WORKSHOPS + Commissions

 
 

commissions

Brigitte has been commissioned for lots of exciting projects involving theatre, poetry, music, visual art and more by a number of organisations and partners, including:

  • The Marlowe

  • 1Degree East

  • INNCROWD

  • Boom Shakalaka Productions

  • Power of Women Festival

  • Tootles + Nibbs

  • Gulbenkian Arts Centre

  • Mainspring Arts

  • Margate Festival

  • Boundless Theatre

Workshops & education

Brigitte has been working as a creative facilitator and mentor, specialising in poetry and lyric writing alongside music and movement, since 2014. She has worked in a variety of contexts and with a diverse range of people; from 4 to 85 year olds, professional artists to complete beginners. She finds working with young people particularly fulfilling.

In 2016 Brigitte partnered up with the Wellcome Trust, alongside child psychologist Doctor Helen Tyson to develop creative workshops for teenagers around the subject of mental health. She then toured this workshop, delivering it in a broad spectrum of venues and festivals, including Southbank Centre, Young Vic, Bush Theatre, The Roundhouse, National Student Drama Festival, Mental Fight Club, Find the Right Words and Festival of Ideas.

Previous projects include:

  • Facilitating weekly workshops with young people at Pie Factory Music in Ramsgate.

  • Running the Gulbenkian Youth Theatre for 5-11 year olds in Canterbury.

  • Facilitating regular workshops with Kent Refugee Action Network.

  • Mentoring young people long term, through the Eggtooth Project in Hastings and Arts Emergency nationally.

  • Devising and delivering workshops at Dreamland Margate, POW Thanet, Southbank Centre and The Roundhouse.

  • Various Theatre in Education projects nationally.

host

Brigitte has hosted some incredible events in the past including:

  • An episode of Nightwaves: A DIY, weekly radio broadcast presented by Gemma Cairney and produced by Buddy Peace to warm the heart and ignite the mind.

  • Curating and hosting a POW! Festival panel discussion called ‘Women, Diversity & Arts: Are We Cutting The Mustard?’ featuring Asifa Lahore, Gemma Cairney, Jackie Hagan, Joviale, Kae Tempest, Roxanne Tatae and Victoria Barrow-Williams.

  • Dreamland Variety Shows in Margate - combining popular culture, nostalgic Saturday night TV gameshows and cabaret to give you the ultimate mix of guilty pleasures and great top quality performance!

  • Legendary Screaming Alley shows

dj

Brigitte DJs fun club nights, private parties and more, both LIVE and online!

She has DJd for several iconic events including:

  • Screaming Alley

  • Streaming Alley #Halloween Zoom Spooktacular- spooky dancing music for the legendary Screaming Alley

  • Brigitte Aphrodite’s Massive Family Rave

  • This Girl Can family feminist day at Gulbenkian

  • And more!

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