Welcome to Caste Away Arts
WOT Monologues – coming soon!
Jan 8th
Get ready for WOT Monologues! – a creative project which brings together women from diverse background and celebrates their unique voices. As with previous Women On Top projects it’s a collaboration between Caste Away Arts and Kairos WWT and it is our offerring for International Womens Week 2012.
As Women On Top launched last year for International Womens Week 2011, this project is a celebration to mark our progress.
You can come and see WOT Monologues on 8th March 2012 at Warwick University. Email info@casteawayarts.com for ticket information.
WOMEN on TOP of the HILLZ
Oct 2nd
Just as you thought Women on TOP was over for another year… TAKE THREE has already began with a BANG!. Hillz FM are collaborating with us which equals -Women on TOP of the Hillz! This pioneering project will take the art form of a radio play that will be broadcast over the second week in November which is indeed Peace Week!
Life in Peaces explores the theme of Peace and War through the experiences of Women. Women on Top will have the opportunity to work with Dj’s Kate Hills and Mandy Devit and learn about the world of radio and sound engineering in Radio Plays. We are going places and More >
Reena nominated to carry the Olympic Flame in the London 2012 Olympic
Sep 16th
Reena has been nominated to carry the Olympic Flame with Lloyds TSB in the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay.
Nominated by former Head Teacher Andy Summers in the arts and Culture Category
‘’Reena is an inspiration to many young people across the cultural and artistic world contributing at a West midland, a national and an international level with her infectious enthusiasm and constant work for her Arts initiative –Caste Away Arts. As its name implies, this theatrically based organisation has focussed on the global issues raised by Caste Discrimination and Reena has carried her positive international perspective through performance art and More >
The Challenge meet Release UK
Sep 11th
The Challenge (www.the-challenge.org) are a registered charity that work with young people- 15-16 year olds offering them opportunities to give back to communities like Release UK. A few months ago I met the wonderful buzzing team of young people from the challenge who faced with the ultimate challenge. To take on Release UK’s our creative enrichment learners. I know how difficult it has been getting Release UK out of their comfort zones. It’s taken me almost a year to get a noise about of them. The young people at The Challenge planned a session built around this. Dance was what they chose in order to More >
Jazzy B ‘Guns & Guts are Made for Jatts’???
Sep 9th
We just wanted to share with you about a discussion on Asian Network yesterday. Bhangra artist Jazzy B performed at London Mela on sunday, wearing a jacket that had this embroidered on the back – ‘Guns and Guts are Made for Jatts’. Asian Network were asking if it was right of him to wear this at the family event. Jazzy B was on the show defending himself. He says he is Sikh and doesn’t believe in caste but is proud to be jatt. (Confused??!) There were obviously people who totally opposed this but an alarming number of people phoning in to support him and More >
