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Heart 'n Soul Unplugged
Photograph Pau Ros
heart 'n soul

Interdisciplinary, Live music, Physical/visual theatre

SIZE OF COMPANY
Varies

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- and middle-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Director
Mark Williams

Arts Development Manager
Zoë Gilmour

General Manager
Angela McNicholl

Communications Manager
Clare Thomas

Communications Assistant
Onoriode Dafedjaiye

Administrator
Rebecca Matthewman

Road Manager
Keith Walton

ARTISTIC POLICY
Heart ‘n Soul is an interdisciplinary arts organisation, led by artists with learning disabilities. Its primary art form is music, but it also creates physical/visual theatre, dance, film and digital arts. Heart ‘n Soul is renowned as the creator of The Beautiful Octopus Club cabaret nightclub event.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
'[Heart 'n Soul shows] how it is possible to celebrate learning disabled culture within mainstream society.' The Stage

'[Heart 'n Soul has] deserved every morsel of success they've found with the sheer passion and brilliance of their unique productions.' DAIL Magazine

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Heart 'n Soul Unplugged A live music show with an intimate, acoustic setting. Soul, jazz and world-music vibes complemented by a rich digital landscape. (60 mins, 7 on stage, 11 on the road)

Heart 'n Soul Clubs Posse Six new pop, R&B and hip hop tracks written, produced and performed by Heart 'n Soul's stars against a dynamic visual backdrop. A DJ extends the entertainment before and after the live show. (Up to 120 mins, including 90 mins DJs/VJs and 30 mins live performance, 5 on stage, 8 on the road)

Going Off A new experimental piece of theatre directed by Guy Dartnell. (8 on stage, 11 on the road)

Various Artists Duos of Heart ‘n Soul musicians performing original material live in small-scale settings including conferences. (Up to 30 mins, 2 on stage, 3 on the road)

FUTURE PRODUCTION
Celebrity Shotgun Short film directed by Mat Fraser. A fantasy soap opera with a twist. (5 mins)

WRAP-AROUND ACTIVITY
Heart ‘n Soul provides a wide range of wrap-around activities tailored to the precise needs of the booker. This could be an after show discussion, a session in ‘careers in music’ for people with learning disabilities or consultancy for arts professionals wanting to set up and/or develop cultural activities involving artists and audiences with learning disabilities.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2006 South Korea (Heart ‘n Soul Unplugged)
2004–05 Ireland (music residency)
2004 Bahrain (music residency), Belgium (DJs)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Heart 'n Soul Unplugged, Heart 'n Soul Clubs Posse, Going Off and Various Artists available from January 2007.
Celebrity Shotgun available from April 2007.