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hope street diary 2008
| January |
| 1st to 31st January 2008 |
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Liverpool 08 Road Show Hop on board the 08 Road Show double decker bus to find out what’s going on during Liverpool’s year as European Capital of Culture. The bus is available for booking at events throughout the region. If you wish to promote your event or perform on the bus, please contact hope street. |
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From Tuesday 4th December 2007 to Saturday 19th January 2008 Venue: Unity Theatre, 1 Hope Place, Liverpool L1 9BG. |
 
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Pinocchio Continuing to provide the best children's theatre, Hope Street's collaboration with Zho Theatre Co. and Unity Theatre, brings you a unique retelling of Carlo Collodi’s The Adventures of Pinocchio. Pinocchio is performed to over 7,500 young people. A special treat for children of 4 to 12 years and their families. Book seats now through the Unity Theatre. |
| 11th to 31st January 2008 |
Girls Allowed Weekly drama, creative writing and visual arts workshops with a group of excluded young women in Sefton, exploring issues around self image, self exploration and personal development. |
| 14th to 31st January 2008 |
 
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Violence Prevention Education Programme Commissioned by Liverpool Children’s Services and working in partnership with the NSPCC, this project employs actors/teachers to tour primary schools, raising awareness of domestic violence through interactive drama and role play. |
| 16th to 31st January 2008 |
Barnardo’s Young Carers Project Regular workshops with young carers exploring issues around peer pressure and bullying and discovering coping strategies. |
| February (top) |
| 1st to 29th February 2008 |
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Workshops/Cultural Conversation Programme The start of Hope Street’s Workshop and Cultural Conversations kicks off with a professional development programme in collaboration with Contact Manchester, designed to share good practice for those working with young people. |
| 1st to 29th February 2008 |
Liverpool 08 Road Show (see January) |
| 1st to 29th February 2008 |
Girls Allowed (see January) |
| 1st to 29th February 2008 |
Violence Prevention Education Programme (see January) |
| 1st to 20th February 2008 |
Barnardo’s Young Carers Project (see January) |
| March (top) |
| 1st to 31st March 2008 |
 
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Workshops/Cultural Conversation Programme The workshop season continues with a series of workshops designed for those who would like to perform. Workshops with Ian Smith (Mischief La Bas) and Catherine Poher (Gruppe 38) give participants the opportunity to learn new skills and perform in professional productions. |
| 1st to 7th March 2008 |
Violence Prevention Education Programme (see January) |
| 1st to 31st March 2008 |
Liverpool 08 Road Show (see January) |
| 1st to 31st March 2008 |
Girls Allowed (see January) |
| 31st March 2008 |
"Orrery" Hope Street launches the Orrery project commissioned by Liverpool Culture Company. The project sees a a giant spinning Universe brought to life by performers, music, film and invention. |
| April (top) |
| 1st to 30th April 2008 |
"Orrery" (see March - above) |
| 1st to 30th April 2008 |
Girls Allowed (see January) |
| 22nd to 27th April 2008 |
"Ghost Sonata" Actors and directors from last year’s apprenticeship programme, devise and perform in the People’s Show’s adaptation of Ghost Sonata at the Palm House. |
| May (top) |
| 1st to 31st May 2008 |
Girls Allowed (see January) |
| 24th to 26th May 2008 |
Streets Ahead Liverpool Hope Street collaborates with Streets Ahead Manchester to bring alive the streets of Liverpool in a three day festival of street theatre. |
| June (top) |
| 1st to 30th June 2008 |
Girls Allowed (see January) |
| 22nd June 2008 |
“Another Place” (Catherine Poher, France & Mike Kenny, UK) A presentation of a period of research and development of our site-specific performance for 2009. A mile-long sound installation will be created, using Anthony Gormley's Another Place as a performance backdrop. 200 performers will treat the audience to a broadcast sound installation, whilst being led along the promenade at Crosby beach by a chorus of female performers, ending in a visually and aurally stunning climax using music, film and performance. |
| July (top) |
| Dates to be confirmed |
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Contacting the World details to follow |
| 1st to 18th July 2008 |
Girls Allowed (see January) |
| August (top) |
| 8th to 16th August 2008 |
“Message From The Flight Path” (Carl Cochram, UK & John King, Canada) This project engages with a broad cross section of the population of Speke. The artists will facilitate the design of three or four models for a piece of public art, which can be seen by airborne passengers as they land or take off from Liverpool John Lennon Airport. These designs will come from the facilitated work in the communities of Speke, and the winning design will be voted for by local people. |
| September (top) |
| 14th September 2008 |
Hope Street Festival
“Market of Optimism” (Ian Smith, Kal Ross, Andy Frizell, UK)
A deliriously uplifting interactive street-long experience designed to amuse, uplift and inspire. Suitable for all ages, shapes and persuasions. A wander-through the 'market of optimism' stretching the entire length of Hope Street. Punters will be awarded 100 'neuros' as they enter at either end of the street. They are free to spend these however they wish at the Market of Optimism. The whole experience promises to be a cacophonous hurly burly somewhere between the world of 'Oliver!' and Marrakech. |
| 8th to 13th September 2008 |
“37” (Andrea Earl, UK & Enda O’Brien, Ireland)
A short film which deals with many aspects of mental health issues focusing particularly on the experiences of patients and staff within maximum security facilities. It will be realised by fictionalising and/or abstracting the anecdotal material gleaned from conversations with contributors and will encompass a strong element of surreal stop-motion photography to portray the “inner worlds” of our subjects. |
| October (top) |
| 2nd to 4th October 2008 |
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“Time” (Dusko Sibl, Croatia; Yorgos Karamelegos, Greece; Robin Rice, Barry Han & Elinor Randle, UK)
A collision of physical theatre, visual art, electro funk music, film and projection. pushes the boundaries of multidisciplinary improvisational live art. Each artform will inspire the other to create a fusion of artistic expression in which no individual art form dominates. At each performance Sibl will create three or more paintings on canvas. His works will be inspired by the improvised movement and music. The video artist will create images and video that captures the movement and rhythm of all of the artforms. The process will produce a number of art works which will be exhibited in venues around the city. |
| November (top) |
| 5th to 9th November 2008 |
New Work Workshops
Described by previous participants (including Hilary Westlake, John Fox, Mike Kenny) as ‘the most innovative artistic development programme in the UK’, the New Work Workshops will bring together established local, national and international artists to work on our 2009 artistic programme. All artists work for one week together to inform the others' projects. |
| December (top) |
| 4th to 23rd December 2008 |
Xmas Show 2008 (as yet untitled)
Hope Street will once again work with the Unity Theatre to produce a festive and innovative performance for families and schools, offering an alternative to the more traditional pantos. |
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PLEASE NOTE THAT DATES AND PROJECTS ARE CORRECT AT THE TIME OF GOING TO PRESS. PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT HOPE STREET IS A MUCH IN DEMAND PRODUCER AND AS SUCH THIS DIARY OF EVENTS IS IN NO WAY COMPLETE! |