Hilary Hughes

Hilary Hughes (1949–2021) was an outdoor and participatory arts performer, theatre director and lantern maker based in Stoke-on-Trent, where she founded the long-running cultural organisation ''B arts''. Her work involved many performances across the city and beyond, from large-scale outdoor arts events, lantern festivals, giant puppets to small-scale intimate projects involving only few people. Her work has had a big influence on the development of socially engaged arts in the region, as well as across Europe. Her work received support and funding from Arts Council England, the Baring Foundation and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, amongst others. Provided by Wikipedia