Diverse City

What is Diverse City? JUSTICE OPTIMISM CREATIVITY COLLABORATION Diversity is central to our name, our art, and our values. We believe that theatre with its roots in diversity helps us imagine a fairer world, so that we can make one. The company collaborates on the development and touring of nationally significant work to create equal representation in the performing arts. Our flagship collaboration is with Cirque Bijou. Together we lead Extraordinary Bodies a company that creates bold, provocative new circus performance. Our mission is to fight for equality in every artistic arena, the boardroom, the audience, backstage and centre stage should all be truly representative, and we’re here to make that happen. We know that career pathways into the arts are only open to the few. This means, people from low socio-economic backgrounds, D/deaf and disabled people, and people from the global majority are all underrepresented in arts organisations, including ours. We want to change that. So, we particularly encourage applications from people from underrepresented groups. We are a National Portfolio Organisation (NPO), supported by Arts Council England. Alongside our artistic programme Connecting Communities is our three-year programme of work with diverse communities local to the venues where we are touring our artistic programme. Central to Connecting Communities is the Unexpected Leaders programme. This is about identifying potential in individuals, coaching them to expand their skills, helping them achieve their creative goals, and connecting them with local opportunities to lead. Unexpected Leaders already onboard provide vital leadership in the design and delivery of evaluation for Extraordinary Bodies’ shows.