Spectacle Collection at Hackney One Carnival

Kinetika's Spectacle Collection costumes featured at this year's Hackney One Carnival on Sunday 8th August. The carnival performance was a culmination of the community project, 'The World in Hackney'. Local groups took part in dance workshops with Kinetika, and selected participants performed in the annual carnival through Hackney Town Centre.

Kinetika Bloco take The Royal Festival Hall by storm

The Kinetika Bloco Summer School 2010 is drawing to a close and it has been a huge success. The first finale performance took place at the Royal Festival Hall, and there will be another tonight (Check Events for details). The audience were uplifted by the music, dance and energy of the talented young members of the Bloco.

See more images on the Kinetika Bloco page.

NYT to partner with Kinetika on Summer Acting Course

National Youth Theatre (NYT) is an organisation which produces epic theatre through the discovery and nurturing of young people's raw talent. This year 750 young people from across the UK will join the NYT and undertake training as part of their Stadium Arts programme. A NYT course equips a young person with tangible performance skills, stretches them physically and develops their understanding of performance art, the world we live in and most importantly, themselves.

This year NYT are pleased to announce a new creative partnership with Kinetika to deliver the next stage of their Stadium Arts programme.

Together, we will train young people to deliver spectacular performances (focussing on puppetry and animation) in real-life settings on an Olympic-scale. This intensive training culminates in an in-house performance that showcases the passion and skill of the 75O young people who have taken part. Visit www.nyt.org.uk

Horsham 'One World' Carnival

As part of the London 2012 Open Weekend, Horsham District Council ran a carnival on 25th July. Kinetika ran workshops with local groups, and provided costumes for the Carnival. The 'Spectacle Collection' costumes along with new costumes created by the community groups, dazzled the crowds at this beautiful event.

Atom & Starchild's Big Walk in Nottingham

This week, Atom arrived in Nottingham to begin the Big Walk. He will be walking through the streets with Starchild, the Nottingham Champion, for the next 2 weeks. On Monday, they went to Bulwell and visited the library, Bulwell Bog park, and the market place. Keep an eye out for them until Friday 13th August.

The Big Walk is organised by City Arts, Nottingham. For more information about Atom, Starchild and the other Champions visit www.imaginationournation.co.uk

Imagination Our Nation National Residency 2010

The National Residency 2010 is set to take place on 23rd-31st October. UK partners will meet in London to develop the next phase of ION. Watch out for more details...For further information on the project and to keep up to date with events, visit www.imaginationournation.co.uk

Chaz's London Walk

Kinetika has been selected to be one of 15 organisations to deliver an Olympic themed project with London schools in 2011. Chaz will walk from West to East London through schools that will help her discover the people of this city.

In January to June 2011, Chaz, the East London Champion will take part in a schools residency project from West to East London with Creative Partnerships, a A New Direction programme. 14 organisations, including Kinetika, are leading projects in schools across London inspired by the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games. A New Direction are the strategic body for connecting young Londoners with the city's creative and cultural energy. The Enquiry Schools Programme will be delivered to 150 schools across London.

AfroReggea's workshop with Kinetika Bloco

AfroReggae led a workshop with the Kinetika Bloco on Friday 22nd Jan with over 30 of the Bloco’s members. This was an inspiring evening for us finding out about all the work they are doing with young people, drug traffickers and police in some of the poorest Favela’s in Rio and a great taste of their style of music and dance. Luciano, Betho and Raphael from AfroReggae led a session with over 30 Bloco members and by the end of the night they’d created a great piece of performance. Check it out on the Bloco’s Facebook  page or You Tube. Hopefully this is the start of a longer term relationship as the Bloco loved the workshop and the AfroReggae guys also said it was one of the best workshops they’d led here in London. Find out more about the amazing work of AfroReggae and the projects they are working on in the UK with People’s Palace Projects at www.favelatotheworld.org

Kinetika has produced costumes for FIFA

In 2009, Kinetika produced their biggest assignment yet. Ignite commissioned Kinetika to produce 90 costumes and 40 huge silk banners for the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009- Opeining & Closing Ceremonies in Abu Dhabi on 9th and 19th December. See the costumes and find out how to hire them.

Chaz Gallivants

Chaz has been gallivanting across the country! On Saturday 3^rd October, she was in Edinburgh. She climbed Arthur’s Seat where she met people doing a fun run, had her photo taken outside the Scottish Parliament, and went for her first swim! On Sunday, she met The Big Man in Kirkcaldy wearing her brand new kilt, and he held her in his hand. Make sure you check out more images of Chaz and The Big Man.

Check out the film on YouTube.

Then she was taken to Blackpool with CARAD, our Welsh Partners, where she saw the lights. She went to Crosby the next day where and met the metal men growing out of the sea and sand. They are designed by Anothony Gormley, instigator of the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square where Chaz appeared.

FasciNation at Thames Festival and Hackney One Carnival

On Sunday 13th September, Kinetika's new Carnival section appeared in the Night Time Procession along Victoria Embankment at the Thames Festival, and on Sunday 27th, the Hackney One Carnival. Both events went brilliantly and the crowds were dazzled by the colourful procession.

This new section, created for FasciNation, combines participants who attended our Championing Artists programme, The Bloco and Southwark Youth Carnival dancers. Championing Artists was a Creative Leadership programme, and the artists involved have devised a carnival band around ‘Chaz’ the East London Champion. 

   

Hackney One Carnival saw Chaz arriving in Hackney for the first time. The East London Characters showed her around and she met lots of new people. Find out more, and view all the photos on her Facebook page!