Rosetta Life

01/06/2026

What if the people we often think of as needing support are actually the ones with the most to teach us?

Over the past year, I’ve had the privilege of being Artist in Residence at Darent Valley Hospital (DVH) running projects through Hope On Prescription and I am proud to announce I have been working alongside Rosetta Life to deliver creative dance and singing sessions as part of a larger national touring project: Learn from Us - a new dance theatre work, exploring the lessons and
laughter of life after brain injury.

It has been an honour to learn from such an inspiring organisation and to be part of creating beautiful, creative spaces within the hospital. I am looking forward to this incredible performance they have coming up!

On Wednesday 10th June at 7pm, Rosetta Life brings their powerful new dance theatre production, Learn From Us, to The Woodville Theatre, Gravesend.

Learn From Us is a moving and uplifting performance created with and performed by people living with brain injury. Through dance, storytelling and lived experience, the show explores resilience, identity, humour and the lessons that emerge when life takes an unexpected turn.

As one participant shares, "I am a better person." Another reflects, "I am stronger now."

If you've ever wondered how art can transform lives, challenge perceptions and create meaningful connection, I would highly recommend coming along.

Tickets Available from: https://www.woodville.co.uk/events/learn-from-us/

📍 The Woodville Theatre, Gravesend
📅 10th June
⏰ 7:00pm
🎭 Learn From Us

Come and experience a truly inspiring evening of dance, storytelling and humanity.

Learn more:
www.rosettalife.org
www.strokeodysseys.org

28/05/2026

Our new show Learn From Us is on tour! The next performance is at Woodville Hall Gravesend on 10th June

The show is devised with two people living with brain injury with the support of professional artists ChristiansenHead Maxwell and Magali Charrier.

It tells the story of how we recover from
trauma and what we can learn from
the journey using poetry, song, dance, animations and stand up comedy.

If you live in Kent or the Medway, Do catch it if you can!

Or check out the rest of the tour here:

https://rosettalife.org/current-projects/learn-from-us/

03/05/2026

17/03/2026

We are delighted to be part of the Arts for Impact Campaign to expand our reach across London for our performance programme for stroke and brain injury.

For one week only from 17 - 24 March every pound donated will be doubled to help us reach our target of £13500 and to raise funds to launch the first disabled led performance arts company for stroke and brain injury, Beyond the Odds.

Please do help us support people living with brain illness and injury by donating to our Arts for Impact Campaign.

Donate here:

https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS00000ApPmbYAF


Rosetta Life:
At the heart of our work is the belief that creativity offers us the imagination to dream new futures: arts and health programmes can find solutions for our health and social crises, offering friendship and community where there is isolation, hope where there is depression and anxiety, mobility, agency and voice and meaning where life seems without purpose.

Research: 2024 marked the end of Rosetta Life’s participation in SHAPER, (Scaling-up Health Arts Programmes: Implementation and Effectiveness Research). Critical Ethnographic and Implementation Science Research led by Dr Jean Harrington from Kings College London showed significant improvement in the cognitive health and the physical, psychological and social well-being of people who have experienced stroke, together with noteworthy improvement in emotional well-being, including enabling the experience of thriving through the medium of performance.

Find Out More > www.rosettalife.org

View our film exploring dance and performance for brain illness and injury here: https://vimeo.com/1174020083


Thank you for standing alongside with us and helping us change the future for people living with stroke and brain injury

21/11/2025

It has been great working with through November supporting their artist development programme through dance artists in health training and co-leading a conference designed to support coproduction of creative health in Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire.

10/11/2025

05/11/2025

Our creative artist creative health training course launches in December, booking now.

05/11/2025

05/11/2025

⭐ We are launching a short course for artists who are looking to develop their skills for working in health settings. The course takes place next month in London. Email us for more information [email protected]

01/11/2025

We are really pleased to be able to share 28 years experience of working in healthcare with artists wanting to grow their skills in order to work with people living with severe and life limiting illnesses

The Artists training for dance and performance arts in healthcare course is now online on the The Place website. It will be led by Lucinda Jarrett

The link for booking is here:

https://theplace.org.uk/events/odysseys-dance-performance-in-health-settings

This course will show people how to look for the health in our bodies and our lives even when the narratives of illness overwhelm us, and how to celebrate who we are through movement, song and performance.

The course is supported by workshops and practice from leading practitioners and informed by experiential learning through placements

If you have any questions or need more information do not hesitate to get in touch:
[email protected]

Looking forward to hearing from you and to dancing with you.

Join us at The Place, London over two weekends with a placement opportunity and supervision. Learn how to adapt your practice for specific health contexts