Crooked House
Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland
About
Founded in 1993, Crooked House is a charity based in Newbridge, Ireland working on arts & culture, children & youth, education +7 more.
Crooked House is a registered Irish charity and company limited by guarantee based in Newbridge, County Kildare. Founded in 1993, it is a theatre-making organisation that makes theatre with, for and by young people, community groups, people with disabilities, migrants and International Protection Applicants, women's groups and older residents. It runs weekly youth theatres in Newbridge and Carlow, school drama programmes, inclusive arts projects, applied theatre and facilitator training, and takes part in Erasmus and European Solidarity Corps projects. Its work is national in scope, and it recruits international and national volunteers.
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Kildare Youth Theatre
Arts & Culture · Ireland
Long-running youth theatre in Newbridge, County Kildare, offering weekly workshops, productions, international exchanges and film and creative writing workshops for young people aged 11 to 19.
Carlow Youth Theatre
Arts & Culture · Ireland
Youth theatre in County Carlow offering weekly drama workshops, performance opportunities, leadership development and international exchanges.
EPIPA (Empowerment Through Performance)
Disability · Ireland
Forum theatre project with young people living with disabilities, studying the impact of forum theatre on advocacy skills and sense of self, in collaboration with European partners.
Indigo
LGBTQ+
Drama programme with young people who identify as LGBTQIA, running as an annual programme culminating in an Erasmus youth exchange.
DILEMMA
Gender equality
Erasmus-funded project creating free theatre-based materials and an online platform to raise awareness of gender-based violence among young people and youth workers.
The Museum of Local Happiness
Arts & Culture · Ireland
Site-specific project with young people from Newbridge and surrounding areas, creating performances and installations about local public spaces.
SONAS Project
Disability · Ireland
Drama workshops for children and adults with additional needs or disabilities in Newbridge.
Ignition Project
Arts & Culture
Training of youth drama and dance facilitators through an Erasmus youth exchange.
Le Chéile: Theatre in Adult Education
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Erasmus-funded programme using theatre in adult education, with weekly drama workshops for local women.
Stepping into Leadership
Children & Youth · Ireland
Leadership development programme for older teens and young adults.
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Léargas, Youth Theatre Ireland, KARE, Carlow County Council Arts Office, Kildare County Council, Association Co-Efficient, Uniamoci, EgyütthatóKözösségépítő Egyesület, FOCO, Room For Art, Equaline, Media Suite Academy, Puglia Culture, URDD Youth Organisation, Escola de Teater de La Seu d'Urgell
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