As the UK heads into its second national lockdown, the ongoing uncertainty continues to take its toll on people’s mental health. That’s why this November, we want to focus our attention on wellbeing, and learning the lessons from our previous lockdown experience.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be reflecting on some of the successes of the summer, and working with Underground Lights Community Theatre as well as other friends and partners to look at how we can better take care of ourselves and each other in times of crisis.
Find out what’s coming up below.
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Podcast: Lockdown Lessons
Wed 25 NovWith the UK back in national lockdown this month, we've been focusing our attentions on the lessons we learned during the spring and summer, and how we can better look after ourselves and each other now and in the future. Forming part of our Lockdown Lessons series, our latest podcast sees Belgrade Embedded Community Producer…
Exhibition: Creativity Unlocked
Tue 10 NovWith lockdown rules restricting indoor gatherings throughout the spring and summer, this year theatres have had to think outside the box to find ways of staying connected to their communities. Moving activity online is a solution for some people, but not everyone can easily access things like Zoom or social media, and as a result,…
Arts Gymnasium goes digital
With in-person workshops unable to take place for much of 2020, like everyone, our Arts Gymnasium group for over 50s have had to adjust to new ways of working together. As their autumn term draws to a close, Arts Gym member Margaret Emerton reflects on her experience of taking part in online poetry workshops, and…
Lockdown Lessons from Belgrade Arts Gym
Tue 24 NovLike everyone else this year, Belgrade staff and participants have spent much of 2020 been adapting to the "new normal" of working together remotely, with much of our community work moving online. As part of a series of remote sessions organised via Zoom, we asked our over 50s Arts Gymnasium participants to tell us about…
Lockdown Leaders
Wed 18 NovFor an industry built around shared, live experiences, 2020 has been particularly tough. Yet in many ways, here at the Belgrade, we’ve responded to lockdown in the same way as we would to any other challenge: by collaborating with our communities and supporting people both within and outside the organisation to develop their own creative…
Being Thankful – Coronavirus Time Capsule
Thu 19 NovBetween April and July this year, we worked with a group of Coventry teenagers to create a Coronavirus Time Capsule, in partnership with local charity Grapevine. Based on a model developed by London-based youth theatre Company Three, the Coronavirus Time Capsule took the form of a series of videos, with our participants creatively responding to different…
#CityWarmUps – Emma Meehan of C-DaRe
Sat 07 NovAs the UK heads into its second national lockdown, we're focusing our attention on promoting wellbeing and learning from our experiences earlier this year through our Lockdown Lessons series. During the last lockdown, we asked local artists and creative practitioners to share their warm-up routines as a way of helping people to stay healthy, happy…
Lockdown Lessons from Belgrade Theatre and Underground Lights
Fri 06 NovAs the UK heads into its second national lockdown, the ongoing uncertainty continues to take its toll on people’s mental health. That’s why this November, we want to focus our attention on wellbeing, and learning the lessons from our previous lockdown experience. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be reflecting on some of the successes…