JOY IS A CELEBRATION OF WEST LONDON DIS-ABLED AND NON DIS-ABLED ARTISTS IN AN EXCITING PROGRAMME OF VISUAL ART, MUSIC, THEATRE AND DANCE. EACH YEAR DURING THE FIRST WEEK IN JUNE THERE IS A SERIES OF PROGRAMMED PERFORMANCES AT THE LYRIC HAMMERSMITH BY LOCAL DIS-ABLED ARTISTS AND COMPANIES, A COMMISSIONED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE AND DURING THE YEAR A SERIES OF CREATIVE ART WORKSHOPS AT LOCAL SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS SCHOOLS.
JOY 2019 was hugely successful and involved 208 artists, 381 participants, 21 performances, 75 workshops and was seen by over 1100 audience members.
JOY is part of the Hammersmith and Fulham Arts Festival (HF ArtsFest), produced by Turtle Key Arts and in partnership with the Lyric Hammersmith.
