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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...
JOB OPPORTUNITY – Freelance Marketing & Communications Manager
We have some exciting news - we are hiring! Breaking Barriers Rochdale is looking for a creative, strategic and versatile Freelance Marketing and Communications Manager to help us share our work with wider audiences and to amplify our voice and impact. You’ll be...
Babs Smith 5 questions on Practice and the Living Report
Q: Tell us about yourself and your practise? I am a multidisciplinary artist focused on integrating augmented reality (AR) into my work, particularly within the context of environment and climate change. My artistic practice combines visual aesthetics and...
Elevation blog post
My name is Alapelode Oluwatobi and I was the Assistant Director for Elevation 2025. My role was both practical and deeply human. It began each day an hour earlier than everyone else, when I would set out the chairs that welcomed our guests. Those quiet moments of...
Student placement: Breaking Barriers – Rochdale’s hidden gem
As we roll around to that time of year where year 11’s have finished their exams and been granted early freedom, year 10s, like myself, are sent away for a week for work experience. Whilst most students go and work with their parents and some find themselves stuck in...