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Sam Jamil: Breaking barriers board member & artist
Breaking Barriers has played a key role in supporting the development of young artist, writer and accessibility consultant Sam Jamil, helping him grow from an emerging performer into a board member and a creative practitioner. Sam first met Breaking Barriers’ Artistic...
Celebrating tobi: music and performing artist
Tobi is a musician and performing artist based in Rochdale whose creative practice spans music, film and photography. He is currently preparing to release an upcoming EP featuring four tracks, which brings together multiple collaborators, including his fiancée,...
Iqra & LIam Bring ‘Desi United’ to richard street studios
Iqra and Liam first worked with Breaking Barriers on What About Me?, a project bringing together young creatives across film, photography, production and music to explore the thoughts, feelings and lived experiences of young people in Salford. We were pleased to welcome Iqra as Assistant Photographer and Liam as an Assistant Producer.
Holly Copping: My Experience as Assistant Producer on Stories We Tell: Rochdale
Hey! I’m Holly and I had the pleasure of being Assistant Producer on Stories We Tell: Rochdale as part of the Breaking Barriers young company. This experience was one that I would consider to be a highlight in my creative career so far and I feel very lucky to have...
Jade williams: Facilitating Crossing the line production
My name is Jade Williams, and I am the facilitator on the Breaking Barriers: Crossing The Line production. This is my second year being part of such an incredible project, and it feels fantastic to be back. Crossing The Line centres around a powerful 20-minute...
Performing in Crossing the Line
I’m Kamran Zahid, actor on ‘Crossing The Line’. We are currently 4 days into our November 2025 tour, having reached over 300 primary school students already, with another couple of hundred to go! It has been such a rewarding experience thus far; the...
Blind Side: Tameside Schools Tour
This past Tuesday 25th November marked White Ribbon Day, an initiative that launches 16 days of activism around the world, culminating on Human Rights Day on Wednesday 10th December. White Ribbon Day calls on men and boys to stand as allies in combatting Violence...
Meet Our Young Company – Stories We Tell: Rochdale
We’re excited to introduce the talented young creatives who will be shaping our next outdoor production, Stories We Tell: Rochdale. This new Young Company brings together five emerging artists aged 18–25 with a connection to Rochdale, providing them with a unique...
My Experience as a Young Assistant Producer
Working as an Assistant Producer on What About Me? has been an amazing experience and a real opportunity for personal and professional growth.When I first came across the opportunity, I didn’t know exactly what the project would look like and couldn’t picture how it...