Personal essay about needing, finding and freeing space — “Ideas, representations or values which do not succeed in making their mark on space, and thus generating (or producing) an appropriate morphology, will lose all pith and become mere signs, resolve themselves into abstract descriptions, or mutate into fantasies.” — Henri Lefebvre. (1974/91). The Production of Space. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing…

WORDS NOT WALLS — 🙏🏼 CHOSEN FOR FURTHER DISTRIBUTION The mural displayed on the facade of DYSPLA founder Lennie Varvarides and Kazimir Bielecki's home was created by local Neurodivergent artist Shay Press. It is the first mural of its kind to be funded by Arts Council England in the Turkey Street Ward of the borough of Enfield, an area of high deprivation with little or no cultural activity. DYSPLA is an award-winning disability lead London-based arts organization, focusing on developing and producing the work of artists who identify as Neurodivergent.

Words, Not Walls — DYSPLA Founder, Lennie Varvarides speaks on why poetry is urgently needed in areas of high deprivation Before you begin reading this post, let me say that I am not an Education Specialist — but I am an expert on how society and schools fail people with Learning Differences through the work I do at DYSPLA. I identify as Working Class and my 7-year-old child attends a…

LIKE WHO? …I hear you ask…, well, like; Agatha Christie, F. Scott Fitzgerald, W. B. …

A monthly British round-up of opportunities and events for or by Neurodivergent people — The purpose of these monthly newsletters is to share the work of our wonderful Neurodivergent Creative community and to spread positive awareness about creative benefits to disability and difference. If you read this post and find it useful please share it with your network. DYSPLA CHAT: Free monthly online gatherings of like-minded Neurodivergent Creatives, hosted via Zoom on the first Sunday of the month.

A table read-through can save hours of editing and progress screenwriting careers — The process of, ‘making it up as we go,’ is technically known as “Live Writing’ in Theatre spaces —devising the script with actors and directors is normalised. …

Casting call for British actors — DYSPLA is a London-based arts organisation that specializes in developing the work of Neurdiverrgent Creatives. Since 2019, we have been supported by Arts Council England to run holistic writers' residences and produce industry Table Readings of our writer's first drafts. Every year we cast professional actors and hire filmmakers/directors for…

A monthly British round-up of opportunities and events for or by Neurodivergent people — DYSPLA is a London-based arts organisation specializing in developing Neurodivergent Storymakers. The purpose of these monthly newsletters is to share the work of our wonderful Neurodivergent Creative community and to spread positive awareness about disability and difference. This month's short post contains a mix of in-person & online events, funding…