Martin’s lifelong passion has been for working in the theatre, and supporting and developing young and vulnerable people. Since leaving university with a 2:1 degree in Drama and Theatre Studies in 2004, he has dedicated much of his life and career to the arts and education. At university he co-founded The Pantaloons theatre company, and toured nationally with them for over a decade, performing many classical roles, and co-writing various productions. He is still an associate artist of the company. Martin also co-founded the storytelling company Scandalmongers. He now dedicates much of his time to applying theatre to a community and education setting. For seven years Martin was director of youth theatres at Theatre Royal Margate, running weekly sessions with the groups, and writing, directing and producing annual productions. He also ran and directed different youth theatre groups for the Marlowe Theatre, directing and co-writing various productions for over 6 years. He works as a freelance theatre maker, director and workshop facilitator in schools and education settings around the county. He is currently in the early stages of setting up a new musical storytelling theatre company with musician Andy Mackintosh. Martin started working with Inspiration Creative in early 2019 and passionately believes in their work, vision and ethos. He is extremely excited about what the future holds!

Jodie is a London and Margate based choreographer, movement director, and teacher. She undertook her BA in Dance Performance at Middlesex university, receiving an upper second-class honour. Jodie continued her training at London Contemporary Dance school where she developed an interest in the breath to support movement, as well as improvisation for devising. Jodie went on to teach within the community and has extensive experience teaching SEND participants. Jodie is also mentor to dance facilitators at Step Into Dance (Royal Academy of Dance). Alongside this Jodie has self-produced, choreographed, and performed a tryptic of one woman shows across London and the South West, as well as performing with Gary Clarke, Parkour Dance and H2 Dance.
Jodie currently runs workshops and movement sessions for institutions and community groups across the UK. As a movement director Jodie draws on her professional choreographic and devising experience, as well as her work in community dance, to generate or facilitate movement for the actor. She is especially interested in the joy of movement, the potential for full-bodied expression, and inclusive practice. Over the past two years Jodie undertook the MA Movement: Directing and teaching part-time, while she continued to choreograph youth works for Step Into Dance (Royal Academy of Dance) with shows at Sadler’s Wells and Royal Festival Hall.

Hi I’m Lorna and I have the pleasure of being one of the Director’s of Inspiration Creative.

My day to day job is working as a Primary Care Manager for the NHS where one of my duties is to help the GP practices to develop and network with organisations within their local area. A very exciting and new project!.

Inspiration Creative is very close to my heart and I am really looking forward to new opportunities and ideas for offering such an incredible service to our community, that will most certainly enhance for the health and wellbeing of our community.

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