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Our blogs:

The Power of Partnerships – Collaboration is the way forward in performing arts

The Wac Arts Weekender returns to the Old Town Hall

Wac Arts Alum Daniel Kaluuya wins BAFTA and thanks Wac Arts

Wac Arts and Thornton’s Budgens Working Together to Raise Money for Young People

Join us in looking back on 2017…

Welcome to the Wonder Pod!

Andrew Lloyd Webber Report

Inclusive Technology at Wac Arts

Ms Dynamite Honoured with 2016 MoBO ‘Paving The Way’ Awards

Wembley to Soweto, Arsenal in the Community project

Wac Arts came TOP of the leader board!

Ofsted scored us Good!

Wac Arts InFlight – Meet Leo Kay, InFlight’s new Artistic Director!

Wac Arts CEO Celia Greenwood wins Inspiration Award by Intelligent Life magazine

Wac Arts talks diversity (or lack of) in the arts…

Chris Cooper’s Story

Watch the BBC Fun and Friendship video

Wac Arts College opens this week!

Wac Arts article in The Voice


Press Releases

Wac Arts Takes Part in Open House 2019

Belsize Beer Gardens Opens

Wac Arts – HLF Press Release (Embargoed 14th September 2018)

Wac Arts FREE Theatre Opportunity

Wac Arts Community Event 2019

Wac Arts Smashes Fundraising Target

Revolution 2018

Chief Executive Press Release 20th May 2019

Wac Arts weekender and In The Heights

Press Release Lindsey Pugh Joins Wac Arts January 2019

Press Release Olivier Winners Perform at Wac Arts 12-04-2018

Press Release Wac Arts Welcome KIDS 06-04-2018

Wac Arts Press Release Fun Run 14-02-2018

Birmingham’s Gibsa Bah wins The Stage Scholarship 11-12-2017

Press Release Wac Arts and Thorntons Budgens 24-11-2017

Wac Arts U3A Press Release 25-10-2017

Press Release Wac Arts Funding Success 05-06-2017

Press Release Raidene Carter as Director of Artistic programmes 20-03-2017

Camden Council Contract Press Release 10-03-2017

Simon Callow and Wac Arts 2017

Ms Dynamite MOBO Press Release 31-10-2016

Inspiration Award Press Release 21-01-2016

Press Release Nyman Concert at Wac Arts 04-01-2016

Wac Arts by Simon Callow 2016

Press Release- Wac Arts Concert 23-11-2015

Wac Arts Performing at Hampstead Christmas Fair 20-11-2015

PR_Philanthropic Award by the Hospital Club Foundation 01-10-2015

PR_Wac Arts Welcomes Uchenna Dance 05-09-2014

Press Release Wac Arts College

Press Release Wac Arts Weekend Programmes


Weekender Press 2019

Islington Directory (In The Heights)
Evensi (In The Heights)
Eventful (In The Heights)
All events in (In The Heights)
Eventful (Weekender)
Evensi (Weekender)
Love Camden (Pods Birthday)
Skiddle (Weekender)
Love Camden (Is it relevent)
The F word (Weekender)
Love Camden (Weekender)
all events in (Weekender)
Line Up Now (Weekender)
Remote Goat (Weekender)
Culture Diary (Weekender)
The List (Liberation Disco)
Events for London (Liberation Disco)
Skiddle (Liberation Disco)
London Theatres (Weekender)
Billito (Liberation Disco)
Don’t Panic (Liberation Disco)
Ham & High
Art map London (Liberation Disco)
Compare tickets (Liberation Disco)
Wonderwall (Liberation Disco)
Eventful (WS)
The demented Goddness (Weekender)
The World News
Groupon (Raver Tots)
Creative and Cultural Skills (Weekender)
Kentishtowner (Weekender)
RA (Liberation Disco)
All events in (Is it relevent)
All events in (Bollywood Workshop)
All events in (Revolution)
All events in (Woman SRSLY)
All events in (Cartoon Workshop)
All events in (Bollywood Family Workshop)
All events in (Camden Covens)
All events in (Liberation Disco)
All events in (Para Dance)
All events in (Patience James)
All events in (Echo Chambers)
All events in (Para Dance showing everyone )
Ham and high (Weekender)
Ham and high (Weekender)
Morning Star (Weekender)
Pink News (Liberation Disco)
London Live (Wac Arts)
Eventful (Camden Covens)
Eventful (Capsules)
Eventful (Cartooning Workshop)
Eventful (Revolution)
Eventful (Bollywood Family)
Eventful (Is it Relevant)
Eventful (Para Dance)
Eventful (Dance For All)
Eventful (Patience James)
Eventful (Writing workshop)
Eventful (Pods Birthday)
London Live (Simon INT)
Run Riot (Ingrid INT)
BBC Radio 4 (Simon INT)
Don’t Panic (Weekender)
All in London (Weekender)
Events for London (Weekender)
Dice (Liberation Disco)
All Gigs (Liberation Disco)
Theatres online (Liberation Disco)
The Dj List (Liberation Disco)
Bands in Town (Liberation Disco)
Billboard (Liberation Disco)
Ents24 (Liberation Disco)
Kidadl (Raver Tots)
Hoop (Raver Tots)
Eventri (Raver Tots)
The List (Raver Tots)
Eventri (Liberation Disco)
All the Theatre (Weekender)

Press Links

Media Coverage and Interviews:

Wac Arts 40th Birthday
Wac Arts celebrates 40: A look back at the history of Camden’s pioneering arts charity
Wac Arts to offer tours of old Hampstead Town Hall building

