This
series of activities was added to the programme as a direct response to feedback from artists, parents and young people who expressed a desire
for creative workshops, particularly after the History
of Hair Show.
The host venue, Jubilee Library, were also keen to see the space
used creatively and attract diverse visitors, so the following
timetable of workshops and performances was devised to coincide with
the school spring
half-term break:
Ganeesh
Elephant (Storytelling, Crafts)
UnPacked
Theatre (Physical Theatre)
Express
Yourself! (Songwriting, Poetry and Rap)
Anansi
- Caribbean Folklore (Drama, Puppetry)
Banner
Making (Arts, Crafts)
Little
Wing - Queen of the Dragons (Storytelling, Crafts)
Creative and Life Writing
Story
Magic with Jane Grell (Storytelling, Poetry)
Anansi
and Multilingual Month (Performance)
Horrid
Henry (Storytelling with Sid Sloane)
Bridgetown
to Brighton Exposed (Artists' Talk)
The Workshop Programme developed organically and in response to specific requests. The workshops were an overwhelming success, with many of them heavily oversubscribed. Community groups were specifically targeted as priorities for the free places but details were also subsequently circulated to the wider public via schools and family-oriented organisations.
The Saturday Story Magic sessions with Jane Grell in
particular were immensely popular and attracted
many more visitors than there was space for. Parents and children
alike enjoyed the sessions and many of them expressed
a desire for similar events in the future. This feedback led to the
additional booking of popular children’s
TV presenter Sid Sloane from Cbeebies to re-enact
Horrid Henry stories in another highly successful Saturday morning storytelling
session at Jubilee Library attended by over 80 young children
and their parents.
Half-term Workshop Photos by Stella East and Jenni Lewin-Turner.
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