Destinies

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Hunt, A. 2022. Destinies.
CreatorsHunt, A.
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"Destinies" is a co-created filmed theatre piece created with young people with care experience and unaccompanied asylum seekers across Derby and Derbyshire in partnership with Sinfonia Viva, Derbyshire Virtual School and Orchestra Live. Ava Hunt Theatre produced "Destinies" across a two year period 2019 to 2021 navigating the Covid restrictions. Young people worked with artists specialising in writing, character creation, performing, animation, musical composition and lyric writing exploring how to trust, make new friends and what is home - 'Better to be friends together than strangers alone'. "Destinies" also tells the stories of the young people making a piece of theatre during 2020 COVID-19. Stories are explored through songs, animation, dramaturgy, and music composition.

Winner of the Children and Young People Now Awards 2020 for Arts and Culture.

Winner of the Mainframe 2022 ‘Creativity for Good’ award.

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Created written performed by and with young people Young Creators, Musicians, Animators, Performers: Alex, Connor, Essa, Grace, Winnie, Yazan, Jess, Amir, Habib, Marcus, Zac, Nadia, Sem, Emma, Kori, Adam, Tom, Annessa. Sophie

Creative Mentors: Derbyshire County Council Virtual School:
Christine Haywood, Debi Hedderwick, Angus McLeod, Wendy Johnson, Meg Quinn, Rachael Milczarek

Directed & Produced: Ava Hunt
Producer: Frances Watt
Dramatury & Writing: Lin Coghlan
Animation: Nick Hersey
Animation and QLab Operation: Ben Walden
Lighting and Production Management: Andy Purves
Sound: Harry
Performer: Karim Hayada
Musical Director: Raph Clarkson
Musicians: Matthew Dunn, Raghad Haddad, Rosie Toll
Workshops Support: Acushla Vigh-Bolger, Michael Johnston, Kai Bools, Emily Owen, Sarah Hailstones, Caity Schneema, Ali Bramwell
Sinfonia Viva Workshop Support: Ellie Martindale, Marianne Barraclough, Hattie Coupe
Costume and Props: Jasper Turnbull
Filming and Editing: Swainson Productions
Additional filming: Adam Robertson (Film City TV), Roger Knott-Fayle
Stills Photography: Chris Webb
Partners: Orchestras Live, Sinfonia Viva and Ava Hunt Theatre Company

Keywordsfilm; theatre piece ; young people ; asylum seekers ; COVID-19; dramaturgy; music composition
Date05 Mar 2022
Web address (URL)https://avahunt.co.uk/destinies/
https://avahunt.co.uk/2022/04/06/winners-of-the-mainframe-2022-creativity-for-good-award/
https://www.cypnow.co.uk/features/article/cyp-now-awards-winners-revealed
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Deposited29 Jul 2024

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