Groove

a young child stands looking intently at a performer in orange who returns her gaze. behind them are swirling circles of projected light

Developed in 2020 in creative consultation with the pupils and staff of St Michael’s School, Baldoyle and St Catherine’s School, Greystones Groove is touring schools connected to the Network For Extraordinary Audiences in late spring 2021.

Theatre and drama can be so accessible for children with additional needs when done the right way. And this show epitomises how.

Principal, St Michael’s School.

Our students have never had the experience of such a wonderful, engaging and multi-sensory approach to drama by performers who are so tuned in to their audience. Our staff members were intrigued by how our most complex students responded to the singing and the video projections in the tent. Some of our students enjoyed it so much, they were asking (and some begging!) to go back for a second show.

Principal, Sandymount School

a young child stands looking intently at a performer in orange who returns her gaze. behind them are swirling circles of projected light

a performer stands in the darkness lit by geometric images projected onto him

a young girl holds her hands in the air and the performer she is interacting with mirrors her movement. there are pink and purple swirls of projected light behind them

a young person holds hands with her teacher whilst a performer sings to her

a performer in orange sits on the floor looking at a pupil and the pupil's adult companion. the space is full of projections of red dots on a purple background

close up of a boy in a cap intently watching a wall full of circles of white light projections

GROOVE 2023

rehearsal residency in St Catherine’s School, Newcastle

13-15 March

St Vincent’s Special School, Dublin in partnership with Draiocht

22-24 March

Little Angels Special School, Letterkenny in partnership with An Grianán

18-19 April

St Cecilia’s Special School, Sligo in partnership with Hawk’s Well