Learn the most impactful ways to tackle climate change and work together to create a cultural shift through art and culture.

Event dates: Wednesday 14th June, 5.30pm - 7.30pm & Wednesday 28th June, 5.30pm - 7.30pm. Please attend both sessions.

Green Arts Oxfordshire Network has developed a Carbon Literacy Training course for Oxfordshire’s cultural community, certified by the internationally recognised Carbon Literacy Project. To celebrate, GAON is offering Oxfordshire’s artists, activists, musicians, theatre professionals, performers, writers and creative freelancers of all kinds a one-time introductory offer of £10 for a space in the first cohort, limited to 15 people.

This 3-part online Carbon Literacy Course will give you a contextual understanding of what climate change is, the scale of its effects, the most impactful ways to reduce carbon emissions in our sector and what we can do as cultural leaders locally, nationally and globally to work towards net-zero and climate justice.

Carbon Literacy is “An awareness of the carbon dioxide costs and impacts of everyday activities, and the ability and motivation to reduce emissions, on an individual, community and organisational basis.”

The sustainability consultancy firm Jacobs did a study on the effectiveness of Carbon Literacy training, and discovered there is between a 5 and 15% carbon saving per person for those that undertake the training.

You will be certified as Carbon Literate by making an individual pledge and a community pledge of what you can do within your power to make a significant difference to your carbon impact.

Please book via the eventbrite link below....

Who is this three-part Course aimed at?

This course is designed for Oxfordshire’s arts and cultural sector, for individual creative practitioners as well as staff and volunteers of museums, galleries, theaters, arts centres, festivals, cinemas and other types of cultural organisations and community groups.

This first cohort is specifically for creative practitioners and activists, with a one-time introductory offer of £10. The course has a value of at least £60 per person. If you cannot afford the £10 asked, £5 bookings are available, as well as an option to support us in subsidising these spaces by paying £15.

We ask that you join the Green Arts Oxfordshire Network if you are not a member already. You can sign up for free here: https://www.greenartsox.co.uk/sign-the-c...

If you are interested in Carbon Literacy Training for your organisation, please get in touch at contact@greenartsox.co.uk

The course will be delivered online, through an e-learning platform followed by two Zoom sessions with a trainer. You will need access to a computer or tablet for the e-learning, and a good internet connection for the Zoom calls. The Zoom sessions are participatory, including joint working exercises and discussion.

What does this three-part Course involve?

7 hours of learning, broken into manageable and engaging chunks:

3 hours of self-directed e-learning that must be completed before the Zoom sessions.
Session Part A (via Zoom), Wednesday 14th June, 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Session Part B (via Zoom), Wednesday 28th June, 5.30pm - 7.30pm
A ‘Participant Details’ form including 2 action pledges, which will be sent to The Carbon Literacy Project to certify you as Carbon Literate. You will have 1 week after completing Session Part B to send us your form.
By booking a space on this course, you are committing to 7 hours of learning, split over the e-learning platform and 2 Zoom sessions. Please plan to complete the e-learning in advance and attend all sessions. You must complete all sections of the course to be certified as Carbon Literate.

Further information:

The information gathered through booking will be used by GAON to send you joining instructions as well as a certification form, and to connect you to other members of your cohort unless you opt out by emailing contact@greenartsox.co.uk

Your email will be shared with and used by The Carbon Literacy Project for them to provide you with certification for the course.

Please also let us know of any access requirements by emailing contact@greenartsox.co.uk

Look Mum, No Hands! is a tender tale of friendship and growing up. It explores a coming-of-age story about two friends testing their own boundaries. Together they explore freedom, taking risks and independence. They see how those things change, depending on whether you’re Disabled, or not.

In the show we see the two friends play. They push the boundaries of what is possible until, together, they find the perfect balance of their limits. Look Mum, No Hands! playfully explores ideas of vulnerability, strength and independence. In the show one of the characters is a wheelchair user. The two actors use this to explore exciting acrobatic shapes and unexpected choreography. It is visually beautiful and physically surprising - you will be on the edge of your seat!

This double dance performance features two exciting new shows:

Mirage uses the languages of contemporary and Indian Classical dance to tell stories about the discrimination that begins at birth in a society which endorses Equal Rights For All, while a snake in the house means the family will never want 屋內怕有蛇 is an immersive performance of live electronica, dance and sculptural costuming on intergenerational healing and transformational futures.

OXFORDSHIRE ARTWEEKS
Art and Poetry for Performance
A lively and fun presentation in which poet and author Diana Moore
shares creative ways of looking at art on a range of topics (from pets to
museum objects) and how to write and present to an audience.
Includes creating a song lyric from a poem.

Venue: St Mary's Church, Longcot, Oxfordshire, SN7 7TL
Dates: Wednesday, 10 May 2023 10:15 to 11:00 a.m. (Session 1)
Friday, 12 May 2023 4:00 to 4:45 p.m. (Session 2) – timing aimed at people with school age children, teachers, and adults. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
FREE ENTRY **BOOKING REQUIRED**
Due to limited space, please state your preferred date by email to:
diana@diana-moore.com

In a glittering array of lip syncing, striptease and comedy, Ginger Tart and her cast are celebrating Pride the fabulous way. With some of the best in the subversive UK burlesque and drag scene, OxPHWOARd is an explosion of queer, neo and boundary-pushing cabaret: from the fierce and feisty to the silly and surreal.

