What We Deliver
Levelling Up works directly with productions, institutions, and organisations to deliver structured training and support that integrates into existing production processes, ensuring teams are prepared and supported within live environments.
Development Training
Focused programmes designed to build foundational knowledge and confidence in working with textured hair within professional environments.
Workshops and Practical Sessions
Hands-on training that allows participants to apply techniques in real time, working with models and production-based scenarios.
Consultancy and Advisory Support
Guidance for productions and organisations to ensure teams are properly prepared, workflows are effective, and inclusive practices are embedded from the outset.
Bespoke Training Programmes
Tailored training designed around the specific needs of a production, institution, or team, ensuring relevance to the demands of each environment.
Training in textured hair has historically been inconsistent across the performing arts, with many professionals entering the industry without the skills or confidence required to work across all hair types, not due to a lack of ability, but a lack of access to proper training. For performers, this can result in discomfort, reduced confidence, and in some cases the need to manage their own care within professional environments, while for hair and makeup professionals it creates pressure to deliver without being properly trained or supported. Levelling Up exists to address this gap through structured, practical education that supports both performers and professionals.
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Who It’s For & Impact
Levelling Up works with hair and makeup professionals, production teams, theatres and institutions, as well as schools, training environments, and both early-career and established practitioners. Each group benefits differently, but the outcome remains consistent: better preparation, greater confidence, and improved professional standards.
Our work has supported professionals across leading productions and institutions within theatre and performance. Participants consistently report increased confidence and improved practice, with training designed to be hands-on from the outset, including working with models and real scenarios supported by facilitator-led guidance.
Many go on to implement changes in their workflow, from consulting with performers in advance to applying textured hair techniques in practice and continuing to develop their skills beyond the sessions.
