© Janeth Tavares
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Beyond Boundaries 360 - Film Hub South West [2024]
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Residency programme - O Rumo do Fumo (Lisbon) [2024]
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TalentLAB - Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg [2024]
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Project Grant - Arts Council England [2023]
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The Island Cohort 2023 - imPOSSIBLE [2023]
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DYCP (Developing Your Creative Practice) grant - Arts Council England [2022-23]
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Projekt Elevate - Projekt Europa [2022]
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RTYDS New Directions South West [2022]
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Empower Collective - Projekt Europa [2022]
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BFI Creative Mentoring [2022]
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JMK Mentored Director [2021]
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Made in Bristol - Bristol Old Vic [2018-19]
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Farnham Maltings Graduate Award [2018]
My practice addresses questions of identity, migration, and mental ill-health, in the form of documentary / experimental / participatory performances, often crossing art forms.
I frequently collaborate with charities, artists from different disciplines, communities and people who are not necessarily trained or experienced performers.
I am dedicated to breaking down barriers in the access to theatre and culture.
Previous commissions: Projekt Europa (Projekt Elevate) and Counterpoints Arts (Platforma Festival 2023).
Recent residencies: Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg (TalentLAB festival) and O Rumo do Fumo in Lisbon.
In 2022, I was awarded a DYCP grant from Arts Council England to scale up my work, explore creative access and research ethics in participatory arts.
I developed and currently lead a project with migrant women in Bristol, in partnership with refugee charity Borderlands, which includes workshops, cultural trips, facilitation training, and the creation of A Taste of Belonging - a performative encounter exploring identity, gender roles, and food rituals in different cultures.
I am part of Future Laboratory, a project of research residences throughout Europe to identify missing narratives on our stages, with a focus on social inclusion.
I am the Facilitator for Firebird Theatre, a company of learning-disabled actors supported by Bristol Old Vic.
I am a member of Migrants in Theatre, a movement to increase and improve migrant representation in UK theatre.