Including Comedy, Performance, Light Tableaux, Film and Sound. Over four half days we will film and document our creations that will be shared with friends and family on a final day in the following week.
Join us for 4 half day workshops and a Celebration Sharing at the end of the programme.
The programme:
Mon, 16 Aug (10am – 12pm) – Performance
Explore comedic traditions from around the world with playful physical theatre drama games and improvisations.
Tue 17 Aug (10am – 12pm)– Light Tableaux
Experiment with light and shadow creating your own comedic characters and shadow puppets.
Wed 18 Aug (10am – 12pm) – Animation
Learn different techniques to animate humorous storylines from your own imagination.
Thu 19 Aug (10am – 12pm)– Sound
Create soundtracks for your films using a range of weird and wacky things through Foley recording approaches.
Thu 26 Aug (10am – 12pm) – Celebration Sharing
Invite your friends and family along to celebrate your achievements with refreshments, ‘try it out’ activities and a screening of the film of your work as a culmination of the programme.
This programme invites local family groups of 2 (a child and a Parent/Carer) from schools participating in our Schools Film Education programme Pic ‘n’ Mix 20/21. Families will be expected to commit to all sessions and as an extra thank you we’ll give you a Complimentary Cinema Ticket for Two!
About the Artist Facilitators
Josh-Susan Enright is an actor/writer working in theatre and film. They have performed across the UK in venues such as The Birmingham Rep and Bush Theatre with Outbox Theatre Company. They also believe the creative arts are essential for education.
Di Jones freelance career in community and celebratory arts has taken her the length and breadth of Britain designing and facilitating visual arts workshops, and making puppets, processional images, costumes and installations with schools and communities. Di’s more recent experiments have led her to deliver exciting workshops exploring light and shadows with puppetry and storytelling, often upcycling ‘waste’ everyday materials.
Wajid Yaseen is a Manchester-born, London-based artist whose work draws on an inter-disciplinary approach to develop sound-based works encompassing installations, live performances, acoustic music, graphic scores, and sound sculptures.
He has always been interested in sound since he was a child when he discovered he wanted the same hearing range as his neighbour’s dog. All of his work since has been about sound.
Ruth Sullivan is a Foley Artist who usually works in film and TV but also specialises in live theatre Foley. Recent favourite projects include Killing Eve, Bodyguard, The Death of Stalin and The Rubbish World of Dave Spud, which she manages to fit in whilst directing plays and performing in Opera Houses. She says: “Foley can be the greatest fun, creating noises for everything from volcanoes erupting to the sound of the sea. Plus you’re allowed to make a mess…”
For further information about this programme get in touch with tracy.barbe@richmix.org.uk.
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