WE ARE CURRENTLY TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR TURTLE SONG IN CHESTER - SEPT/OCT 2018.
TURTLE SONG IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMPOSE AND SING YOUR OWN SONGS WITH A PROFESSIONAL COMPOSER, DIRECTOR & MUSICIANS. IT IS A PROJECT FOR PEOPLE WITH MEMORY PROBLEMS AND ALL FORMS OF DEMENTIA AND FOR THEIR COMPANIONS (HUSBANDS/WIVES/CARERS).
TURTLE SONG IS AN ENGLISH TOURING OPERA, ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND TURTLE KEY ARTS COLLABORATION.
TURTLE KEY ARTS "MONTH IN A MINUTE". ALL THE THINGS TURTLE KEY ARTS ARE DOING IN THE MONTH OF JUNE 2018 TOLD IN ONE MINUTE.
OCKHAM'S RAZOR PREMIERE THEIR NEW OUTDOOR TOURING SHOW BELLY OF THE WHALE.
TURTLE SONG BRINGS MUSIC, SONG WRITING, MOVEMENT AND SINGING TO PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND ALL FORMS OF DEMENTIA TOGETHER WITH THEIR COMPANIONS AND CARERS.
TURTLE SONG WAS RECENTLY FEATURED ON THE BBC DOCUMENTARY HOLDING BACK THE YEARS.
WE ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING A TURTLE SONG AT THE Jacqueline du Pré Music Building IN OXFORD 27 APRIL - 22 JUNE (FRI MORNINGS 10.30AM - 12.15PM)
MUSICAL PORTRAITS IS A MUSIC AND ART PROJECT FOR CHILDREN AGED 10 – 14 YEARS OLD WHO HAVE AUTISM SPECTRUM CONDITIONS.
A Turtle Key Arts, National Portrait Gallery & Wigmore Hall collaboration.
Musical Portraits is FREE to all participants.
LOVE, BOMBS & APPLES IS THE NEW PLAY BY AWARD WINNING PLAYWRIGHT HASSAN ABDULRAZZAK, A ONE MAN SHOW PERFORMED BY ASIF KHAN. IT'S THE COMIC TALE OF FOUR MEN, FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE GLOBE, EXPERIENCING A MOMENT OF REVELATION.
It has toured the UK and had very successful runs at The Arcola, London 2016 and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017. It will tour again in 2018, see below for dates.
“A lesson in how to stage powerful, political theatre.” Islington Gazette 
KEY WORDS IS A FREE PLAYWRITING PROJECT FOR 11 - 14 YEAR OLDS WHO HAVE DYSLEXIA OR OTHER CHALLENGES WITH WRITING.
Over the course of 8 after school workshops (spring 2018 term) using games and drama activities the participants will develop their own play with the help of a professional writer and a director. The plays will be performed by professional actors (in a rehearsed reading) on the main stage at the Lyric, Hammersmith.
The plays will be collected together and printed as a paperback, each participant will recieve a free copy.
HE AIN'T HEAVY IS A NEW SHOW BY ODDLY MOVING. GRANIA PICKARD TELLS THE STORY OF GROWING UP WITH HER DISABLED AUTISTIC BROTHER "SEAN". IT WILL TOUR IN SUMMER/AUTUMN 2018 - SEE DATES BELOW.
"Grania's work is a full-bodied, eloquent meditation on life with autism that raises awareness, builds bridges with a mainstream audience, and connects us to the beauty of accepting life as it is and loving unreservedly." LucyLoveCircus
OCKHAM'S RAZOR PREMIERED THEIR NEW SHOW TIPPING POINT AT THE LONDON INTERNATIONL MIME FESTIVAL 2016. IT IS NOW TOURING AND WON THE TOTAL THEATRE & JACKSONS LANE AWARD FOR CIRCUS AT THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL 2016.
“Ockham’s Razor push themselves to the limit in a terrific show that wields lethal-looking poles to blend circus acrobatics, playground games and trust exercises." - Guardian
“Their feats are, without question, impressive - exhilarating to watch, both thrilling and nerve-racking - a spellbinding performance.” - The Stage
DO YOU WANT TO JOIN KEY CLUB? THEN PLEASE FILL OUT THE ONLINE APPLICATION.
Key Club is a FREE creative arts and social club for young people on the autism spectrum. The members meet once a month at The Lyric, Hammersmith on a Saturday from September to June. They participate in a creative workshop and share refreshments and social time.
“I love coming to the club because we get to do something new, creative and fun each month!”
“If there was no Key Club I don't think I'd be the same person I am today. I don't know what would have happened to get me out of the house and interacting with people, especially people my own age.”
JOLI VYANN ARE CURRENTLY MAKING A NEW INDOOR DOUBLE BILL CALLED INHALE/EXHALE. IT WILL BE AVAILABLE IN SPRING 2019.
"Joli Vyann pushes aside the boundaries between acrobatics and dance” Lyn Gardner- The Guardian
WE'VE CREATED A FANTASTIC "BEST OF..." TO CELEBRATE ALL THE INSPIRATIONAL SONGS THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS DURING TURTLE SONG - SONG WRITING AND SINGING FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA.
TURTLE KEY ARTS IS A CHARITY AND ALL OUR PROJECTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM CONDITIONS ARE FREE OF CHARGE FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS, WE NEED HELP TO RAISE FUNDS SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THE WORK WE DO, PLEASE HELP US TO DO MORE. THANK YOU.
PEOPLE OFTEN ASK US "WHO WE ARE" AND WHAT EXACTLY DO WE DO, WELL THIS FILM IS OUR ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.
