What’s happening at Elevator Arts

Finding our superpowers
Sound ON was back over the Easter break with South Essex Homes working with super young people!

BLAST Youth Theatre is back
We are very proud to announce that with funding from National Lottery through Arts Council England we will be running BLAST Youth Theatre again from 17 April.

Hidden Voices with Kool Carers
We’re very excited to announce this week that we have been awarded funding through Essex County Council’s Arts & Cultural Fund to run a project with Basildon young carers charity, Kool Carers.

Support Elevator Arts at The Co-op
We’re excited to be part of the Co-op Local Community Fund. Co-op members can select us as their cause and support us to raise funds every time they shop.
Having a BLAST at Halloween
BLAST had a spook-tacular time when they took part in the Southend Halloween Parade!

If I Ruled The World
Over just five days young people created their own innovative, multi-arts performance that expressed their vision of the future.

Sparking the imagination
Ever wondered what the origin story of LewIs Carroll’s the Jabberwocky is? The young people from Little Heroes ASD Support let us know with an imaginative finale to their puppetry project SPARK.

Stories On The Waves
Catch up with BLAST’s Stories On The Waves to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee with BLAST
Join us on a magical journey across distant lands always returning to a place we can call home - combining storytelling, puppetry, drama & poetry.

Our home by the sea…
BLAST’s second term came to an end last week with a joyful & heartwarming celebration of home & family, combining video, poetry & movement.

Sound ON for imagination
Stories of mermaids, space, Christmas & mysterious characters on fantastical adventures bringing our Sound ON project to an end.

On the Big Screen
Tales of The Sea team and Project 49 were thrilled to see their work on Focal Point Gallery’s Big Screen Southend last week.

Looking back at Tales Of The Sea
Over autumn 2021 Elevator Arts worked with innovative day care service Project 49 in Southend to deliver Tales Of The Sea - a drama project with adults with learning disabilities.

BLAST and The Lost Egg
A lost dinosaur egg, magic powers & a battle with super villains all featured in BLAST’s imaginative final performance this December.

Catching up with Tales of The Sea…
Catch up with Tales of The Sea…

Having a BLAST…
Introducing BLAST Youth Theatre - a fun, relaxed and creative space for young people aged 8-12 in partnership with Welcome To The UK.
Telling Tales of The Sea
This autumn we’re pleased to be working on a new partnership with innovative day care service Project 49 to deliver Tales Of The Sea - a drama project working with adults with learning disabilities.

Summer fun with Outside In
Over 5 days in August Elevator Arts joined forces with Trust Links & Smoking Apples to deliver Outside In with some amazing young people… watch our video, see the photos & find out more about how it all went!

Outside In
Book now for Outside In - a free drama project for young people aged 10-15 to get outside, get creative & express themselves.

Celebrating Lottery wins… sort of!
We’re extremely pleased to announced we have been successful in securing an Arts Council England Lottery grant & a National Lottery Community Fund grant.