Outreach

The Crescent Community Outreach team work in partnership with community and voluntary groups, schools, hospitals, hostels and day centres to provide sustainable arts activities, which
encourage creative expression, cultural understanding and enjoyment.

Community Outreach partnerships include South Belfast Highway to Health; LORAG; Wolfhill Centre; Chest, Heart and Stroke Association; Aspen Beacon Centre; RNIB NI.

Recent projects include

  • World Music and Song with Anne McCambridge
    Ligoniel and St. Vincent de Paul Primary Schools, Ligoniel
  • Drama for Young People with Natasha Wilton and Fra Gunn
    LORAG After Schools Club, Shaftesbury Recreation Centre,Ormeau Road
  • Introduction to Painting with Daniela Balmaverde
    Highway to Health Older and Active Group, Ballynafeigh Group,Ormeau Road
  • Tai Chi with Fra Gunn
  • Arts and Crafts with Ash Reynolds
  • Candle Making with Sam Walkett
    Highway to Health Older and Active Groups from The Markets, Chinese Community, Donegall Pass, Lower Ormeau, Ballynafeigh, Sandy Row, The Village, Taughmonagh
  • Latin American Dance and Culture with Cony Ortiz
  • Candle Making with Sam Walkett
    Aspen Mental Health Support Centre, Finaghy, South Belfast
  • Storytelling/Reminiscence with Fra Gunn
    RNIB NI South Belfast Group at Finaghy
  • Tai Chi with Ann Donnelly and Russell Matbouli
    Chest, Heart and Stroke Association Groups at Royal Hospital and Mater Hospital
  • Contemporary Dance with Sheena Kelly and Natasha Wilton
    Youth Dance Group, New Lodge Arts, North Belfast
  • Dance and Movement with Sheena Kelly
    Young Women’s Group at Divis Community Centre, Falls Road
  • Storytelling with Victoria Gleason
  • Mexican Dance and Culture with Zulma Rascon
    Older People in Care at Our Lady’s Hospital, Falls Road and Clifton Nursing Home, Carlisle Circus
  • Introduction to Hatha Yoga with Louise Mackey
    International Women’s Day Event for Highway to Health Women’s Groups from South Belfast Communities at Olympia Leisure Centre
  • Baby Dance/Dizzy Kids with Jennifer Jordan
    Woodvale Sure Start, An Munia Tober

For further information contact Daniela Balmaverde
028 9024 2338   outreach@crescentarts.org