MOMENTS OF WOW
Funded by WMCA, with additional support from Solihull Arts Society, Solihull CEPs newest project is working with 3 organisations to deliver various projects under the 'Moments Of Wow' programme.
The organisations are:
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Art At The Heart CIC
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Big Brum TIE
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Sampad
These projects will be providing opportunities to schools across Solihull until December 2024, and work across dance, theatre and visual arts.
We will also be working with researcher/evaluator We Are Frilly to capture the projects as case studies.
The Projects
The Seed Of Imagination
Delivered by Art At The Heart CIC
A giant seed pod is discovered on the school grounds. Where has it come from? What does it signify? What is it? What does it mean for us?
What follows is a journey of learning through visual arts, which will guide students through a series of mini explorations with a gentle focus on using imagination for sustainability.
The schools taking part in this project are Coppice Academy, Peterbrook Primary School & St Margarets C of E Primary School.
This project will culminate in a gallery exhibition at The Core Theatre Courtyard Gallery, 5th December 2024 - 4th January 2025.
Hansel and Gretel
Delivered by Big Brum TIE
Big Brum are taking their newest theatre show ‘Hansel and Gretel’ to 15 primary schools in North Solihull. The famous Grimm Brothers story about austerity, abandonment and finding home will be experienced by every child in every school.
Then, working alongside teachers and students in each of the schools, artists will develop the children’s thoughts and ideas using a range of art forms. For example, a music score to accompany the story; a dance for Hansel and Gretel, showing their feelings about what the parents did; artwork based around the moments that stick in the children’s minds, and so much more!
This project is also offering teachers the opportunity to take part in a CPD programme, which will connect them further into the process and offer a felt relationship to the children's experience.
A Flashmob in Your School!
Delivered by Sampad
Would you like to surprise the other children/ young people and teachers/ or parents in your school with an ‘impromptu’ flashmob Bollywood or Bhangra dance performance in the playground or school hall? Do your young people like a challenge? Do you have a class or year group who would thrive on learning a simple but effective dance and joining in when they hear the music cue? Then this is the WOW moment for you!
Sampad are offering 10 secondary schools in Solihull the opportunity to learn and perform a South Asian Dance style as part of an exciting flashmob. This is a quick and easy intervention, over 1-2 days, with flexibility to work to schools individual timetables.
Schools taking part include Arden Academy, Lyndon School, and John Henry Newman Catholic College.
Funded by
With additional support from Solihull Arts Society in the creation of the 'Moments of Wow' project film.
