Jodie rehearsing. She is standing in a low ceiling room, yellow and pistachio green curtains behind her. She wears a white t-shirt with all caps orange letters on it that read: "Council house raised". She holds a white sheet of paper with one hand, on which can be seen the words: "FUCK THE FUCKING FUCKERS". Her other hand is raised up in the air in protest and her faces suggests shouting.

Building a culture of care in circus with Jodie Cole

Earlier this year, we were recruiting for a Jerwood Creative Fellow. Jodie has now jumped on board the Extraordinary Bodies ship and we’re so happy to welcome her to the team. We made a short video (captioned and audio described) for you to meet her. In it, Jodie talks about her inclusive practice, why she is driven by the idea of a culture of care and what she thinks of our show in-the-making “Human” (stay tuned). She also tells us about a funny random thing that happened to her in the past, which is a guaranteed giggle. Watch the video below for sneak peek into Jodie’s world:

Extraordinary Bodies is proud to be one of 50 organisations taking part in Jerwood‘s creative bursaries programme. The project will develop job opportunities for outstanding artists, curators, producers and creatives from low socio-economic backgrounds. Click here to find out more about the Jerwood Bursaries programme.

An image of "The Care Manifesto" book - light-red cover with a large white rectangle on it. The title is in the rectangle, in strong black straight letters. "The Care Collective The Politics of Interdependence".

Click here if you’re looking for the book Jodie mentioned about the concept of culture of care.

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