It's salamanda tandem's 21st anniversary year!

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We're a group of experienced artists and producers who work within a set of core principles that underpin the delivery and engagement process of participatory performance art. These values have driven us since our inception in 1989.

Currently we are running PROJECT 20 - a 2 year program of debate, 12 Provocations, published material and practice led projects that raise ethical and aesthetic questions about quality in participatory or socially engaged arts work with people. The project will be toured throughout the East Midlands region - and we will be drawing upon many experienced artists and academics from the region and beyond who will be making contributions. We are working closely with EMPAF as part of the project and have set up a Project 20 group and are running forum topics on this web site for contributions and debate. We also have blog: www.salamandatandem.wordpress.com  where we are conducting a series of ongoing 12 Provocations. The current provocation is on 'authenticity'

Project 20 was launched at the EMPAF conference in October 2009, and so far we have led seminars at; The Curve Leicester with our partners Foundation of Community Dance (FCD) and Miranda Tuffnell on 'dance and Ethics', at the Lincoln Centre for performing arts with Kayla Doughan Bowtell on the 'dancers journey into participation' and 'therapeutic dance', and at New Art Exchange in Nottingham with NORSACA for parents on interactive play with children on the autistic spectrum. We've also run a seminar and training events at Rufford Crafts Center on 'inclusive practice' for visual artists, at Nottingham Contemporary, were the course leader on the Dance and Disabled People Residential Courses run by FCD in 2010 and 2011 and Isabel Jones is the author of a new book that came out this autumn published by FCD. We want to widen the net to include others who are conversant with exemplary participatory practice and those who want to develop their ethical and aesthetic focus in participatory arts. Do get in touch or log onto our blog or here on the EMPAF site if you are interested in contributing.

This project is supported by Arts Council England through the National Lottery program, and Nottinghamshire County Council Arts Team.