BIG STATE THEATRE PROJECT CV
Big State has been devising and touring new theatre since 1996 and also work extensively with young people in theatre and video. Big State is the company in residence at The Arc Theatre, Trowbridge.Rural Arts Wiltshire. March 2005. Theatre workshop in Prison.
Pegasus Theatre, Oxford. Feb-July 2005. Devise and Film Monologues with the Pegasus Youth Theatre.
Babel Festival, Bath Festivals Trust. Feb-March 2005. Create a film and spoken word based installation with a disability group, with Kathy Hinde
British Council, Cairo. Jan 2005. Develop a film with Egyptian Teenagers.
Babel Festival, Bath Festival Trust. December 2004. Role play and Film workshop for Wansdyke School.
Peepolykus Theatre Company. November 2004. Filming of All In The Timing.
St Laurence School, Bradford-on-Avon. November 2004. Theatre workshop for Drama Club on Animal Farm.
Natural Theatre Company, Bath. November 2004. Team Building Workshop for company members.
Bath Film Festival. October 2004. Film Making Workshop with Suited and Booted.
Activity Zone, Devizes. August 2004. Film workshops with Autistic Group.
Ucheldre Centre, Holyhead. August 2004. Pop Video Workshops.
Aylesbury Civic Centre. August 2004. Film Making Workshops.
Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells. August 2004. Co-direct a Youth Theatre piece with Peepolykus.
Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon. July 2004. Pop Video workshops.
SPLASH, The Pound Arts Centre, Corsham. July 2004. Film Workshops for young people.
WOMAD, Reading. July 2004. Film workshops at WOMAD Festival.
National Rural Touring Forum, Chippenham. July 2004. Company in residence at the NRTF conference running workshops and performances.
Gardens Alive for Corsham Festival, Corsham. June 2004. Develop and perform a comedy tour of the Gardens of Corsham.
Theatre Royal, Bath. June 2004. Odd Bods theatre workshop for 7-9 year olds.
Drama Teachers of Wiltshire, Trowbridge. May 2004. Workshop for local teachers to develop devising and impro skills.
Bath Festivals Trust, Bath. May-June 2004. Devise street performance with Theatre Royal Youth Theatre for Final night of Bath Festival, with Kathy Hinde.
St Philips After School Club, Bath. June 2004. Devise and film short film with 5-7 year olds based on Victorian Memories.
Arc Theatre, Trowbridge. May-June 2004. Develop Sparking Out piece of visual theatre with young people in collaboration with Platform 4.
Bath Festivals Trust, Bath. 2004 Document and Evaluate the Creative Factory Project 2004.
First Light Initiative, Easton Community Centre, Bristol. Feb- April 2004 Develop and film the sequel Black Tiger II - The return of the crew in association with Exploding Pictures.
Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford on Avon Jan-July 2004 Document the Special Schools Music festival.
British Council, Cairo. Jan 2004 Develop a film with Egyptian Teenagers around the theme of Identity.
Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford on Avon. 2004-2005 Run video workshops with young people with special needs and document the Making Waves project at the Wiltshire Music Centre and throughout Wiltshire.
Pegasus Theatre, Oxford. Nov-Dec 2003 Co-direct a devised piece of theatre by the Oxford Youth Theatre, with Peepolykus.
Kennet District Council, Salisbury. Nov 2003 Run a workshop and speak at a Community Arts Training Course.
Manna, Wiltshire. Nov-Dec 2003 Make a promotional film for their work.
Bath Film Festival, Bath. Oct 2003 Devise and film a short film with young people, in association with Suited and Booted.
Arc Theatre, Trowbridge. Sept 2003 - Set up and run the Trowbridge Film Society.
Arc Theatre, Trowbridge. Sept 2003 Devise mask piece for Sparking Out Project with Trading Faces
Pound Arts Centre, Corsham. August 2003 Facilitate Pop Video Workshops.
Activity Zone, Queensway Centre, Devizes. August 2003 Facilitate Video workshops with young people with autism.
Peepolykus Theatre Company, Edinburgh. August 2003 Video their show Mindbender.
Aylesbury District Council, Aylesbury. August 2003 Facilitate Video workshops at The Civic Centre
Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon. August 2003 .Facilitate Pop Video Workshops.
WOMAD Festival, Reading. July 2003 Facilitate Video workshops for young people at the featival.
Connexions West of England, Bristol. July 2003 Facilitate Pop Video workshops in Radstock, Yate and Bristol.
Arc Theatre, Trowbridge. June 2003 Devise a Street Theatre piece with the Arc Youth Company.
Bath Fringe Festival, Bath. June 2003 Develop and perform a pub-theatre piece.
Aylesbury District Council, Aylesbury. Feb 2003 Facilitate Video workshops at Quarrendon Upper School.
Trowbridge College, Trowbridge. Feb 2003 Devise a Street Theatre piece with BTEC students.
First Light Initiative and BS5 Youth Partnership, Bristol. Feb 2003 Devising and filming a short film Black Tiger. (Winner of Best Fiction/Drama – First Light Awards)
Witshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon. Jan-June 2003 Documentation and evaluation of Special Schools Music project.
Statement Media Arts, Bath. Dec 2002 Series of Drama workshops with young deaf people.
British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, Bristol. Nov 2003 Devise and record scenes for radio based on Civil Rights movement.
WOMAD Foundation, Bath. Oct 2002 Editing of short promotional film.
Suited and Booted, First Light October 2002 Directing and acting in short film with young people.
Arc Senior Youth Theatre, Arc Theatre, Trowbridge. September 2002-present Directing the youth theatre to develop a piece of devised theatre.
Activity Zone, Queensway Centre, Devizes. August 2002 Film workshop with Autistic young people.
Wiltshire Music Centre, August 2002 Making Pop Promo Videos with young people.
Connexions, Bristol, August 2002 Making Pop Promo Videos with young people @ The Watershed.
Aylesbury Vale District Council, August 2002 Making Pop Promo Videos with young people.
Mentoring Plus, Bath, July 2002 Developing a short video with excluded young people.
Peepolykus Theatre Company, Taunton. May 2002 Film their show Rhinoceros.
Bath & N.E.Somerset Council & Herschel Museum, Bath, September 2001- July 2002 Developing an educational drama and video piece with Haysfield School.
First Light Initiative, D.V @ Tribes , August 2001 Directing of two short films with Suited and Booted.
Spin Art, Spinners Youth Club, Trowbridge, March 2002 Script development and direction of a short film with Suited and Booted.
Whizz-kidz multi media show, Malmesbury, Jan 2002 – July 2002 Directing a multi media performance with Malmesbury Leisure Project for disabled young people.
Moonraking Project, Wiltshire, June 2002 Video documentation and evaluation of a music project for adults with special needs.
Bath Festivals Trust, Creative Factory, June 2001-present Evaluation and Documentation film for Creative Factory project throughout B.A.N.E.S. and Wiltshire with Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Arc Junior Youth Theatre, Arc Theatre, Trowbridge, September 2001- 2002 Directing of the youth theatre.
Corsham Youth Theatre, Pound Arts Centre, Corsham, September 1998-present Directing of four youth theatre groups.
Bath at Work Museum, Bath, October 1996- 1999 Development of educational drama project at the museum.
Theatre Tours:
The Fire Starter, Developed-2003, British Tour-2004
Sixteen Types of Happiness, British Tour-2003
Hitting Dennis, British Tour-2000
Spaghetti Weston-Super-Mare, British Tour-1999
Walk This Way, Developed-1998
Gone West, British Tour-1997
Gone West, Eastern European Tour-1996
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