‘Make Your Own Puppet @Home’ – Tutorial #4 today on Saturday 4th July

🌎 From Saturday 4th July at 10 am Puppeteer Ben Thompson will show you how to make the next puppet in our web series designed by Samuel Parker… a Polar Bear! ♻️ You will need… 1 x 1L Tetrapak (tall, square milk or juice carton) 3 x Straws 1 x Ruler 1 x Marker Pen 1 x Sharp Pencil Blu tack/Plasticine Tape Scissors Global warming is affecting the Arctic faster than anywhere else in the world and the sea ice is shrinking at 14% per decade. This means that the global population of polar bears could reduce by two thirds by 2050 as …

Without Walls Blueprint Programme Artists 2020

2nd July 2020 Posted by Johnny Autin Arts Council England Ben Thompson Birmingham Birmingham City Council climate change awareness digital programme Mr Cleaver's Monsters OOTDB Puppet Designer Puppeteer Web Series West Midlands Without Walls Blueprint R&D support youtube series Out of the Deep Blue Summer 2020

We are pleased to officially announce that our project Out of the Deep Blue has been selected for the Without Walls Blueprint Programme 2020 along with 9 other UK-based artists and companies. Johnny and everyone at Autin Dance Theatre are thrilled that the research and development for Out of the Deep Blue is supported by Blueprint: Without Walls R&D Investment Fund and we can not wait to continue developing this ambitious and important piece of work over the next few months. The Creative Team is working towards public presentations and live performances for 2021 at international festivals and outdoor arts events across the country! …

‘Make Your Own Puppet @Home’ – Tutorial #3 on Saturday 27th June

27th June 2020 Posted by Johnny Autin Arts Council England Ben Thompson Birmingham Birmingham City Council digital programme Make Your Own Puppet Midlands Arts Centre - MAC Mr Cleaver's Monsters OOTDB Out of the Deep Blue Puppet Designer tutorials Web Series West Midlands youtube series Out of the Deep Blue Summer 2020 Uncategorised

🌎 Today on Saturday 27th June at 10 am Puppeteer Ben Thompson will show you how to make the next puppet in our Web Series designed by Hugh Purves… a beautiful butterfly 🦋 ♻️ You will need… 6 x lollipop sticks 5 x hairpins 2 x 2p coins Thin Card (cereal box) 1 x sheet of A4 paper Sharp pencil Blutack Scissors Sticky Tape Glue String Plus paint/pens/coloured paper for decoration! 🌱We would love to see your puppet creations! Tell us your puppet’s name and a bit about them! Make sure to …

Man Made Youth Company – Summer 2020 Programme

24th June 2020 Posted by Johnny Autin 14+arts connect Arts Council England Birmingham Birmingham City Council Creative Academies Network creative Black Country creative residency digital programme Esme Fairbairn Man Made Youth online West Midlands youth programme Zoom class creative residencies digital programme Man Made Youth Company Summer 2020

Man Made online programme is for young male participants (14+) from Birmingham and the West Midlands who are interested in joining our company on Saturdays and during the school holidays. Via Zoom 📱💻 📩 Sign Up: bit.ly/manmade2020 📧 Email: [email protected] Upcoming dates: • Saturday 27 June (time 11 am-1 pm) • Saturday 18 July (time 11 am-1 pm) • Creative Residency (Summer holidays): Thu 30 & Fri 31 July (times: 10am-3:30pm) Follow Man Made Youth Company on social media @manmadeyouth

Dance Insights: Johnny Autin

22nd June 2020 Posted by Johnny Autin A Positive Life APL Artist in Residence Dance Insights Online DanceXchange digital Facebook Live Johnny Autin LIVE online Online programme Orit Azaz A Positive Life creative residencies digital programme Johnny Autin Summer 2020

As part of DanceXchange’s Dance Insights Online programme, 2020 Artist in Residence Johnny Autin curated an exciting programme offering a unique insight into his creative inspiration. From Monday 25th May to Friday 7th June Johnny has been sharing a series of films and music that have proved inspirational, plus a presentation of his own work, Autin Dance Theatre’s ‘A Posi+tive Life‘ followed by a fascinating Q & A with members of the cast and the creative team. The programme included an enjoyable a Facebook Live discussion between Johnny and independent artistic director Orit Azaz. You can discover more about the Dance Insights Online programme here.

