arts to join our group of advisors and help shape the future of DaDaFest. Could this be you?

In this Q and A, we speak to artist Jordan and mentor Meg about how the development of Jordan's theatre piece is coming along... 

We talked to live artist Pierce Starre about growing up as a child of deaf artists, how owning his dyslexia has led to his challenging the way artists apply for opportunities and Spill Yer Tea.

Maraiga has just landed her first role as a Collections Officer at the Lightbox Gallery in Sussex after completing one of our taster placements. 

Ben Lunn talks about, ’Music for Friends’, a new commission by DaDaFest and performed by DaDaFest Ensemble at DaDaFest Scratch on 11 July at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall.

Carmel Smickersgill and Ben Lunn are collaborating on a new composition called ‘Music for Friends’ which will premiere at DaDaFest Scratch on 11 July.

Our very first DaDaFest Scratch is fast approaching and in the lead up, we would like to introduce you to some of the talented artists who will be performing at the event.