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Parent Stories & Resources

PiPA exists to create a performing arts sector where parents and carers are supported, included and celebrated.

We are currently working to build this library into 2026, so do keep checking back.
If you have a story to share, email paige@pipacampaign.com  – we would love to talk to you.

A parent and child sit together, with the child strumming a guitar, creating a warm atmosphere of music and bonding.

Useful Resources for Parents in the Performing Arts

23 Sep, 2025
A woman in an orange top smiles with fat dark haired baby on her shoulders.

Mothers in the Performing Arts – Cassie Raine in Conversation with Rakie Ayola, Kyla Frye and Nina Malone

08 Mar, 2023
Two adults and a child sit in a park with a pond in the background. The person on the left has a blonde buzzcut and wears a beige jumper, the child has pig tails and a denim dress, the person on the left has long brown hair and lots of tattoos on their arms.

Case Study – “Ultimately it is important that parents do not feel isolated.” Adura Onashile

18 Oct, 2020
A foot in a ballet shoe rests on a ballet bar by a window. The dancers hand is draped across their foot.

Case Study -‘Be unapologetic about your needs.’ – Choreographer Natasha Gilmore on parenting and working in the performing arts

18 Aug, 2020
A person breastfeeding a young baby wearing a headband.

Emmy the Great shares her diary of touring with a baby in tow – “At the end of the gig, my boobs fill up with milk. I check the time.”

20 Dec, 2019