Interact Youth Arts Festival 2014

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WORKSHOPS | FILMS | SPECIAL GUEST MASTERCLASSES | GIGS | PERFORMANCES www.interactyouth.com 1 www.millenniumforum.co.uk

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‘See the Arts from Both Sides Now’ – our chosen theme for this year’s InterAct Festival – conjures up two things in my mind. The first is listening to Joni Mitchell in a darkened bedroom at 14.

The second is more significant and reflective of the principles of InterAct though; put simply, it’s perspective.

City of Culture 2013 changed the way Derry-Londonderry is perceived, both locally and internationally.

In contrast to the Flag protests and unresolved Haass Talks in Belfast, City of Culture put forward a vision of Derry-Londonderry that not merely functioned - it dazzled.

InterAct was part of this shining vision and now, in 2014, we are part of its legacy. Now in our sixth consecutive year, we have not simply expanded our Festival… we’ve doubled it. Running for the first time ever for TWO WEEKS, the Youth Forum – our proactive teenage planning committee – have opted for a week at the beginning of the Summer and a week at the end of Summer.

“Side A” of our cassette tape concept Festival – running from the 28th of June to the 5th of July – includes activities for those

‘Born to Create’. Participants can create stories, create the news, create multi-media art, create fine art, create characters, create costumes, create photographs, and even create their own single.

“Side B” – running from the 23rd to the 30th of August – includes activities for those ‘Born to Perform’. Participants can perform as DJs, perform as street dancers, perform as writers, perform as actors, perform as drummers, perform as singers, and finally perform as a Rock Band. Open to young people of all backgrounds and abilities aged 12 to 21, we trust the Festival will attract InterActors old and new with its diverse array of FREE workshops, screenings and performances.

From any perspective, it’s an impressive line-up – one that would be impossible without our funders, partner venues, festival assistants and of course, the Millennium Forum & Youth Forum (THANK YOU). Whatever your outlook, we hope you’ll see the value of signing up, from any side…

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Thanks to: Our Youth Forum; Special Needs Assistants Jamie Rosborough and Katrina Archibald; staff at all venues; all Millennium Forum staff especially our Festival Assistant Emma Donnell; our funders and sponsors; and all others who have helped InterAct on its way to a fortnight of FREE activities!

Access We welcome bookings from youth of all backgrounds and capabilities. A Special Needs Assistant will be available throughout the Festival. Please let us know when booking if you require any assistance. All of the Festival Venues are fully accessible for wheelchair access.

Booking Events are open to young people aged 12-21 years. Advance booking is required for all events. Booking opens on Monday 9th June. Spaces are limited for all events so bookings will be taken on a first-come first-served basis. Early booking is strongly advised. Please note that full day workshops will involve a break for lunch (details are provided on booking & consent forms).

To make your booking for any of the FREE workshops, special guest events or films please Tel: 028 7127 2776 or book online at www.millenniumforum.co.uk. To book your ticket for the showcase event at the Millennium Forum on Saturday 30th August call Box Office on: 028 71264455 or book online at www.millenniumforum.co.uk.

Venue Information The Millennium Forum 3 Newmarket Street, Derry/Londonderry BT48 6EB T: 028 7126 4455

The Nerve Centre 7-8 Magazine Street, Derry/Londonderry BT48 6H T: 028 7126 0562

Greater Shantallow Community Arts ARC Centre Skeoge Skeoge Industrial Estate Derry / Londonderry BT48 8SE T: 028 7135 7443

Verbal Arts Centre

5-7 Artillery Street, Derry/ Londonderry BT48 6RG T: 028 7126 8027

Stable Lane and Mall Wall Bishop Street Within Derry / Londonderry Northern Ireland BT48 6PU T: 028 7126 6946

The Gasyard

Void Art

Lecky Road, Derry/ Londonderry BT48 6NP T: 028 7126 2812

Old City Factory Patrick St, Derry/Londonderry BT48 7EL T: 028 7130 8080

Playhouse Theatre

Eden Place Arts Centre Pilots Row Centre Rossville Street, Derry/Londonderry BT48 6LP T: 028 7126 9418

The Millennium Forum operates a Child Protection Policy.

Please note that InterAct reserves the right to make changes to the advertised programme at any time.

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CREATE STORIES FIGHTING WORDS WHEN:

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SAT 28 JUNE 2PM – 4PM VERBAL ARTS CENTRE VAC 12-21 FREE

Young people gain a greater understanding of how to structure and develop their own short story. Together the group will work with a creative writer and an illustrator to complete the task.

