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Through The Looking Glass
Join us!! This November (20th and 21st), St. Helens will host a weekend like no other, a programme of exciting projects and events for ALL ages, including artist led guided tours, explorations of...
View ArticleLocal talent bringing together haunted shows
A group of 25 local female participants are working behind the scenes on St Helens very own haunted walks. The Haunted Furnace shows will take over the underground tunnels of the original Pilkington’s...
View ArticleAdvisory Sessions for Prototype Projects Round 4
Heart of Glass are inviting artists & communities to submit proposals for Prototype Projects Round 4 for the deadline Thursday 28 January 2016 (before 8pm). If you have an idea for a project that...
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Prototype Project artist Mark Peel talks music, libraries & live improvisation
What would happen if you were to set up a recording studio in a public space and spend a whole day making improvised music in front of an ever changing crowd? Local musician Mark Peel had this vision...
View ArticleFraff next up on #TakeOverFest bill
A fast paced poetry night for people who don’t like poetry is next up on the #TakeOverStHelens bill. Fresh from performing at Bestival this September, the Fraff team are heading to St Helens from...
View ArticleApply now for a performance in your home
World class music is on it’s way to living rooms in St Helens. Following a successful pilot project that saw performances in homes and workplaces in the borough, Heart of Glass is looking for more...
View ArticleRobert Softley: Inspiring Brazil, surprising India and on the way to St Helens
Performer Robert Softley-Gayle is on his way to St Helens and he wants to make us laugh and see the World a little differently. On Saturday, 24th October The Citadel Theatre will host If These Spasms...
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Russian painting is inspiration for project
Paula & Piotr Pietrzak, co-founders of Passsoul Studio based in Newton-le-Willows were supported through our Prototype Projects strand Round 3 to create ’22 Dragons’ – a series of upcycling...
View ArticleSAVE THE DATE: Symposium Announcement
WITH FOR ABOUT: Conversations About Collaboration Heart of Glass and Axisweb are delighted to present an exciting professional development and networking opportunity for artists, producers and...
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Artist Ian Greenall returns to his performing roots
It was on Heritage Weekend (September 12th) that artist Ian Greenall created his performance installation called A Guinea A Box, which gave visitors the chance to enter the iconic Beecham’s building...
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#TakeOverStHelens kicks off this week
#takeoverStHelens kicks off on Friday with Fraff at St Helens Central Library. The three-month arts festival is full of exciting things to do in St Helens! Click Here For Tickets
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St Helens, Tokyo, Return: R&D Prototype Projects
Artist Joan Birkett was awarded a research and development (R&D) Prototype Projects for Round 3 to explore the possibilities of developing a collaborative art project between St Helens and Tokyo....
View Article“I was going to be a lawyer. Now I’m coming to St Helens in a frock to sing...
Operatic diva Le Gateau Chocolat arrived in St Helens this week to check out the venue for a one night only performance. The British-born Nigerian Opera star will performing in The Cone Entrance of...
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Weekend like no other in St Helens
Through the Looking Glass is a Heart of Glass initiative, developed by Live Art Development Agency for St. Helens, Merseyside. This November (20th and 21st), St. Helens will host a weekend like no...
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A round up – week ending October 25th
Hello from Heart of Glass HQ, We’ve had another busy couple of weeks so we thought we’d share with you what’s been going on in one neat package, so here goes… We FRAFFED! As part of our collaboration...
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Come Ride With Jack
Comedian, performer and campaigner Jack Rooke is coming to St Helens to do his thing in a back of a black cab! On Thursday, November 19th Jack adds his talents to #TakeOverStHelens with Come Ride With...
View Article“The Crumble Lady” to perform at Camp
The latest name added to the Camp line up has caused quite a stir. Lorraine Bowen has joined an already exciting roll call for the show at The Citadel Theatre on Friday, December 4th. Now known...
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THIS WEEKEND: All you need to know
Hello friends, we’ve got a big weekend of performance and live art coming up – starting this Thursday, the 19th of November. Here is everything you need to know in one place…. Through the Looking...
View ArticleStorytelling on the move
As part of Through The Looking Glass (A Weekend of Performances to watch and be part of) Marcia Farquhar is taking local people on a stroll around the town centre on a one off walking tour. The tour...
View ArticleManifestoval comes to St Helens on Saturday
A family of Merseyside artists are using a bench to give people the chance to sit, chat, grumble and celebrate the town’s issues. On Saturday, November 21st The Institute for The Art and Practice of...
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