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A group shot of the whole Company and Creative Team showing about 70 people posing together on our stage with the red curtain behind.
Artist Development Programme 2023: UNmuted Credit : Credit: Fabrice Bourgelle
A group of young people are dancing together in a circle in the middle of the rehearsal space with Leona Lewis
Leona Lewis workshop 2023 Credit : Credit: David Monteith-Hodge
A Creative Futures workshop showing a young person shaking hands with someone over a table.
Creative Futures workshop
A photo taken backstage showing a group of young people all in colourful clothing posing towards the camera and smiling
Artist Development Programme 2023: UNmuted Credit : Credit: Fabrice Bourgelle
A group of young dancers on Hackney Empire's stage with one arm flung in the air as they move side to side.
Artist Development Programme 2022: A Direct Message Credit : Fabrice Bourgelle
A photo taken during rehearsals for our Artist Development Programme showing a young drummer playing on the drums wearing a blue jacket and smiling.
Artist Development Programme 2023: UNmuted Credit : Credit: Mark Senior
A photo taken from the back of the rehearsal space showing a group of young people in colourful t-shirts performing together.
Limitless 2019 Credit : Credit: Fabrice Bourgelle
A group of young musicians playing the saxophone, guitar and keyboard on Hackney Empire's stage
Artist Development Programme 2022: A Direct Message Credit : Credit: Fabrice Bourgelle
A rehearsal photo taken during our Artist Development Programme, showing young dancers moving with their right legs lifted and facing sideways.
Artist Development Programme 2023: UNmuted Credit : Credit: Mark Senior
A photo of the contestants in Alter Ego 2023 posing together backstage with the stage curtain behind them.
Alter Ego 2023 Credit : Credit: Fabrice Bourgelle

Creative Futures is designed to support and fuel young artists and creative entrepreneurs just like you.

If you’re aged 14 – 25, and want to develop skills in music, dance, acting, performing arts or creative entrepreneurship, there's a free Creative Futures project for you.

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Over the last 20 years, Creative Futures has worked with over 20,000 young people from across Hackney and East London.

Creative Futures was founded on the belief that culture and creativity can be a powerful force for making change. For two decades Hackney Empire has harnessed the power that art & culture has to engage young people and to:

  • Help them make new, positive connections
  • Influence the world around them
  • Provide them with the tools, skills, and pathways they need to develop as individuals, as artists, and as leaders

In June 2022, we published our Impact Report looking into 20 years of Creative Futures. Check it out below.

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As a registered charity, we depend on your support to keep us at the heart of our communities.

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