As the characters begin to emerge the illustrator will draw and inspire the group. At the end of the session the participants will all have completed a short story.

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CREATE THE NEWS REPORT ON INTERACT

WHEN: SAT 28 JUNE

10AM – 5PM WHERE: VERBAL ARTS CENTRE FACILITATOR: LEONA O’NEILL AGE: 14-21 ADM: FREE

Young people will get the chance to be journalists for the day, learning interview skills, news gathering techniques, writing skills, magazine design and make-up, mobile journalism and recording in the studio environment with Verbal Journalism tutor and Irish News Journalist Leona O’Neill.

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CREATE MULTIMEDIA ART IMAGINED WHEN:

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CREATE FINE ART THE MARINER’S DREAMTIME

MON 30 JUNE – WED 2 JULY 10.30AM – 3.30PM VOID ARTS GALLERY DARRAN MCGLYNN 12-21 FREE NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE NECESSARY

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THURS 3 – FRI 4 JULY 10.30AM – 3.30PM VOID ARTS GALLERY MHAIRI SUTHERLAND 14-21 FREE PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE / SERIOUS INTEREST IN ART DESIRABLE – I.E.: GSCE ART

Join facilitator Darran McGlynn and explore the haunting work of world famous digital artist Kelly Richardson.

Referencing Science Fiction, build surreal landscapes through use of 3D models, sculpture and painting to create your very own imagined landscapes!

Using Kelly Richardson’s breathtaking astronomical vistas as the starting point, facilitator Mhairi Sutherland will show participants how to create spectacular extraterrestrial panoramas with oil on canvas.

Brought to life through digital macro photography and presented as a series of large photographic prints, all pieces will be exhibited in the Millennium Forum.

This is a Fine Arts workshop for young people seriously interested in the Visual Arts. You will need to be able to demonstrate this interest in order to book a place for ‘The Mariner’s Dreamtime’.

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CREATE CHARACTERS FRA FEE MUSICAL THEATRE MASTERCLASS AND SHORT COURSE

CREATE COSTUMES

INTRODUCING THE COSPLAY COLLECTIVE WHEN: MON 30 JUNE FRI 4 JULY

11AM – 4PM

MON 25 – FRI 30 AUG

11AM – 4PM WHERE: TBA FACILITATOR: HELEN QUIGLEY AGE: 12-21 ADM: FREE

Kosupure or ‘Cosplay’ literally means ‘costume play’ dressing up as iconic characters often found in manga, anime and comic books as well cult film and TV series.

In association with the Millennium Forum’s Head of Wardrobe Helen Quigley, learn to construct designs, cut out patterns and sew using sewing machines resulting in your very own outfit!

Please note this course will take place in over 10 day days covering June, July and August. Only fully committed cosplayers will be accepted.

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MASTERCLASS

SHORT COURSE

WHEN: WED 2 JULY

2PM – 5PM WHERE: MILLENNIUM FORUM FACILITATOR: FRA FEE AGE: 12-21 ADM: FREE

WHEN: THURS 3 – SAT 5 JULY

10AM – 4PM WHERE: MILLENNIUM FORUM FACILITATOR: FRA FEE AGE: 14-21 ADM: FREE

Join Dungannon-born West End legend Fra Fee as he challenges you to the ‘Triple Threat’ (prepare to be allacting, all-singing and all-dancing)!!

From his role as Courfeyrac in the highly acclaimed film adaption of Les Miserables in 2012 to starring as Candide at the Menier Chocolate Factory in 2013, Fra Fee is establishing himself as one of the most promising Northern Irish performer in decades.

Get put through your paces in either his masterclass or short course and understand what it really takes to make it!

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CREATE PHOTOGRAPHY 35MM PHOTOGRAPHY

CREATE A TRACK

MUSIC PRODUCING WITH THE PROS… WHEN:

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THURS 3 – FRI 4 JULY 10AM – 5PM NERVE CENTRE VARIOUS 14-21 FREE

Yes! 35mm Photography is back by popular demand!

This two-day workshop will teach you how to use various functions of the camera: loading film, aperture, depth of field, shutter speed and light meter to capture creative and artistic black & white snaps. Participants will select, visit and capture a variety of locations within the City as part of this project.

Bands and solo musicians are invited to take over the Nerve Centre’s Recording Studios for an intensive twoday, unique collaboration and musical mash up. Hook up with our professional in-house production team to exchange musical ideas and collaborate on a unique recording, to be released online in August 2014.

You will also develop your own film in the darkroom, printing a contact sheet, negatives and prints for exhibition in our InterAct showcase event!

