The young people explored summer stories – ice cream on the beach, woodland adventures, running away from midges…
Our creative team had the opportunity to write, direct, act and make short films. The week culminated with a sharing for invited guests including family and friends and games devised and led by the young people.
On day 1 we spent the morning getting to know each other and playing games. We then devised summer holiday inspired stories and explored how we can bring them to life in a performance. This gave the young people an opportunity to direct and act.
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What happens when you ask a group of young people to create a film using toys, photography and a green screen?
3 incredible short films – A magical bee saves 2 people from bullies, Batman takes on AI for world domination and finally, a young wizard ends a war and creates peace.
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We all remember summer games – running around in the sun, playing card games in the caravan when it’s raining, playing rounders, football, skipping and kerbie.
We challenged the young people to develop a new game for the group.
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We spent the day devising and rehearsing 2 short performances in 2 groups, inspired by the prompt ‘summer’. This was an opportunity for the young people to roll up their sleeves and bring together all the skills they had learned throughout the week.
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In front of an energetic audience, the young people showed their 3 films and performed 2 plays.
We then invited the audience to take part in a game devised by the young people.
It was a fantastic week, made possible with support from our funders, a lot of hard work, an amazing creative/support team, and of course our brilliant Deaf Youth Theatre.
Funders: The Robertson Trust, Agnes Hunter Trust, Souter Charitable Trust, Barcapel Trust.
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Big group photo – DYT, creative team, family/guardians and friends
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