Kinetika is proud to announce the partnership with Lanternhouse International, Pax Nindi, Upswing and Walk the Plank as co-delivery partners on Imagination Our Nation.
Imagination Our Nation is by far the most ambitious carnival project in the UK to date. The story will unfold over the next five years around notions of identity, belonging and citizenship in the run-up to the London Olympics. The project will culminate in a large-scale finale event in 2012 in which we envision 100 large puppets arriving in East London from around the country and then in turn welcoming the world to the new 'city' of East London.
The strong partnership will work across the UK and across art forms with up to 30 regional delivery partners across the UK and 10 international partners in order to deliver an ambitious, nationwide collective story.
Imagination Our Nation begins in 2008 with Germination. A comprehensive schedule of events will be performed under this banner, many for the Olympic Handover and the Launch the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.
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Photography of Fulham Primary School 2008 by Elcio Carrico | |
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The start of the summer has already seen the first stunning Imagination Our Nation show performed by the 350 pupils of Fulham Primary School [see pics on left]. The 18 month whole-community project was funded and coordinated by Creative Partnerships London West and Fulham Primary will be an ongoing Imagination Our Nation partner.
Over the next few months, Kinetika is travelling all over the country, working with some really talented groups and young people to bring you:
14 September - Thames Festival, London 26 September - London 2012 Cultural Olympiad Launch in East London 27 September - Go South Go for 2012 28 September - Hackney One Carnival for the Cultural Olympiad
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Your chance to get hands on!
11 Aug to 22 Aug
Kinetika and Tower Hamlets Summer Uni have joined forces to offer 2 exciting courses in carnival design and dance :
1 - Make your own carnival costume and learn dances to perform in front of big audiences this September!
2 - Help create a giant costume for a new 21st Century East London Pearly Queen. You'll learn techniques like silk dying, printing, photo montage and batiking. Taught by professionals, your final results will be used in the big Olympic performances this Autumn!
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Want professional experience in carnival making? Running as crew on Summer Uni, the Kinetika Making of Mas Advanced Carnival Skills invites all carnival practitioners, aspiring practitioners, artists, students and craftsmen to apply for training in textile dying and printing, structural design - back packs and the use of fibreglass rods, pattern cutting and sewing for 3D designs.
Email your CV to lesley-ann@kinetika.co.uk by 25th July.
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----------------------------------------------- Kinetika Bloco Summer School
Are you:
- 14 years old or over?
- Able to play a brass/woodwind instrument?
- OR interested in Drumming or Dance?
Come and join over 100 other young people for 2 weeks this August and put together an amazing carnival show that will perform at the Thames Festival and at the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad Launch! Sign up here
"I have gained a lot more confidence from performing in front of people. And I have had a wicked time and I would love to do it again." Tanya Morris, 14, Charles Edward Brooke School 
----------------------------------------- Come and see the Kinetika Bloco this summer:
19 July, 11am - I Love Peckham Festival, Peckham Square.
22 July, 6pm (time tbc) - Kinetika Bloco Summer School performance,
Southbank Centre - 22nd July 6pm
14th Sept, 6.30pm - Thames Festival Illuminated Night Carnival
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Many thanks to all of our artists, staff, volunteers, young people and funders who make all the great Kinetika work happen!
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