‘Make Your Own Puppet @Home’ tutorial #2 – new release TODAY Saturday 20 June

20th June 2020 Posted by Johnny Autin Arts Council England Ben Thompson Birmingham Birmingham City Council climate change awareness climate emergency crisis digital programme Make Your Own Puppet Mr Cleaver's Monsters OOTDB Out of the Deep Blue Puppet Designer Puppeteer stay at home Web Series West Midlands youth programme youtube youtube series digital programme Education Programme Out of the Deep Blue Summer 2020

We are pleased to release the second ‘Make Your Own Puppet @Home’ tutorial video on Saturday 20 June at 10 am on our YouTube and social media channels. 📩 RSVP to our online event here! We would love to see what your puppets look like! Join our ‘Out of the Deep Blue’ online community of homemade puppets and storytellers, and share your homemade videos on social media using #outofthedeepblue‘Make Your Own Puppet @Home’ Tutorial #2 Puppeteer Ben Thompson will show you how to make the next puppet in our Web Series designed by Emily Cooper. An Octopus, made from plastic to highlight the plastic in our oceans. Marionette style. ‘Out …

Midsummer Festival 2020

19th June 2020 Posted by Johnny Autin Dystopia Midsummer Festival 2020 OOTDB digital programme Dystopia Midsummer Festival Out of the Deep Blue Summer 2020

We’re proud to be taking part in the Midsummer Festival, a full day celebrating arts and culture in the West Midlands on Saturday 20th June. With 12 full hours of performances, 33 companies, 44 events and 12 never-before-seen works, Midsummer Festival is a sensational celebration of West Midland’s arts and culture! Check out the full line up here Head over to the Midsummer Festival’s Facebook event page to keep up to date and tune in on Saturday 20th June where there will be a selection of the performances and activities streamed from 11 am – 11 pm. We’re thrilled to take part in the Midsummer …

OOTDB press and media releases

13th June 2020 Posted by Johnny Autin 101 Outdoor Arts Arts Council England Ben Thompson Birmingham Birmingham City Council children climate change awareness climate emergency crisis DanceXchange Déda Derby digital programme Make Your Own Puppet media release Midlands Arts Centre - MAC Offsite press and media releases press release Puppet Designer Puppeteer Web Series West Midlands Without Walls Blueprint R&D support youth programme youtube series digital programme Out of the Deep Blue Summer 2020

We are very pleased with the launch of our brand new digital programme ‘Out of the Deep Blue‘ Web Series and the response of the press and media releases around it. From today’s Tom Marlow and Samantha Meah talk about ‘Out of the Deep Blue’ this morning following our launch on BBC Radio WM and other great local responses to our project The Birmingham Press, Birmingham What’s on Live , BrumPic. ‘Out of the deep blue’ web series inspired by the themes around the climate emergency crisis and other environmental issues. We will be using mainly recyclable materials as …

‘Out of the Deep Blue’ Web Series

12th June 2020 Posted by Johnny Autin 101 Outdoor Arts Arts Council England Ben Thompson climate change awareness DanceXchange Make Your Own Puppet Midlands Arts Centre - MAC Mr Cleaver's Monsters Offsite Puppet Designer Puppeteer stay at home Toby Olié tutorials West Midlands Without Walls Blueprint R&D support youth programme youtube series digital programme Out of the Deep Blue Summer 2020

We are pleased to officially launch the first ‘Make Your Own Puppet @Home’ tutorial video on Saturday 13 June at 10am as part of ‘Out of the Deep Blue’ Web Series. ‘Out of the Deep Blue‘ Web Series is AutinDT’s brand new digital programme featuring unique and practical creative step-by-step tutorials to ‘Make Your Own Puppet @Home‘ out of reusable household items and includes 5 short films of a puppet telling inspiring and climate change awareness stories to children and young people. This short video is a part of a web series inspired by the themes around the climate emergency crisis and other environmental issues. …

Dance Insights Online – DanceXchange

25th May 2020 Posted by Johnny Autin A Positive Life APL Dance Insights Online DanceXchange inspirations Midlands Arts Centre - MAC Orit Azaz West Midlands A Positive Life digital programme

Artist in Residence Johnny Autin is curating a programme of performances, discourse and events, provocations and artistic inspirations. This exciting programme will be online for two weeks from Tuesday 26 May until Friday 5 June 2020 and offer audiences an insight into the process and mind of the creator. Johnny will present a selection of work that focuses on some of his inspiration for his work and insights into the life of a dance artist across several online platforms (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and DanceXchange’s website) Programme overview: Tuesday 26 May // Ideas/inspirations Wednesday 27 May // Johnny’s ‘mellow brain buzz’ Spotify playlist Friday 29 May // 4pm – A Posi+ive Life Premiere …