Leicester is one of the most diverse and complex urban environments in the United Kingdom, a city of more than 70 languages, deep cultural heritage and persistent social challenges that hinder progress. Despite high levels of deprivation, health inequality, and social isolation, Leicester repeatedly demonstrates an extraordinary capacity for renewal. From industrial decline to cultural renaissance, from pandemic hardship to... Continue Reading →

ART MATTERS: Democracy Art and Freedom conversation with Actor David Harewood and Film/Theatre Director Jeremy Weller with Professor Lala Meredith Vula at De Montfort University Cultural eXchanges Festival 2022 ART MATTERS: Democracy Art and Freedom David Harewood MBE and the film and theatre director Jeremy Weller are discussing art democracy, freedom, and truth in these... Continue Reading →

Jeremy Weller, Morten Arnfred, Denmark, 2014  31 min.DK/Short fiction A story about the difficult love between two young people in the Danish province. Nicklas works as a bartender at a local nightclub and spends his spare time partying with friends, his wreck of a car and regular workout in the gym. On a late shift Katrine... Continue Reading →

They are the generation who have grown up under devolution. Now, nine teenagers from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales share their vision of the system that brought them up. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03bq9d0

ART MATTERS: Democracy Art and Freedom ‘In Conversation’ Cultural eXchanges is thrilled to be hosting actor David Harewood MBE and the film and theatre director Jeremy Weller.  David Harewood MBE is an actor, director, author, and activist. With a career spanning almost 35 years, David has performed on stage with some of the most prestigious... Continue Reading →

Jeremy on the set of an as yet “Untitled” feature film Project in Denmark for the DFI(Danish Film Institute). Jeremy was commissioned to do dramaturgical work on the story in September 2020.

A selection of Jeremy Weller’s performance and film work from the last few years. https://youtu.be/rGtH6tWGXAE Jeremy Weller has devoted his life to social action and investigation through performance. He is perhaps best known as the Artistic Director of the innovative and influential GrassMarket Project (GMP) theatre company. Weller’s vision integrates issues of social exclusion and... Continue Reading →

World Mental Health Day is celebrated every year on October 10th, aiming to promote mental health awareness, education and advocacy against social stigma. To mark this year’s theme of Suicide Prevention, Talk for Health collaborated with acclaimed theatre director Jeremy Weller to tell the real-life stories of Talk for Health graduates who have attempted or... Continue Reading →

Survivors available to speak candidly for Mental Health Awareness Day, to support a world-premiere performance built around their own real-life stories Mental Health Awareness Day, 10 October 2019: Suicide Prevention is the focus of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Day, and media can save lives by dismantling the mistaken belief that discussing suicide makes it... Continue Reading →

"Mad Hearts” is a two-day conference at Queen Mary University London which explores productive, radical, contemporary encounters between the arts and mental health, bringing together clinical, artistic and research perspectives that offer a reinterpretation of contemporary mental health science and practice. 17-18 May 2019 QMUL Mile End Campus, ArtsTwo £50 - 2 days / £30... Continue Reading →