Why do we create? It’s human behaviour. Not a skill to be honed, but a way of connecting and growing
As a child I danced. Spinning, cartwheeling, singing and writing my way through my days.
Seeing good in everyone, wanting to connect and create.
Then I learnt to watch, when we’re bitten, we get shy.
We come into this world, full of wonder. Fascinated by our hands, how they move,
What we hear, the world around us. We seek connection and we laugh over 200 times a day!
Spontaneous, natural, we delight those around us. Our song, our dances, our paintings, our stories
Are all celebrated and shared and they bring people together.
And so we grow and something changes….“I didn’t know it had to be that way”
And we learn to fit in, step in time, blend and bend, learn who, what and how.
But don’t you want to shake it off? All the so called ‘rules’ and stuff..
Dance like no-one’s watching, sing your soul out, play to your own beat, paint the picture your way
Look honestly through your lens. What do you see? What makes you buzz? Take a spin, like us.
Look outward to this beautiful world that we are ever connected to.
Sit and think and feel and find that more authentic you.
Find your flow, your natural high…Does there always need to be a why?
How about starting with the what and how and as for when, how about now?
I’ve been watching for a long time and know that I was right all those years ago
To see the good, to want to connect and create. Wonder and delight really are great
And when we share it multiplied, like a murmur of starlings it beats and flies.
So my hope is when you leave this space, you take some inspiration to your own place
Stitch or paint, dance or sing, write or make, find your thing.
Carve out some time, do it every day, Take a leaf from the children, relearn how to play.
“But what if it’s no good?” chimes in a doubting voice.
You don’t have to listen, you do have a choice.
The magic is in the process of creating something new,
Don’t be judging if it’s good or bad if it brings joy to you.
And them and us and all between. It’s something new to be heard and seen
And felt in the connection here. Don’t listen to the doubt and fear.
It holds us back, it really does. Imagine a world without that fuss.
One where everyone creates, dances, sings and plays and makes.
Rachael Diop Feb 2026 - Unity Theatre
Making Waves Collective
Collaborative Creativity
We are a group of creatives who take our inspiration from the natural world and eachother to create immersive events where the creatives involved and those who join us can express themselves creatively.
Jayne Seddon - Artist
https://jayneseddonart.com/2018/03/31/revolutionary-nature/
Tamasine Siebold - Textile Artist
https://www.instagram.com/tamasine_seibold/
Dawneey Warren - Performer and Film maker
https://www.willfulmisfits.org/about-us
Ian Brown - Dancer, Actor, Artist
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1979138722161079
Ivonne Menge - Dancer, Actor
creative behaviour
is human behaviour
If music is an activity - something that we do - it shouldn’t be elitist;
a “one-way system of communication, running from composer to individual listener through the medium of performer”
Musicking C. Small
Many people in western culture feel they can’t sing or dance or paint, when these are activities inherent to human expression. Traditional performances can re-enforce these views by audiences listening and watching people who have spent many thousands of hours honing their talents. The audience has no opportunity to express or create, or interact in meaningful ways as all attention is on the performers.
“we consider performing arts as socio- cultural practices in which participants engage actively, rather than experience passively as an observer. We acknowledge that this definition is Western-centric. In some non-Western cultural practices, concepts of music and dance are inseparable”
‘Promoting wellbeing and health through active participation in music and dance: a systematic review’
Alexa Shepparda and Mary C. Broughton
In these interdisciplinary happenings, people can be part of the creation process adding to the composed music, pieces of art, movements in the dance and exploring their own creativity and expression.
First performance of Shifting Skies was at the Unity Theatre Scratch Night - Feb. 2026
Audience reviews:
A great group of artists and we would love to see their work develop and move onto the streets!
Totally loved the musos and dancers continue with this as the future looks very bright with great newly developed tones, which are very original to Shifting Skies.
Awesome collab! Uplifting, inspiring, community building, Liked when musician came over to dancers , sweet interaction. loved poem at the beginning. (inspiring for how Liverpool & the Unity theatre is a revolutionary collaborative haven)
I don’t think I have seen anything like this but I loved it.
Beautiful poem, music, and idea. The projection was great. Some beautiful moments in the dancing. I’m interested in the smaller, more subtle movement of the birds too. I love the idea of this being in public places , how can it be interactive to the audience? Drawing on the floor.
These events we are planning, offer opportunities to enrich the experience of all involved.
By taking inspiration from the natural world, all creatives and participants can bring their own ideas with no one art form or individual leading.
The performers will have creative input as well as the composer/choreographer, and the audience are able to express themselves freely in the shared space, adding their part to the collective creativity.
Connections are created as well as the art of the event.
Can this enhanced creative experience have more of an impact on those involved in that moment?
Will the effects have a positive impact on their lives and future creativity?
Can more connections be made?
By keeping words out of the equation, spoken language is no barrier…
Furthermore, the creativity doesn’t stop when the event ends. There will be resources created for workshops and other groups to help them create their own events in their own communities.