Thank You to The Foyle Foundation for Supporting Spotlight
We want to say a big thank you to The Foyle Foundation for believing in young people, creativity and circus.
We’re absolutely delighted to share that we’ve received funding from The Foyle Foundation to continue developing Spotlight, our youth circus performance troupe. This support means so much and allows us to build on what we’ve started, giving young people more opportunities to grow, learn and shine.
With this funding we’re bringing in professional artists, performers and people working across the creative industries to share their skills and experiences with our Spotlight group. They’re helping our young performers build their circus and aerial skills, explore their creativity and gain a better understanding of how to pursue a career in the arts.
This funding means Spotlight can train weekly and we’ve been supporting our young Spotlight volunteers as they teach and perform at local events. We also had the fantastic opportunity to take Spotlight to the Lowry to see Upswing, a visiting professional circus company. As part of that experience Upswing came to Skylight and ran a brilliant workshop for the group. Opportunities like this simply wouldn’t be possible without the support of The Foyle Foundation.
Looking ahead, we’re planning a full programme for late summer and autumn, with workshops, training, creative projects and performances.
A heartfelt thank you to The Foyle Foundation for believing in the next generation of circus artists. Your support is helping us nurture young talent and create meaningful pathways into the creative world.
Keep an eye out for what’s coming next, we’ve got lots in the pipeline and we can’t wait to share it with you
Upswing Workshop June 2025
