A boy in red smiles as a girl in a top hat lifts rainbow fabric around herself beside him.

Polka Theatre2023

Creative Learning

The Production

A documentary photography shoot for Polka Theatre’s Creative Learning programme, capturing the theatre’s participatory work with children and families. The programme connects workshops, schools and community activity with Polka’s productions, using creative play to build confidence, wellbeing and access to theatre.

39 photographs in the curated edit

Commissioned by: Polka Theatre

Children crawl and move across a bright rehearsal room as adults guide the activity beneath Polka Theatre signage.

A facilitator in a blue Polka Theatre shirt sits smiling among children during a workshop discussion.

A child in a striped top stretches their arms wide in the foreground while other children and adults move on the studio floor behind.

Children hold small props or instruments while a facilitator addresses the group in the rehearsal space.

A young girl smiles up at a facilitator in a blue shirt during a close workshop exchange.

A seated boy leans his head on his hand among other children with raised arms and animated expressions.

A blond boy strikes a dramatic pose with one arm curved above his head and his mouth open.

Three girls stand together holding small objects as they appear to talk and listen during the session.

A facilitator laughs warmly while seated in a circle of children in the rehearsal room.

A group of children and adults stand in a wide circle beneath the Polka Theatre sign.

A girl in a pink and navy top claps while other children join the activity around her.

A child jumps with both arms raised as other children watch and react in the studio.

A young child in a red jumper draws at a pink table with coloured pens spread in the foreground.

Children throw bright translucent fabrics into the air, creating a large rainbow canopy across the room.

Two children reach upward as red, yellow, blue and green fabrics billow above them.

A smiling boy holds colourful fabric while another child’s face is hidden behind a bright orange scarf.

Two children sit on a mat playing with stuffed animals and puppet-like props.

Children play across a floor covered in colourful fabric while one child jumps in the centre of the studio.

A girl laughs while lying partly buried in layers of bright translucent fabric.

A boy in a red top sends a sheet of colourful fabric high into the air while others play nearby.

A girl wearing a black top hat holds a hula hoop and fabric during a playful costume moment.

A child in a top hat holds a microphone while an adult’s hand offers another microphone nearby.

Two children sit among colourful fabric with toy microphones, smiling and laughing together.

A boy in an orange top lifts a puppet and bright fabric while another child lies on a mat with legs raised.

A girl in a top hat peers through a hula hoop, her face partly veiled by orange fabric.

A girl sits on the floor among stuffed animals and gauzy fabric, concentrating on a small object in her hands.

Children gather around a pink table with craft materials, snacks and small props during the workshop.

A girl sits behind a mound of rainbow fabric, lifting a pale scarf near her face.

A girl kneels over a sheet of paper on a mat with a black top hat placed beside her.

Two boys sit side by side holding microphones in the bright rehearsal room.

A boy in an orange top and black hat smiles while holding a microphone, with workshop activity blurred behind him.

An adult kneels and presents puppet props to two girls standing close by.

A boy in red looks up at a tall column of rainbow fabric topped with a black hat.

A boy holds a microphone while facing a girl dressed in a top hat and layers of colourful fabric.

A girl in a red outfit raises a red translucent scarf with a composed expression in the rehearsal room.

A child holds a large bunny mask in front of their face against the bright studio background.

A smiling girl sits at a table colouring a bunny mask with pens.

A boy kneels beside a bin of stuffed animals, holding up a lion puppet while other children work behind him.

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