Cultural Olympiad 2010

CHAOS Network – join now!

culturalolympiad2010 — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:46:13 +0000

There’s a new independent network for Southampton’s Creative, Heritage and Arts people – it’s called CHAOS (that’s an acronym, by the way)…

Join the Facebook group:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=134727563235713&ref=ts

Spraying away the day, through the eye of a stencil.

culturalolympiad2010 — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:24:22 +0000

T-shirt - 'spray-painted' at the Street Art workshop with Stu Rodda

Here’s some pics from the Street Art workshop at the Creative Hub last Sunday run by Stu Rodda (aka Clarke Nova). Wish you were there? Post your comments below!

using stencils

...no matter what the weather

Animations from the Open Weekend event. Now live.

culturalolympiad2010 — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:14:04 +0000

Stop-motion animations done at the 25th of July open event are going live on http://www.jednet.co.uk/soco.html

Blog staying live! There’s other cultural events to enjoy in Southampton.

culturalolympiad2010 — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:32:29 +0000

Ok, so the latest Creative Hub event is now over. And it was great.

Please pass on photos and comments to culturalolympiad2010@gmail.com – or add to the facebook page (see link on the right-hand side of this blog).

But the blog will stay ‘live’. It’s going to concentrate on other ‘community’ based Southampton events, in the ‘Hub’ and around the city, for example The Bundle Day.

So keep watching!

(By the way, any thoughts or comments on anything cultural in Southampton will be posted on this site. Just email them to the above address).

Ta!

Send your photos, comments, views and ideas about today’s event at the Creative Hub

culturalolympiad2010 — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:13:58 +0000

Send your photos of and comments about today (Sunday 25 July) event at the Creative Hub to:

culturalolympiad2010@gmail.com

and share them at

www.facebook.com/london2012openweekend

Enjoy it!

It’s happening tomorrow (Sunday 25 July) – don’t forget!

culturalolympiad2010 — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:58:26 +0000

Be at the SocoCreative Hub, Bargate Shopping Centre, Southampton tomorrow (Sunday, 25 July) for FREE! creative and cultural workshops.

Check the ‘Artists’ page on this blog for information about who’s going to be there.

You can book a FREE! place at the www.socomusicproject.org.uk …or just turn up and see what’s available.

See you there!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION! – The Dragon’s Tale puppet show takes place in East Park, Southampton NOT in the Creative Hub. Two performances: 11.00am and 3.00pm. Each performance lasts for 30mins. Great for all the family.

The fantastic Steve Tasane doing poetry at ‘The Hub’ on Sunday

culturalolympiad2010 — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:11:20 +0000

Top poet Steve Tasane will be performing and running family poetry workshops from around lunchtime on Sunday at the Creative Hub.

Steve Tasane

Check these links for a flavour of his work (two totally different pieces, these, but both excellent):

Gumblebum

Human Touch

Performance poetry organisation Apples and Snakes says: “The first poem, Human Touch, originates from Steve’s work as Associate Artist for the Live Literature Consortium.

The second poem’s Grumblebum character originates from a residency with Rosemary Harris for Bexley Playbuilders Scheme – brought to life so vividly by Year 5, St Paul’s School, London E1.

These two radically different films are being posted/published virally over Summer 2010 by Apples & Snakes, Lyric Lounge, Poetry Can, Spread The Word, Survivors Poetry and Write Out Loud, to reach tens of thousands of poetry lovers simultaneously.”

For more information about Steve Tasane and a link to his website visit the ‘Artists’ page on this blog.

Click Soco Music Project to book a place on the FREE! workshop of your choice.

Butterfly FX – the wonders of the ‘green screen’

culturalolympiad2010 — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:34:00 +0000

When you come along to the Creative Hub on Sunday, you can do this:

Be what you want to be, where you want to be it...when you're in front of a green screen!

Because the wonderful Butterfly FX are bringing their green screen film-making technology. And it’s all FREE to you people. Splendid!

For more information about Butterfly FX, visit the ‘Artists’ page on this blog. And to secure your place on the FREE! workshop of your choice visit the Soco website

Brick By Brick Theatre Company – will be appearing

culturalolympiad2010 — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:41:20 +0000

Jo Russel from Brick By Brick Theatre Company

FREE! ‘Creating a character’ workshop by ‘Brick By Brick Theatre Company’ at the Creative Hub on Sunday, 25 July

Sign up now, don’t miss out!

culturalolympiad2010 — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:20:01 +0000

You can now sign up for the FREE! Open Weekend workshops. Pop along to the SoCo Music Project site to get your name down. What workshops are available?

Print-making (banners, bunting, ‘live-tracing’)
Poetry (for families)
Green Screen Film-making
Storytelling
Street Art
Dance
MC-ing
Digital Art – animation
Mythical-wing making
Make your own ringtone
Creating a character – drama workshop

SEE BELOW for information about the family puppet show

Most workshops will be running all day (starting at 11.30am and ending at 4.30pm), so just suggest the best time for you, and we’ll try to fit you in.

For more information about the artists delivering workshops, check-out out artists page on this blog.

The Dragon's Tale - great for all the family, shows on Sunday 25 July at 11am and 3pm in East Park, Southampton

ATTENTION! IMPORTANT INFO ABOUT THE PUPPET SHOW! If you want to see the Hand To Mouth Theatre’s ‘The Dragon’s Tale’ puppet show, then there’s no need to book, just turn up at East Park in Southampton City Centre (next to East Park Terrace) NOT the Creative Hub.

The Dragon’s Tale puppet show by Hand To Mouth Theatre, will be performed at 11am and 3pm. Each performance lasts 30minutes. This show is fantastic for families!