Anna Newell
With another year of Arts Grant Funding in place thanks to the generous support of The Arts Council of Ireland, in 2027 we are creating CloudSong – a brand new dreamy show for babies under 12 months that will tour across Ireland for 8 weeks in the first half of the year in partnership with the national network of Children & Young People’s Services Committees and the autumn will play theatres and arts centres in partnership with Anna’s Network For Extraordinary Audiences – one of the largest venue networks in Ireland and the only artist-initiated network in the country.
Up In the Clouds will tour special schools in the summer in response to demand from schools to have us visit as part of their July Provision.
We’ll also be in residence with Up In The Clouds with Children’s Health Ireland and collaborating with them around a CPD project for their staff looking to future projects in partnership with the new Children’s Hospital.
And we’ll be messing around on a Playdate with composer Sadhbh O’Sullivan towards a brand new adventure for our baby audiences aiming for full production in 2028.
In other news, Anna continues to mentor a diverse range of artists and companies both in Ireland and beyond. And Four Go Wild In Wellies, created by Anna for Scottish inclusive dance company Indepen_Dance is into its tenth year of touring!
We are delighted to continue to partner with Riverbank Arts Centre as our primary co-producer on into 2027 and beyond.