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In February, Tacøo took part in the Introduction to Youth Leadership Workshop ran at Meadows Community Centre by the Cambridge City Council and the Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. The session focussed on youth participation and youth voice, designed as a stepping stone for young people, building up their confidence and understanding the valueContinue reading “Introduction to Youth Leadership Workshop – 19/2/25”

Valoris has one more scheduled stop which is Camper Calling Festival this weekend in Warwickshire. Here’s Lil’ Tim’s experience of Valoris and the Expansions.  Let me introduce myself, I’m Lil’ Tim, I play the king. My experiences with Valoris so far has been an adventure, or should I say versatile Valoris. What I mean byContinue reading “Valoris heading to Camper Calling”

Princess Lozza informs us of all the details in working with Valoris: As part of the rehearsal process we had to integrate how we were going to include Valoris our VW Camper Van into our performances. Firstly we had to organise how we were going to fit 5 performers plus lino, cushions, tripods, speakers, andContinue reading “The King rises high on Valoris”

James TheRobot shares his experience of week one of Valoris and the Expansions rehearsals. It was only the beginning… Yorkshire Dance offered us a two week residency with sharing. Darren and the team were welcoming and supportive and it was a massive help. The first week’s exploration included Lizi Patch and Mark Tillotoson masterclasses focussingContinue reading “VE at Yorkshire Dance”

Fly Cai shares his enjoyable and funny experience of Valoris and the Expansions so far: We all have a different part to play in the performance from the King to the Fool and each performance has travelled to a different location around the UK. We have been ending with workshops where everyone teaches the audienceContinue reading “The important topic of Protein”

There is a lot of work going on behind the scenes for our latest project, Valoris and the Expansions. One person in particular created the designs for our posters and our costumes. She even has an exhibition that has just begun and will continue all the way through to September which you can check out.Continue reading “VE Design Artist highlight”

This Sunday was BGirl RascElle’s shining debut in Valoris and the Expansions. Performing at the notorious Hotbed Theatre Festival in her hometown, we brought the five Expansions and the baby blue VW van to Cambridge Junction. Here’s what she thought about one particular process in the rehearsal period at Yorkshire Dance in Leeds: To kickstartContinue reading “The Expansions travelling through time and space to Hotbed Fest”

Valoris and the Expansions has been brewing as an idea in many different forms for as many years.  We have trialled outdoor shows, street shows and busking as youth development activities but have never had the opportunity for our own professional training in these very specific areas.  Thanks to support from Babylon Arts, Safer KirkleesContinue reading “Valoris and the Expansions is on the Road – TrubLroC”

People didn’t believe it could be done – garlic bread. Bread with garlic. A ‘taste sensation, the future’ as Peter Kay famously said of the side dish. In 2014 the thunderbolt of fun that is Lil’Tim won the UK Bboy Championships world finals, and just like your first bite of garlic bread, the bboy sceneContinue reading “co class garlic bread – Lil’Tim”

Mechanikool is a first rate popper. He has been doing his thing for years, travelling the globe learning from, sharing with, and influencing dancers of all generations. Several moons ago Mechanikool made the trek to the Bridge with the sole plan to clean up at Urban SINfonie and take home the money. He returned lastContinue reading “co class appetiser – Mechanikool”