With a kitschy approach and a killer soundtrack, this charming show promises to gleefully annihilate preconceptions about gender, race, sexuality, and what it means to be sexy with a wry smile and a face full of glitter.

With a diverse host of drag darlings and burlesque babes, we’re asking you to think strong, think silly, and think sexy. This show focuses on underrepresented groups in the LGBTQ+ scene, including people of colour, trans people, and disabled people. We’re reclaiming space and making it ours!

OxPHWOARd is a show celebrating the camp, queer, and eclectic. Serving fierce, funny and frisky cabaret acts, this is an electric evening showcasing burlesque and drag as you’ve never seen it before. Phwoar!

“a body-positive, drag-positive, weird-positive haven” – Daily Info

Dive into the magical world of queerlesque! Brought to you by the team behind Oxford's biggest and best-loved cabaret OxPHWOARd, and creators of The Phwoar Next Door in Didcot, you can have a taste of the limelight with this introductory lesson.

This intro to queerlesque is for everyone (18+), including all body types, gender expressions, and levels of experience.

We will be looking at the fundamentals of classic burlesque and turning them on their head as we play around with all the different ways we can be sexy, silly, or just plain strange on stage. This includes the art of tease, bumps ‘n’ grinds, costume removal, musicality, physicality and characterisation.

You'll be encouraged to experiment with a stage persona, whether you're a comedy clown, a baddie, a bodacious babe, or a gender goblin. Ultimately we will be helping you to bring out the most YOU version of queerlesque.

The class will finish with learning a short routine.

No nudity is required for this class.

FAQ

What is queerlesque?

Queerlesque is a form of burlesque that breaks traditions and expectations. Whereas classic burlesque tends to lean towards embracing femininity to feel empowered, queerlesque is far more broad in scope. It’s all about playing with and subverting expectations.

What should I wear?

Wear something that you are comfortable in and you can move in. You're also welcome to dress up a little if it helps you feel like the hot and sexy person you are!

You should bring a couple of items of clothing or accessories you feel comfortable removing in front of others. Think gloves, ties, jackets (with zippers, poppers, or belts - buttons may be too tricky), dressing gowns, belts, shirts with poppers, scarves, waistcoats, boas, or hats. Don't be afraid to get creative and feel free to message us if you have any questions!

Do I need to know how to dance?

Of course not! This class is highly adaptable so you can tailor the movement to what you are comfortable with. We won't be using counts or lefts and rights.

Who is teaching the class?

The class will be taught by OxPHWOARd babes Ginger Tart (they/she) and Frisky Whispers (he/him). Ginger has 8 years of burlesque experience, including performing at the Hebden Bridge Burlesque Festival, founding OxPHWOARd and the Oxfordshire Drag Collective, and bringing their own brand of fantastically bizarre queerlesque to stages internationally. Frisky has five years experience, including performing at Liverpool Burlesque Festival and winning Judges Choice at Spare Rib Superstar 2019.

Do I need to be queer to attend?

Not at all, but you need to respect that this is a space by and for queer people. Avoid assuming anything about a person’s gender or sexuality. Here is a handy guide on how to be an ally to trans and gender non-conforming people: https://www.glaad.org/transgender/allies

Oxford’s best loved cabaret is back in Didcot - last year was a blast, so we’re coming back for more! In a glittering array of lip syncing, striptease, and comedy, we’re here to celebrate Pride the fabulous way. With some of the best in the subversive UK drag and burlesque scene, The PHWOAR Next Door is an explosion of queer, neo and boundary-pushing cabaret: from the fierce and feisty to the silly and surreal.

With a kitschy approach and a killer soundtrack, this charming show promises to gleefully question what it means to be sexy with a wry smile and a face full of glitter.

Featuring a diverse host of drag darlings and burlesque babes, we’re asking you to think strong, think silly, and think sexy.

"A subversive, feel good romp" - Daily Info

This is a show celebrating the camp, queer, and eclectic. Serving fierce, funny and frisky cabaret acts - an electric evening showcasing burlesque and drag as you’ve never seen it before. Phwoar!

The PHWOAR Next Door is an inclusive space that welcomes people of all ages (18+), genders, sexualities, races, religion and identities.

ELVIS DIED OF BURGERS is made and performed by the four BLINK directors who love food. If they’re not eating; they’re talking about it, dreaming about it, and now…dancing, rapping and rhyming about it.

Take a seat at their table as the cast spill the tea on their food stories. Watch as BLINK deep dive into the events of Elvis, The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, at the end of his life with their signature sensory and often bizarre tangents…Good Food Gospel anyone? Can they figure out the thin line between the humour and tragedy of overeating?

ELVIS DIED OF BURGERS has a non-linear narrative. It uses semi-improvised dance, theatre and spoken word to create an exciting ‘edge of your seat’ experience for audience and cast alike.

The show explores themes of food, overeating and death. The show includes swearing and scenes of a mildly sexual nature.

All performances of ELVIS DIED OF BURGERS will be relaxed and all will have integrated BSL. This is an opportunity for audiences to experience a piece of theatre designed with neurodivergent audiences at it’s heart, in which audience members are welcome to move around, make noise and come and go as needed.

For ages 16+

Running time: 70 mins