Just over twenty years ago, when Highly Sprung was still in its infancy, we had one of the most important phone calls of our careers: a researcher from Warwick University was in desperate need of a company or artist to join them in delivering 2 weeks of workshops in a Birmingham school. You can only imagine our excitement when we were recently asked to return to the same school where it all started.

Highly Sprung are currently recruiting for young people to join our Youth Advisory Board. Today Zoe is here to give more detail on why we need a board, and what's in it for you. 

Changing Climates Festival is back for 2022! Team Sprung are looking forward to a brilliant week, working over 400 young people in Coventry. Read below to discover the full programme and to get involved.

This Saturday 7th May, join us at the new and improved Coventry Train Station for a free, family-friendly community day.  The fun-filled event promises to be a joyous community celebration, featuring music, theatre and activities for all ages - there's something for everyone! Explore the full line up here.

What were the highlights of 2021 for the Highly Sprung team? With the Changing Climates Festival, being back teaching, new aerial piece CastAway and investment in new spaces and opportunities, we've certainly packed a lot in!

Highly Sprung needs you! Recruitment and project callouts for people identifying LGBTQIA+, artists, and Coventry-based families and more.

Highly Sprung has declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency. This blog goes over the reasons for this, and how are our recent work with children and young people has made a difference.

Watch CastAway by Highly Sprung this August Bank Holiday. A stunning outdoor aerial performance that captivates audiences of all ages.

Join physical theatre company Highly Sprung Performance this summer for their exciting physical theatre workshops in Coventry. Offering a completely different approach to theatre & performing arts classes for young people. 

Highly Sprung are recruiting a Team Assistant to support all aspects of Highly Sprung’s operations. Working with our small administrative and marketing team in the office, as well as supporting our busy team of creative practitioners, working in schools, festivals and theatres, working with children and young people to deliver high-quality arts and educational experiences.

Today we have a guest blog from Fern, a brilliant member of our oldest youth group Sprung Advance. Fern was a key part of the cast for Winter Rites at last week's Changing Climates Festival. She gives a behind the scenes look at the process of creating and performing this show, from the early days when we were back in lockdown to a powerful opening night.

Below is Highly Sprung's statement on our commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI). It will be regularly updated as we develop as an organisation. 

We are recruiting 5 Associate Artists to join our team and deliver inspiring participatory projects in a range of settings throughout the year.

After a year in lockdown, we’ve been reflecting on our Highly Sprung highlights, featuring dancing lecture Transmission: Gone Viral, new touring production Castaway and much more!

Highly Sprung are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a grant from the government’s Culture Recovery Fund. We are incredibly grateful to receive this support and are committed to truly developing our work through the fund, investing in programmes that will have long-lasting impacts for the communities and audiences we work for.

Arty's Broken Heart engages children through physical theatre that inspires a sense of marvel, challenging existing barriers to accessing and participating in cultural activity. We are hugely excited about this development, as an opportunity to reach more children and to inspire teachers to lead their own activity on heart health using the resources our boxset provides.

Castaway challenges our 'Throwaway Society' and aims to inspire audiences to consider their role within the climate crisis.'  It will be coming to Coventry in August 2021 and Spring 2022, in partnership with the Canal and River Trust. Listen below to a conversation between Sarah Worth and Rachel New at the BBC.

We are excited to share with you our plans for re-opening Sprungsters, but not only that… Whilst we have been locked away, we have been busily working on a new approach and identity for our Sprungsters groups. Something that reflects the full range and breadth of the work we do and the brilliant, unique young people we work with.

Times are changing, and like everybody we have had to adapt. Listen below for an insight into our Thursday night ...