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Father Figurine Workshop Tour
The Father Figurine workshop journey began at Stantonbury School in Milton Keynes. Coupled with the performance, our education package aimed to work with young people and have them experience the work intimately. In the 2hr workshop, we used hip-hop dance and spoken...

Father Figurine: Facing Our Core Audience
Father Figurine has been an advocate for raising awareness on mental health in young people since its creation. The work has seen many audiences since first appearing in our triple bill in 2017. From Pegasus Theatre, Oxford as part of the Dancin’ Oxford Festival 2017,...

The M Word takes to the stage!
Young people from our street dance project 'The M Word' are enjoying the sunny stages of Oxford! Our community groups, from three different estates in Oxford, got grooving together for the first time on July 1 at the Cowley Road Carnival! For most of the young people,...

The importance of dance for young people
Creative and performing arts, including dance, can help the physical and mental wellbeing of many students, build confidence, allow them to avoid stress, and help them improve their grades in other subjects. This is, and has been, the conclusion of many reports,...

Father Figurine is heading to MÓTUS 2018
Father Figurine is making its next appearance at MÓTUS Festival 2018! We're excited to bring the full length piece, after weeks of ongoing research and development, to the dance festival in Milton Keynes. Father Figurine will feature on 4 June at MÓTUS' 'You, Me:...

Mental Health Worker on Father Figurine: “It’s very moving”
A month ago, to this day, we premiered an extended Father Figurine at The Place. And in the nearly sold-out audience was mental health worker and advocate Raza Griffiths. "I found your piece the most emotionally appealing [of the triple bill]," says Raza. "Especially...

We’re hiring!
We're hiring! We are looking for talented, passionate and experienced teachers to join our wonderful team! If you are based in Oxford, and passionate about working with hard to reach and vulnerable young people we'd love to hear from you. Deadline for applications is...

Resolution 2018 Feedback: Father Figurine is “very powerful”
Father Figurine hit the stage at The Place last week (Jan 19) and it was quite the momentous day! Preparing for our first performance on a major London stage, the whole team – from artistic director to lighting designer – congregated back stage to go through the...

An exciting year ahead
2018 already promises to be a defining year for us at Body Politic. We're now a not-for-profit company, creating professional bodies of work for the stage. And we're ready to take on this year full of opportunities with that in mind. Funding applications are flying...