Pathways is an Outreach Applied Theatre Company that has been working within the department of Music, Media and Performance for the last 15 years. The team currently consists of three practitioners from each discipline offered on our Saturday School. Each team member is a University of Chester Graduate and now works professionally in the creative industry, offering the participants expertise and knowledge in our field of study. We pride ourselves on being a supportive, inclusive and friendly team and have a shared passion for supporting others on their creative journeys.
Holly roberts
Music workshop leader
Holly is a BA Popular Music Performance, and MA Arts Management, Practice and Policy (University of Manchester) graduate. Holly is a musician, primarily a singer and enjoys song writing. Holly’s music draws inspiration from surroundings and emotions. She finds music is an alternative means of communication where words cannot comprehend.
“Where words fail, music speaks”
– Hans Christian Anderson.
Aside from performing, Holly is interested in the therapy-side of the Arts industry and has worked alongside both young children, through instrumentation lessons and workshops, and with Alzheimer’s and Dementia sufferers. Holly connects with the innocence and vulnerability of both groups and feels a desire to alleviate any emotional pain by embracing every moment and become completely present.
Holly has been with Pathways for four years and has vast amounts of experience leading and facilitating creative workshops with a variety of ages and abilities.
Eli williams
Dance workshop leader
Eli is a dancer, choreographer, visiting lecturer, workshop coordinator and freelance dance artist based in North Wales and Cheshire. Eli trained at The University of Chester in contemporary dance where she gained her BA (Hons) and Masters Degrees in Dance. Alongside Eli’s work at the University of Chester, she also works for Jones the Dance, National Dance Company Wales, Theatre Clwyd and other schools and dance organisations through her freelance work as a teacher, facilitator, performer and engagement roles.
Eli’s teaching approaches aim to encourage the discovery of participants artistic identity and creative decision making on their journey to becoming creative artists. Eli’s classes focus on self discovery through authentic and expressive movement and improvisation as well as enhancing technical abilities and sensitivity to others.
Eli has been with Pathways for two years and has worked alongside Holly in delivering creative workshops and managing projects.
Megan Oberg
Drama Workshop Leader
Megan is an actor, teacher and facilitator who trained at the Birmingham Theatre School on the Acting course and then continued her acting training at the University of Chester graduating with a First Class BA Honours degree and a Masters Degree in Drama with Distinction. Megan has a strong passion for utilising the arts to demonstrate social change. She does this by using the medium of performance specifically based on true societal issues to spread awareness to audiences and to educate and inform them about topical issues through theatre or screen performances.
Megan has experience working with people of all ages where she has used performing arts to engage and empower young people, working on various theatre or screen based projects. She believes that the arts is a perfect tool to bring young people together and to help them continue through their everyday lives with confidence, ambition and feeling empowered.