‘Productions’
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We have put together
many shows at folk festivals, community events and in schools.
This involves the children making all the costumes
and props, and contributing to writing the story/chants/songs/dances…etc..
which they then enact for an audience. Here are just a few examples:- |
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'The Last Tree in the Rainforest’ (on several different
occasions) - an environmentally based story about the disturbance
of native inhabitants and  wildlife
caused by logging operations.
Together we made: Lots of trees and plants, a huge bulldozer (3 child
size), chainsaws, axes, Native costumes, mammal and bird costumes,
Costumes for the
loggers etc…Lots of dialogue, two songs and some chants written, plus dances.
Followed by a performance for parents.
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 ‘The
Chinese New Year’ the story of why Chinese years are
called after animals.
We made a Chinese Dragon that had 18 children under the costume.
The kids then
made all the other animals plus costumes and props ….eg the Silver River,
Chinese houses etc.. and a ’Chinese’ percussion band. Then they
all did a show for a large audience of adults. |
| Making a Dragon |
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| ‘Space……It’s
Weird Out There’ Dave worked with the whole of a junior
school (270 children!) over five days…half a year group for
half a day each, making Spaceships, Alien spacecraft, Mission Control/robots/aliens/masks/banners/costumes/rag
figures/junk instruments etc.. then put it all together as a show
(just over one hour rehearsal time for everyone together!) Then
a show for 200+ parents on the Friday afternoon |
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Spaceship
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‘Greeks and Romans’ Dave
worked with all of a large primary school, over several days, to
make Greek and Roman armour/helmets/weapons/period instruments (Sistrums
and Cornu)/costume/Greek actors masks etc… culminating in a
huge village procession and carnival. |
| Romans - click
for larger image |
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Europe’
Workshops with a large number of children to celebrate Britains place in Europe.
Over several days they made costume representing all the various countries in
Europe, and also European food…so we had giant Salamis, pints of Guinness,
large cheeses of various sorts, big wine bottles etc. We also taught them some
simple European
songs and dances.
The workshops culminated in a colourful procession and a show on the main arena
stage
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‘English Civil War’
Working with most of a school to make Civil War costume/hats/ muskets/bandoliers/pistols
and swords/jerkins etc…followed by a large procession and carnival.
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‘The Big Three Os’
To celebrate the thirtieth Towersey Village Festival we worked
with the children to produce costume and props of things that
are normally associated with THREE,
so we had Three Blind Mice, Three Bears, Three Coins in a Fountain, Three Old
Ladies Locked in a Lavatory!….etc, plus a lot of different decorative
ZEROES… we than did a show on the Arena, for an audience of hundreds,
with the threes and noughts representing thirty.
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‘Victorian Times’ as ‘Earthworks’ - now in our
eighth year of working with a particular school. We have produced
a series of different shows based on their Victorian studies . We
teach them a range of songs and social dances from the period, with
lots of ‘action’ and mime/drama work, allowing plenty
of input from the children.
We also teach traditional dances that were being performed at the
time…including
Border Morris, Longsword, Garland Dances and Cotswold Morris.
With further guidance from us the children and teachers have worked on what we
have taught them to produce a series of wonderful shows for their parents and
Governors.
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Plus many other productions
over the years…including All at Sea, Folk Tales of the World,
The Wheel, Dungeons and Dragons, John Barleycorn etc. Tell us what you need
and we’ll do it! 
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