As musical opportunities go this is a no brainer for the young ambitious musicians out there. So come and jam with the pros…

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MON 30 JUNE – TUES 1 JULY 10AM – 4PM EDEN ARTS CENTRE JANEEN WHITESIDE 14-21 FREE

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PERFORMING SETS

GEEK SHOWCASE

DJ SCHOOL

VERSION 2.0 WHEN:

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SAT 5 JULY 12PM – 5PM MILLENNIUM FORUM MAGEE CORE / HANGAR 18 12-21 FREE

Welcome aboard! Fresh from BBC Radio 1 involvement, BOUNCE is back for their sixth year with InterAct. Lead

by Kwa Daniels, the Bounce Team will ensure you leave no dial unturned as you learn to mix up Rock to Hip Hop, Pop to House music using CD Decks, Record Decks and DJ Performance Technology to explore DJ Techniques.

Magee Core and Hangar 18 present a day of unparalleled geek bliss! Combined with our showcase for ‘InterAct: Side A – Born to Create’ (including artwork, photography, short stories and our very own single), this promises to be an event and a half for all our week 1 InterActors!

You will put your newly acquired skills to the test by performing at the InterAct showcase event. Are you ready to move with the music makers & shakers? Good!! Very limited availability so organise yourself and your friends sharp!

Fight for glory in our consoles-based LAN Party; go to the tables and compete in board games; and role-play the afternoon away with our brilliant team of experts!

Finally for those on the cutesier end of the geek spectrum, there are pokemon cards, anime screenings and mini cupcakes. Not to be missed!!

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MON 25 – THURS 28 AUG 10AM – 1PM GASYARD KWA DANIELS & GUEST DJS 15-21 FREE

Website: www.bouncindj.com Facebook: Bounce Culture Twitter: @BounceCulture 14

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PERFORMING STREET DANCE GET INTO THE GROOVE

PERFORMING WRITERS

WRITING FOR THE FAST PACED TV INDUSTRY WHEN:

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WED 27 – THURS 28 AUG 10AM – 1PM PLAYHOUSE THEATRE STEPHEN CARLIN 30 12-21 FREE

Stephen Carlin, local dancer and founder of Urban Shock Dance Company, will test your ability in Street Dance School 2014. In these dance workshops you will learn a funky routine which will blend urban dance styles of street dance, hip-hop, street jazz, breaking and stepping.

Throughout the workshops you will prepare to perform ‘with attitude’ on the Millennium Forum stage for the InterAct showcase event!

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SAT 23 AUG 12PM – 3PM MILLENNIUM FORUM COLIN O’DONNELL & GUESTS 14-21 FREE

This year, writer Colin O’Donnell (Hollyoaks, Six Degrees) and guests conduct a masterclass on television producing. Together, the experienced team will show what goes into scripting, directing, acting and filming a TV series in this notoriously fast-paced and challenging industry.

A brilliant opportunity to see television in action, early registration is strongly recommended for what it likely to be a popular option.

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Still from McLaughlin’s Rattle Stick Theatre Production of “Killers and Other Family”, New York

PERFORMING ACTORS

PROFESSIONAL THEATRE PRACTICE WITH CAITRIONA MCLAUGHLIN

PERFORMING DRUMMERS SHORT COURSE WHEN: THURS 28 AUG – FRI 29 AUG

2PM – 5PM WHERE: MILLENNIUM FORUM FACILITATOR: CAITRIONA MCLAUGHLIN AGE: 14-21 ADM: FREE

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THUR 28 AUG – SAT 30 AUG NERVE CENTRE NERVE CENTRE GUESTS 14-21 FREE

Caitriona McLaughlin is a leading Irish Theatre Director. She has directed at the Abbey, the Millennium Forum, the Playhouse, Wexford Opera, the Young Vic, the Royal Court Upstairs and at the Bard Summerscape Festival in NYC.

We are delighted to announce three days of drumming in association with the Nerve Centre!! Learn to beat a new rhythm on African djembe drums, military snares and electric kits before performing to an audience of hundreds at the InterAct Showcase!

Watch and learn as McLaughlin shows you how to be a director’s actor. Understand and ‘action’ text, use freeze frames, split focus, even break the fourth wall to bring the dialogue alive.

WATCH THIS SPACE for details…

Develop as a performer and be a better actor!

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Still from “Lenanshee”, produced in association with Fresh, Derry-Londonderry

PERFORMING SINGERS HOW TO SING… REALLY SING

PERFORMING MUSICAL THEATRE STARS MUSICAL THEATRE ACADEMY

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SUN 24 AUG 12PM – 3PM MILLENNIUM FORUM BEN KELLY 12-21 FREE

Join Northern Irish Ben Kelly as he gives you a masterclass on how to make a natural, supported, beautiful sound.

