Awards/Comments
Rediscover Your Heart Award
Blue Apple Theatre recently won Fred Matser’s Fred Foundation/ Peace Child International ‘Rediscover Your Heart’ award for using drama and dance to tell member’s stories and change the way people see and understand learning disability.
Blue Apple aims to enable members to explore their own creativity and Core members helped to choreograph the 4 minute Touching your Heart dance which was performed at the award ceremony in London in front of a distinguished audience and received a standing ovation.
arriving in London for
the Award ceremony
receiving the award
from Fred Matser
rehearsing the
Touching Your
Heart dance before the ceremony
Quotes and Comments
This is what people have said
about being part of Blue Apple
Theatre or watching our shows:
‘This is going to change
my life’ university
student participant
‘I can be myself – people understand me’ learning disabled member
‘Can I just say this is really fantastic. I’m loving it’
This is a very special time. ..... all so friendly
‘I
just want to act, dance and sing and this is
where I can do these things’
learning disabled member
'Overwhelming
achievement......
great enthusiasm and
looked great........with impressive
discipline.' Arts
Professional in the audience
‘People now have something to talk
about, they have an outlet for self
expression.
People
individually are more confident’
observations
from a professional care worker
