Mission Statement
Acknowledging the past, while creating for the present and ensuring continuity for the future.
Breaking down cultural and stylistic barriers and working towards a new inclusive English identity through the delivery of:
- community events and participation
- education work at all levels
- skills training for individuals and groups
- professional development and touring
TAPS is dedicated to ensuring that:
- tradition does not only concern the past; we distinguish between continuity and stasis
- the evolutionary process of tradition is equal in importance to the material
- the participatory nature of the traditional arts makes them an appropriate vehicle for community and education work
- the traditional arts of England are shared with people from different cultural backgrounds as a key element of its inter-cultural work
TAPS aims:
- to promote and encourage creative skills, such as composition, arrangement, songwriting, choreography, drama writing and storytelling, within the traditional arts
- to encourage established practitioners of the traditional arts to share their skills with others
- to foster collaborations between traditional arts practitioners and those from other areas of the arts
- to place equal value on the contribution of all participants, regardless of professional status or cultural experience
- to work in a co-operative and supportive way, which enables all participants to take and retain ownership of the results