{"id":27505,"date":"2023-10-20T03:03:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T02:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/event\/bright-soul-blue-teapot-community-theatre-programme\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T03:03:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T02:03:32","slug":"bright-soul-blue-teapot-community-theatre-programme","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/bright-soul-blue-teapot-community-theatre-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Bright Soul \u2013 Blue Teapot Community Theatre Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\">Bright Soul is one arm of Blue Teapot\u2019s Community Theatre Programme, a longstanding arts participation project which began as a creative outlet for adults with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities in 1996. Today, it maintains that original ethos placing an emphasis on fun in practising theatre skills and the sheer joy of performing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\">Bright Soul runs for twenty weeks throughout the year and caters to a variety of ages. Some of the original members still attend while some of the newer participants have used this experience as a stepping stone in to Blue Teapot\u2019s three year QQI accredited Performing Arts School Programme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\">This Autumn see\u2019s the introduction of some new participants into Bright Soul so the focus will be on working collaboratively as a team to brainstorm narratives which can be developed into short improvised scenes. 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