PERFORMING ARTS IN KENT DIRECTORY: COMPANIES AND ARTIST

Name Description Website
Accidental Collective A creative think-tank based in Canterbury, experimenting with performance, live art, and media. We seek to devise innovative approaches in order to provoke and engage with audiences living in an age of microwave meals, internet, and reality TV. www.accidentalcollective.co.uk
Expressive Feat Expressive Feat Productions is a contemporary circus arts company that aims to create challenging and accessible touring works for theatres and the street. http://www.exfeat.com/
Reward Projects Creative arts for young people and others. http://www.rewardprojects.co.uk/
Theatre of the Small Puppetry, puppet-making and street theatre. http://www.theatreofthesmall.co.uk/
The World Famous The World Famous is an internationally acclaimed company of creative pyrotechnicians, with a passion for playing with fire. http://www.theworldfamous.co.uk/
animate Animate is a community arts company that produces and runs art workshops and projects for schools and the community. http://www.animatecommunityarts.com/index.html
Fiona Watt Medway-based scenographer/theatre designer working throughout the country with a particular interest in new writing. Currently experimenting in making responses to the regeneration process. http://www.fionawatt.com/index.html
http://www.fionawatt.com
The Pantaloons A young, vibrant company dedicated to making theatre which is accessible yet intelligent, taking inspiration from an eclectic mix of traditional forms and re-inventing these to produce imaginative and innovative work. http://www.thepantaloons.co.uk/home/
Strange Cargo High profile quality public art, participatory festival and celebrations, training and gallery. http://www.strangecargo.org.uk/
Loop Dance Company Kent’s leading professional touring dance company. Loop Dance Company provides an unbroken loop of contemporary dance performance, participation, training, and art form development. http://www.loopdancecompany.co.uk/
Chalkfoot Theatre Company Chalkfoot seeks to serve the people of South-East England and beyond by touring productions of a high professional standard which entertain, inform and inspire. http://www.chalkfoot.org.uk/
Thirty Three and a Third Theatre Company  Thirty Three and a Third Theatre Company is a theatre practice, education and training, production and touring company. We specialise in Forum Theatre and work with Young People and Communities. http://www.thirtythreeandathird.co.uk
Whipper Snapper Theatre Whipper snapper brings the art and enjoyment of storytelling to new audiences through participatory performances and workshops. Inspired by a love of stories from across the global and cultural spectrums we endeavour to explore new ways of using this oral tradition to promote self expression, imagination and learning. http://www.whipper-snapper.org.uk/
Kent Circus School The Kent Circus School is a not-for-profit co-operative based in Whitstable. Our aim is to promote circus skills to the local and wider community. http://www.kentcircusschool.co.uk/
Skillnet Group Skillnet is a not-for-profit organisation that supports people with learning difficulties to speak up, make choices and be heard. We support people to develop opportunities and become more independent in all aspects of life, including; learning, work, housing, health, money, transport, leisure and relationships. This includes a number of music and arts projects and partnerships. http://www.skillnetgroup.co.uk
Strangeface Strangeface are based at Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells and are the only dedicated mask theatre company south of Shropshire! Their distinctive style blends new writing with mask, puppet play and live music.   www.strangeface.co.uk
Scene Productions Scene Productions specialises in producing bold, physical theatre, the company devises original work alongside educational workshops and interpretations of classic Brechtian texts.  They explore new and imaginative ways of examining political contexts and social relationships, using storytelling, audience interaction, mime, puppetry and multimedia. www.sceneproductions.co.uk
Scandalmongers Out to cause a stir, Scandalmongers are a new theatre company based in Thanet dedicated to engaging with audiences through playful and imaginative performance. With a passion for exploring the art of storytelling in a site-specific context, they bring exciting new work to both theatre and non-theatre spaces. emmyparrish@hotmail.com
Mk1 Consulting provide facilities and advice to musicians www.popsessions.co.uk