OVERVIEW

A mentoring programme for artists and creatives*, in any discipline, whose work engages in some way with ideas and practices of movement, connection and place, prioritising bodily knowing

Inspiration. Strategies. Solidarity.

Running from mid-September to mid December 2026

You will be supported, challenged and encouraged to reimagine and renew your commitment to your individual practice, in a way that works for you

You will also become part of a vibrant, generous community of creative practice, centred around process-led, heartfelt, ethically-driven making and doing: a unique collaborative learning environment, facilitated by me, Kyra Norman

To express your interest, and find out more email: kyra.norman@gmail.com

WHO IS THIS FOR?

*In using UP, ACROSS AND ALONG as a framework for this mentoring programme, I’ll be focusing on ideas and images of time, lines and flow, in a broad sense, as a focus: if that speaks to you, and what you do, you're very welcome to get involved

My hope is to gather a small gang of good folk working with time, lines and flow in diverse ways, so that we can revel in difference, as well as common ground.  So, this programme is as much for people keen to deepen their experience of working creatively with gardening, communication or carpentry, for example, as it is about those working with art forms such as painting/ drawing, ceramics, choreography, music, film or poetry

ABOUT UP, ACROSS AND ALONG

UP, ACROSS AND ALONG is an ongoing practice and performance research process, which I began in 2018.  It looks at how we experience the flow of movement, time, ideas and resources in creating and experiencing dance work.  A key source of inspiration is anthropologist Tim Ingold’s book, Lines: A Brief History. Past iterations have taken place at CAST (2019), Auction House (2025) and most recently as part of Metabolizer, conceived and curated by Julia Pond at 37 Looe Street (2026).  Find out more about UP, ACROSS AND ALONG here

Note: Whilst UP, ACROSS AND ALONG provides a framework for this programme, as a mentor I will also be drawing on my ongoing community movement work DISTANT DANCES and long-term interdisciplinary collaboration DEEP TIME MOVING, as well as 20+ years professional arts practice and impromptu creative life choices, and current obsessions from Shiatsu (I'm partway through my training) to the roots of disco as a political movement.  It's all going to come in handy I'm sure!

OVERVIEW

A mentoring programme for artists and creatives*, 

in any discipline, whose work engages in some way with ideas and practices

of movement, connection and place, prioritising bodily knowing

Inspiration. Strategies. Solidarity.

Four individual and four group sessions across April, May & June 2026, plus prompts and resources to support self-led practice and learning, at a pace you decide

You will be supported, challenged and encouraged to reimagine and renew your commitment to your individual practice, in a way that works for you

You will also become part of a vibrant, generous community of creative practice, centred around process-led, heartfelt, ethically-driven making and doing: a unique collaborative learning environment, facilitated by me, Kyra Norman