Parlour Workshops
This year, Levantes Dance Theatre partnered with Albany Young Creatives to recruit twenty young people aged 16-25 with an interest in outdoor arts, performance, design, production and touring. The Young Creatives were selected in May 2017, and took part in a series of workshops run by Levantes at the Albany, Deptford.
The workshop sessions saw the Albany Young Creatives work with Levantes to create a new outdoor performance piece; Parlour, which toured to four Outer London locations during summer 2017. Six of the Young Creatives joined Levantes on the tour as part of the show.
When asked about their experience, the Albany Young Creatives gave a positive response about their time working with Levantes Dance Theatre:
What have you learned during this project?
'It's been really great to see the development and growth of an outdoor piece of theatre, as this isn't something I have been involved in before.'
'How to create work that has impact and interacts with a public space and audience.'
'The importance of offering stories, rekindling curiosity and breaking routine.'
'I have learnt about the different jobs, aspects and tasks required to successfully run a creative event.'
What has the audience/community response been?
'There were many different responses. They all loved us. Some thought we were strange. Others didn't want to come near us.'
'Mixed. It's interesting to watch how people accept performance when its in a local outdoor space.'
'I had never expected such an interest. Many people wanted pictures, kids enjoyed listening to stories about Kathy - we were playing with the boundaries of fantasy and reality.'