Saucepan Pony!

A small child on a rocking horse.

Join Emerald Ant and the Saucepan Ponies in a dreamy discovery of what ‘home’ means to each of us. Drop in to a creative exploratory day and tell us what special item from home you would take on an adventure or share what makes a ‘home’ to you. Exploratory Days: Tuesday 4th and Thursday 6th of August … Read more

“I’ve not Laughed so much for Ages!”

Our new show, ‘The Big Flinger’ was well received at the High Angle Battery on Portland this weekend. Commissioned by B-side, it was brought to audiences by Comm. Butterworth and Gunners Hoskins and Piper. Children rose to their responsibilities within a deadly serious military drill, firing their teddies through the Flinger, performing as stretcher bearers, … Read more

The Big Flinger!

Next weekend, as part of the B-side Festival,  Emerald Ant’s special artillery troop will take occupation of the Verne High Angle Battery on Portland. We’ve been busy in the workshop building a massive cannon!  Bring your teddy along for military training, leading to a High Angle Adventure! A fun participatory theatre experience that all ages … Read more

Prehistoric Buffalo

This week at Nature Table we mixed soil and egg and painted like cavemen! These buffalo have been made with a wide variety of soils collected from Dorset, Devon and the Jurassic Coast. We are working with adults from the Pain Clinic in Poole. Download QR

Fish on the Beach

This week a small group of us went down to Moonfleet, Chesil Beach,  with our fish windsocks, took photos and had tea in the hotel. A marvellous ending to a wonderful intercultural project. Over the weekly sessions at Budmouth School we have been designing personal motifs for these fish. We are wishing all the Afghan … Read more

Art & Friendship – March 2025

Emerald Ant is running a ‘Wednesday Club’ at Budmouth School in Weymouth. At 2pm every Wednesday, British and Afghan teenage girls meet to create art and talk about their different cultures. This is the second of Emerald Ant’s clubs for Afghan girls, whose families are relocated to the UK on the ARAP scheme. It is … Read more