Multi-disciplinary Creative Artist
"Iona has the unique ability to represent an organisations core values as if she had been there from its origins."
Amber Onat-Gregory
Co Artistic Director of Frozen Light
"Through her sense of humour and light hearted but organised way of working, Iona is able to develop wonderful relationships with audiences very quickly."
Natalya Martin
Director and Sensory Artist
​Hello, I'm Iona Fleur Sheppard!
I am a freelance creative artist who makes music for multi-sensory spaces and theatre for family and adult audiences. I am passionate about making exciting, engaging and accessible work and specialise in working with underrepresented groups in the community and people who experience the world in a sensory way.
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I originally trained at East 15 Acting School studying Acting and Community Theatre and spent many years performing as an Actor Musician, touring the UK and internationally. I have since worked extensively in sensory theatre as a Music Composer/Musical Director alongside making, producing and touring my own theatre show - Stories in the Dust.
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In my career I have been fortunate enough to have worked on some incredible projects with brilliant people, each catering for specific and diverse audiences.
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I firmly believe that every human being deserves the opportunity to access high quality artistic experiences wherever they are. Whether that's in a hospital bed, floating in a hydrotherapy pool or swinging in a sling in the sky - I believe stories can and should be told in the places that are best suited to its audience.
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