Ben is a Derry native, who has been singing and writing music since his days as a student at Lumen Christi. His popular YouTube channel led to appearances on BBC1’s The Voice UK, and he helped to promote the 2013 City of Culture at events across the UK. He lives in London where he continues to write and perform, and looks forward to working with the local talent at InterAct! 20

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MON 25 AUG – TUES 26 AUG 9AM – 12PM SKEOGE STUDIO 2 SINEAD CROSSAN 12-21 FREE

Sinéad Crossan, director of Fresh Academy of Performing Arts delivers this exciting two day workshop in musical theatre. Her team will lead participants in a fast paced session introducing a variety of techniques used by professional actors when training for musical theatre. Sinead will focus on the principals of acting, explore the voice in performance and choreograph a dance from a popular Musical Theatre production. So, if you wish to showcase your skills in acting, dancing and singing then this is the workshop for you!

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The Clameens PERFORMING AS A BAND

SHOWCASE

SHOW YOURSELF AND THE WORLD WHAT YOU CAN DO

ROCK SCHOOL

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MON 25 AUG – THURS 28 AUG 10AM – 4PM THE NERVE CENTRE TBA 5 15-21 FREE

Wanna be in a band? Then get in on this gig. The Nerve Centre will mentor you throughout the week to write your own song and rehearse it for public performance.

We need a drummer, bass guitarist, lead guitarist, keyboard player and a vocalist - no beginners please, you need to be able to play well and sing. If this sounds like you then let’s rock!

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SAT 30 AUG 7.30PM – 9PM MILLENNIUM FORUM ALL AGES- EVERYONE WELCOME! £3 – (TICKETS ESSENTIAL & CAN BE BOOKED AT BOX OFFICE ON +44 (0) 2871264455 OR ONLINE www.millenniumforum.co.uk) YOU GUYS DJING, STREET DANCING, SINGING, ACTING, DRUMMING, SPEAKING, ROCKING!!

THE CLAMEENS

The Showcase is our chance to show you what our local young people can achieve and create as a result of their interaction with each other and the arts during InterAct Youth Arts Festival 2014.

Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy the dance, music and theatre performances. Tickets are £3 and available from Box Office +44 (0) 2871 264455.

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Timetable Saturday 28th June Short Stories Verbal Arts Centre Journalism Verbal Arts Centre Monday 30th June Multimedia Art VOID Arts Gallery Costume-making TBA Photography Eden Arts Centre Tuesday 1st July Multimedia Art VOID Arts Gallery Costume-making TBA Photography Eden Arts Centre Wednesday 2nd July Multimedia Art VOID Arts Gallery Costume-making TBA Character Acting Masterclass Millennium Forum Thursday 3rd July Fine Art VOID Arts Gallery Costume-making TBA Character Acting Short Course Millennium Forum Create A Track Nerve Centre Friday 4th July Fine Art VOID Arts Gallery Costume-making TBA Character Acting Short Course Millennium Forum Create A Track Nerve Centre Saturday 5th July Character Acting Short Course Millennium Forum Geek Showcase Millennium Forum 24

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2PM – 4PM 10AM – 5PM 10.30AM – 3.30PM 11AM – 4PM 10AM – 4PM 10.30AM – 3.30PM 11AM – 4PM 10AM – 4PM 10.30AM – 3.30PM 11AM – 4PM 2PM – 5PM 10.30AM – 3.30PM 11AM – 4PM 10AM – 4PM 10AM – 5PM 10.30AM – 3.30PM 11AM – 4PM 10AM – 4PM 10AM – 5PM 10AM – 4PM 12PM – 5PM

Saturday 23rd August TV Writing Masterclass Millennium Forum Sunday 24th August Singing Masterclass Millennium Forum Monday 25th August Rock School Nerve Centre DJ School Gasyard Musical Theatre Academy Skeoge Studio 2 Costume-making TBA Tuesday 26th August Rock School Nerve Centre DJ School Gasyard Musical Theatre Academy Skeoge Studio 2 Costume-making TBA Wednesday 27th August Rock School Nerve Centre DJ School Gasyard Street Dance Playhouse Theatre Costume-making TBA Thursday 28th August Rock School Nerve Centre DJ School Gasyard Street Dance Playhouse Theatre Acting Short Course Millennium Forum Costume-making TBA Friday 29th August Acting Short Course Millennium Forum Costume-making TBA Saturday 30th August SHOWCASE Millennium Forum

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