What is Mustard Tree’s mission? We create opportunities for people to help themselves through providing practical support, friendship, connections into work, improvements to health and wellbeing plus new experiences to encourage aspiration. What are the main things you do to help tackle homelessness? We help people to change their lives, secure better accommodation and economic … Continue reading “Our focus is on tackling both the causes and consequences of poverty.” | Jack Barton on how Mustard Tree takes on homelessness through compassion and creativity
Category: Interviews
“Life drawing can show great beauty in imperfections.” | Joanna and Victoria of Period Paints talk tackling period poverty through creativity
How did you come up with the concept for Period Paints Life Drawing? Joanna: I came on my period unexpectedly two days before I was due to model for Anomaly Life Drawing. I was initially anxious about modelling while on my period, prickled by fears of people feeling uncomfortable or even disgusted, and worried about … Continue reading “Life drawing can show great beauty in imperfections.” | Joanna and Victoria of Period Paints talk tackling period poverty through creativity
“Voices are being heard like they never have before.” | Holly Mallett on retelling stories the Notflix way at Vault Festival
Tell us about the show you’re bringing to the Vault Festival. The show is called Notflix: The Improvised Musical. It’s an all female, fully improvised musical based on the last film an audience member has seen. The audience get to vote on which of two suggestions they want to see and then we turn it … Continue reading “Voices are being heard like they never have before.” | Holly Mallett on retelling stories the Notflix way at Vault Festival
