Entelechy Arts’ 21st Century Tea Dance originated in 1998 with a group of elders based at Time and Talents Community centre called The Twilight Strollers. Facilitated by theatre artist Pam Martin, they developed a weekly session…

In March this year, Entelechy Arts held a series of artist network meetings, which brought together associate artists across all programmes. Afterwards, artist Weiyee Chung wrote this stream of consciousness blog remembering 20 years with Entelechy Arts as an artist…

Associate Artist Weiyee Cheung shares her spontaneous thoughts via email, about her experience of taking part for the first time, in our most recent Ambient Jam Collective improvisation on Zoom…

As I laid in bed with a pulled muscle, kicking myself because I should have known better, I felt propelled to write down my thoughts about a subject I have been on my soapbox about for over a decade: Recognising in myself that even knowing all this stuff around self-care, I choose at times to press the override button and ignore my very own advice!

“There is a question we are entitled to ask in front of any aesthetic production: Does this work permit me to enter dialogue? Could I exist, and how, in the space it defines?”

During my 17 years of working in Ambient Jam, I have grown, often imperceptibly, in lots of important life principles. In my current role as lead artist for the Friday Ambient Jam 1 improvisation events, I oversee the health and safety and practical hosting of each session, as well being part of an improvisation team of dancers and musicians…

I’m a musician, artist and contributor to the Ambient Jam team. For the last few years, I’ve been working in a care home in Ladywell, south-east London. Simon and Doreen who work at the care home write poetry and shake maracas with us on a regular basis. Other members of staff, family and friends haphazardly join us to dance, share stories and sing with the residents…