Since 2012 Darren has been working alongside his brother in law Rob Starr to realise the dream of creating a new cultural centre on the Hove seafront as part of the redevelopment of the King Alfred leisure centre. In autumn 2018 we will be moving into the next stage of the project and taking our design into Planning and Public Consultation. Watch this space for more details as they unfold.

The Giufà Project is a collaboration between artists, young people and creative organisations across Europe to explore the theme of migration in the context of the mass movements of people taking place across the planet right now and to deliver new creative work in response. It has been born from The Complete Freedom of Truth (TCFT), a youth programme created by Opera Circus which delivers cultural exchanges, residencies, skills development and leadership to a growing network of young people across Europe and has been commissioned by Glyndebourne as part of the company’s ongoing work to introduce opera to a wider audience. Darren is one of the project leaders and is responsible for company wellbeing and partner development.