Growing Branches, Spreading Roots

Woodlands Community is a Development Trust, a charitable organisation that aims to improve the Woodlands area of Glasgow and the lives of local people. We achieve this through community-led activity and partnership with both local and national organisations.Our aim is to be a force for positive, community-led change in Woodlands.We want to achieve lasting benefits for the area and the people who live, work or study here:- Helping local residents and businesses to improve the Woodlands area- Promoting the health and wellbeing of local people- Promoting learning and education within the community- Encouraging artistic and cultural activity in Woodlands- Protecting and developing Woodlands’ natural and built environment

Woodlands Community

Taking time. Taking time to open our senses. Taking time to be with our surrounds.

Queen's Crescent Garden 

In this one-hour movement workshop we&#x27;ll explore how our natural environment can be a source of nourishment and support and open pathways to dialogues between trees and ourselves. Penny has been exploring how we use embodied and felt practices to be WITH, blurring lines between clearly defined terms of &#x27;plant&#x27; and &#x27;human&#x27; to embrace a closer and authentic ecological relationship to our world. Practice originally developed as part of Vanessa Grasse&#x27;s remote working group &#x27;Mesh&#x27; and &#x27;The Land We Are&#x27;, supported by Arts Council England. Find further information <a href="https://vanessagrasse.wordpress.com/projects-2/the-land-we-are/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>. This class will meet in the Queen&#x27;s Crescent Garden which is located across from the entrance to the Woodlands Community Garden. On the 19th and 20th of September Woodlands Community Garden is celebrating it&#x27;s 10 year anniversary with a wee event including local history tours, bike repairs, Climate Action activities, and local zines. This class is an excellent way to honour the deep and subtle way the community garden and all plants, trees and green spaces have offered us so much over these years, especially during this year of so much uncertainty. After the class come along and join in the fun! You can find all the details for the WO/CO celebration on our <a href="https://www.woodlandscommunity.org.uk/whatson" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">What&#x27;s On page.</a> Glasgow based dance artist, Penny Chivas has long been involved in movement and dance in Scotland. Penny co-founded @TheGlasgowJam and supported the development of the jam scene in Scotland for four years, as well as receiving funding from Creative Scotland to mentor jam facilitators under the “New Jammers” programme. She is also a founding member of ICEBERG. As a performer, she has worked with Vanessa Grasse (Mesh), Brian Hartley, Ian Spink, Scottish Opera and Julia McGhee amongst others which includes both British and international touring. Penny is a graduate of WAAPA and VCA (Australia), and has just completed her first year on the MEd course at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Additionally, as a facilitator she has taught in varying environments - from working in Iran, China, to dancing with Refuweegees, various inclusive practices - and welcomes to invitation to teach during our current times. Penny is currently working on a solo dance theatre project &#x27;Burnt Out&#x27; in response to the Australian Black Summer Fires of 2019-2020. https://penny-chivas.squarespace.com

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