Paula Turner | Newcastle based Yoga Teacher, Dance Artist, Creative Ageing Pioneer and Participatory Arts Specialist.
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Paula Turner | Newcastle based Yoga Teacher, Dance Artist, Creative Ageing Pioneer and Participatory Arts Specialist.
Paula Turner | Newcastle based Yoga Teacher, Dance Artist, Creative Ageing Pioneer and Participatory Arts Specialist.

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Into the Dark - an experiential yoga workshop
Into the Dark - an experiential yoga workshop
YogaPaula Turner20 November 2016
Peaceful activism, a gentle possibility
Peaceful activism, a gentle possibility
Paula Turner11 November 2016
Workshop 6th November - Frivolous solicitude!
Workshop 6th November - Frivolous solicitude!

A playful and frivolously serious exploration of clothes and  character....

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Dance & PerformancePaula Turner31 October 2016
Politely Disruptive
Politely Disruptive

When people with the  budget say no to your creative impulses then sisters do it yourselves your own sweet way! 

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Creative AgeingPaula Turner28 September 2016
Yogamatters - A Life Affirming Yogic Dance Fusion
Yogamatters - A Life Affirming Yogic Dance Fusion
Dance & Performance, Creative AgeingPaula Turner16 August 2016
Yoga Workshop - With A Twist
Yoga Workshop - With A Twist
YogaEmma George5 June 2016
Apples of Eden
Apples of Eden

Dynamic dementia, an empowering and responsive approach

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Dynamic DementiaPaula Turner11 May 2016
My article"The art of lingering, loitering,meandering and mingling" features in - Ageing in Public.
My article"The art of lingering, loitering,meandering and mingling" features in - Ageing in Public.

Public Wisdom is an action research programme that explores productive connections and relationships between older people and the public realm .

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Creative Ageing, Participatory ArtsPaula Turner2 April 2016
 Does practicing the personal impact on policy?
Does practicing the personal impact on policy?

Our ethnography forms part of the AHRC's larger project that, ‘wants to advance the way that we think about the value of arts and cultural activities; their value to society and their value to the individuals who take part in them’.

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Creative Ageing, Participatory Arts, Dance & PerformancePaula Turner29 March 2016
Understanding the Value of Arts and Culture. Grand Gestures feature in new report
Understanding the Value of Arts and Culture. Grand Gestures feature in new report

This is claimed to be 'the most in-depth attempt yet to understand the difference made by arts and culture and  I am delighted that Grand Gestures are a  part of it with lots of references to our somatic ethnography with Dr. Trish Winter.

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Participatory Arts, Creative Ageing, Dance & PerformancePaula Turner17 March 2016
Turning Toward.....
Turning Toward.....

A celebration of place and people....

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Dance & Performance, Participatory Arts, Creative AgeingPaula Turner6 March 2016
Blossoming Elderflowers
Blossoming Elderflowers

I have had the very great joy of working with the "Elderflowers"  in Pegswood, Morpeth since September 2015. My role has been to introduce the group to a range of creative and reflective dance techniques, to encourage self expression and above all to enjoy time spent together....

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Creative Ageing, Dance & Performance, Participatory ArtsPaula Turner21 February 2016
"Sense " features in Participate
"Sense " features in Participate

“I loved the Grand Gestures Dance Collective performance at VITAL - it was a breath of fresh air. The piece stood out because it was quirky and original; the dancers had ownership of the choreography and performed it confidently” - Diane Amans.....

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Dance & Performance, Participatory Arts, Creative AgeingPaula Turner13 February 2016
The sensationalist art of sitting
The sensationalist art of sitting

Sitting on a radical edge ....sensing deeply, seeing clearly

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Dance & Performance, Creative Ageing, Participatory ArtsPaula Turner8 February 2016
Taking our seats - A Performance Symposium
Taking our seats - A Performance Symposium

An exploration of the art of sitting.Alongside Grand Gestures Dance Collective  and a cohort of other artists I will be enjoying the on going search for a comfortable seat...

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Dance & Performance, Creative AgeingPaula Turner4 February 2016
Lost Without It - The Arts Council
Lost Without It - The Arts Council

An alternative to instrumentalist approaches.....sense ...feel....be

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Participatory Arts, Creative AgeingEmma George21 January 2016
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