Revolution Events:
Che Walkers Revolutionary Birthday Party at Wac Arts
Belsize Parks Wac Arts to stage Grenfell Tower Fundraiser

Television Appearances:
BBC
ITV – Wac Arts Wins the People’s Projects
Ms Dynamite gets emotional as she’s honoured with a plaque outside Wac Arts centre
Strictly Come Dancing
ITV – Andrew Lloyd Webber Report
ITV – Mobo Award Winner
Daniel Kaluuya BAFTA
Oscar nominee Daniel Kaluuya knew what he wanted says Wac Arts teacher/

Daniel Kaluuya:
We knew we had someone special here says Daniel Kaluuyas former drama teacher

Keiran Taylor:
Wac Arts tutors hope to launch memorial fund to Keiran Taylor
The Big House Theatre Company perform Phoenix Rising in memory of Dwayne Kieran Nero

Funding success:
Wac Arts receives funding to support arts organisation for young people/
Wac Arts delighted to be awarded funding for children with disabilities

Mobo Awards:
Mobo Founder Kanya King goes beyond music to reach out to disaffected youth
Ms Dynamite gets emotional as shes honoured with a plaque outside Wac Arts
Ms Dynamite humbled to be honoured with lifetime Mobo Award
Ms Dynamite in the audience for Wac Arts students showcase
Ms Dynamite verge tears accepts award
Ms Dynamite humbled to receive Mobo award
Ms Dynamite humbled to receive Mobo award
Ms Dynamite cleans Mobo Awards
Ms Dynamite receives paving way award mobo
Ms Dynamites contribution to London honoured with Mobo plaque
Mobo award given to wrong band

Inflight Programme:
Ann Mitchell on Jo Goode show – bbc radio london
New play explore themes migration and belonging
InFlight from home Wac Arts Vicki Amadume
InFlight From Home
Steve Medlin on the radio
www.ayoungertheatre.com/50204-2/

Camden new Journal:
Aerial classes at Wac Arts
Actor Simon Callow world discards arts college unthinking stupid world
New Journal comment how funding arts can make dramatic difference
Go Ahead alternative free school changes everything says Weekend Arts College chief
Ms Dynamite leads celebrations Weekend Arts College talent school marks 35th birthday
Willful neglect
www.camdennewjournal.com/amyyard
Education feature Wac Performing Arts Media College senior taster day September 11

Ham and High:
Prison drama teacher plays a director staging a drama workshop in a French jail
Prison drama teacher plays a director staging a drama workshop in a French jail
Wac Arts celebrates 40 a look back at the history of camdens pioneering arts charity
‘Fight on!’ says outgoing Wac Arts charity chief
Wac Arts
Fight on says outgoing Wac Arts charity chief
Wac Arts Weekender at Hampstead Town Hall
Wac Arts opens pop up beer garden as it marks its 40th anniversary

The Stage:

Girl from the North Country star Sheila Atim: ‘You don’t want to be a freedom fighter every time you enter a job’

Evening Standard:
https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/music/blue-lab-beats-interview-the-scene-is-strong-a3598766.html
https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/restaurants/fay-maschlers-week-in-food-from-suckling-pig-to-organic-roast-chicken-a3414331.html
https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/evening-standard-theatre-awards-2017-meet-the-rising-stars-shortlisted-for-our-emerging-talent-award-a3699486.html
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/ms-dynamite-fame-school-faces-closure-6388183.html
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/dont-cut-arts-group-that-trained-me-says-film-star-6401026.html
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/ms-dynamite-my-arts-college-must-survive-6388658.html

Times Education Supplement:
https://www.tes.com/news/game-thrones-owen-teale-his-best-teacher-mr-davis

Wac Arts College:
A more creative approach to education
Hundreds set to start the year in new free schools

Misc:
https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/2018/in-pictures-april-12-chicago-sting-quiz-theatre-royal-stratford-east-vaults-wac-arts/
The Economist, Intelligent Life Magazine
https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/2017/the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe-woman-in-white-the-ramshackle-house/
https://www.thestage.co.uk/advice/scholarships/2017/wac-arts-winner-2017/
https://www.thestage.co.uk/advice/scholarships/2017/stage-scholarships-2017-wac-arts/
https://www.thestage.co.uk/advice/scholarships/2016/the-stagewac-arts-scholarship-winner-2016/
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/havana-ball-in-kentish-town-1382713.html
Wac Arts serving Camden for three decades
KAS performing arts department teams up with Wac Arts
ww.upswing.org.uk/artist-development/professional-training/wac-partnership/
www.bachelorsportal.eu/universities/14419/wac-arts.html
www.lornacarmenmcneill.com/wac-arts-jan—march-2015
Wac Arts empowering young people tochange their world
The spring collection by the late Ruth Leibman at Wac Arts
Steve completed the Virgin London Marathon for Wac Arts
Fresh Air paintings by Seana Brennan at Wac Arts
Free performing arts classes at Wac Arts
Danny Sapani government cuts Wac Arts
Break into the arts without going bankrupt
Wac Arts CEO steps down
The Old Town Hall
Vision for young Londoners
Youth music Liverpool misunderstood Wac Arts Upnorth
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhXFpRw2Jlw
Wac Arts London
Ailema Sousa: ‘There were never any black women with prominent speaking roles, so I wrote some’
Raidene Carter joins Wac Arts
Got Carter Simon Callow helps welcome new director at arts college
Liberation Disco with Ana Matronic celebrates rich LGBT history
Khwaja to lead Wac Arts