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URBAN MUSIC THEATRE PROJECT - 2006-08 ARTIST TEAMS
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The 2008 programme is being run by an experienced team of artists, workshop
facilitators, composer, director, project assistant, stage and production
manager, photographers, film makers, designers, sound engineer, technicians,
marketing consultant, evaluator and a team of volunteers and most
importantly young people and youth workers from across Greater Manchester.
Each
year the productions are directed by Chris Sudworth, an experienced
Manchester-based director and theatre practitioner. He liaises closely
with all the artists as well as the young people to bring together
all the ideas for the production.
This year's project is being managed by Michelle Udogu, Artistic
Manager at CArts N. She has worked extensively
with communities across Greater Manchester as a project coordinator
and artist. Michelle will be supported by other CAN staff members.
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 Michelle
Udogu - ARTISTIC PRODUCER
Michelle Udogu is an artist and coordinator of youth arts events,
programs and festivals across the UK. She has varied experience
of arts delivery and is passionate about forging artistic links
nationally and internationally. Michelle has been a singer songwriter
for over 8 years and has the ability to combine many genres and
styles of music. Her work with young people extends through her
ability to engage young people from all backgrounds, ensuring their
development and progress within the arts. ebereempress@yahoo.co.uk |
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Chris
Sudworth - THEATRE
DIRECTOR
Chris is a freelance director and drama practitioner, who directed
the Urban Music Theatre 2006 & 2007 productions 'These City
Streets' and 'Inside the Lines'. Other recent credits include Flip
the Script, freeflow and 3 Gobby Cows (Contact), Peacemaker (MYPT:
Merseyside Young People's Theatre), Mind the gap and Fanya (24:7
Theatre Festival) and a European tour of Red and the Wolves (C
theatre). Previously, Chris was Head of Education and Youth Theatre
at The Octagon, Bolton, where he directed Score, Machinal, Cartwright
Cabaret and a new adaptation of Animal Farm. He has also worked
with Chetham's School of Music and is currently developing 'Shadow
Companions', a new professional touring production for FUSE, with
composer Arun Ghosh and writer Avaes Mohammad. chris_sudworth@hotmail.com |
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Joe Harrison- MUSIC
COMPOSER & DIRECTOR
Joe is a multi-instrumentalist with experience of a wide range of musical genres.
Instruments he plays include guitar, bass, keyboards, voice and percussion. He has played
with musicians from many different backgrounds and in many different styles, covering
electronic, folk, rock, and Urban musics to name a few. In 2005, he played
alongside African musicians in the Afrocats African Dance/Theatre piece, Where Is Home? He also plays bass guitar for Manchester singer/songwriter Gideon Conn. Jo was also
the Assistant Musical Director on GMMAZ's On Top Of The World programme 06/07,
as is also working on the Wythenshawe Pathfinder for the Music Manifesto initiative. jointhenoise@googlemail.com |
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Jerry
Tse - HIP
HOP DANCE FACILITATOR
Jerry has danced in many shows, videos and TV programmes over
the past few years. Some of which have been shown on MTV, CD:UK,
Top of The Pops, and Bump 'n' Grind just to name a few. Jerry gives
a lot of credit to his main influences, which have motivated and
inspired him to new levels and helped him to constantly create
new exciting and mind blowing dance routines. The influences include
Mr. Wriggles, Dave Scott, Shane Sparks, Wade Robson and Eddie Morales
just to name a few. jv_dance@hotmail.com |
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Richard
Ramchurn - VISUAL
ARTIST AND FILM MAKER
Richard Ramchurn is a visual artist and film maker. He has recently
been making experimental films and music videos. He regularly produces
a live internet TV show. He is a VJ and creates innovative installations
in Manchester clubs. Richard's workshops involve participants in
all aspects of film making. He enjoys working with young people
and finds their vitality and creativity an inspiration. (Photo
supplied by Font Photography). albinomosquito@googlemail.com |
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Jaheda Choudry - MC
AND LYRIC WRITER
I learn while I'm teaching & teach while I'm learning. Both I do
from my own perspective as an artist. I believe in building the uniqueness
of each individual I am workshoping. As hard as it may be, I'm living as
an artist and am living my dream.
I'm from an acting background & have worked in theatre, film & TV, I
also play with the idea of film making and hope to work it out someday. I have
worked as a mentor & workshop leader for numerous projects around the UK
including TANB a leadership project in London, Weapons, a
knife & knife-related crimes awareness programme in West Yorkshire and
have facilitated Contact Young Actors' Company, a young persons' theatre
company set up at Contact Theatre. Over the past year, I have put all
of my creative energy into discovering my voice and am part of a Hip Hop
collective called Ajah, we have performed in Manchester, Reading, London &
New York check us out myspace.com/ajahuk. ajah@live.co.uk |
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Jakki Perkins - VOCALIST AND CHOIR LEADER
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Gill
Bradley - ASSISTANT DIGITAL ARTIST
My work challenges cultural norms and asks questions about social
constructs. I work with a diverse range of art mediums, primarily
sculpture and installation. Incorporating film within these mediums
adds a further dimension to my artwork.
This challenges the viewer's perception of both sculpture and
film. I love to get my hands dirty-my installations are interactive
and invite the viewer to climb over, in and around my creations.
I am involved in the organisation and running of a 'Community
Allotment' project where youth groups grow and cook their own produce.
We also run workshops on eco-building techniques and plan to build
our own cob structure.
My film work has a strong element of documentary. I work collaboratively
with animal rights groups to make campaign films that are relevant
worldwide. bradley.gill@hotmail.com |
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Mel
Uye-Parker - PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
As a song writer and performer (guitar and vocals) I naturally
have a keen interest in the arts; film, music and visual arts.
Sound recording and MIDI sequencing are also key interests. uyepm@yahoo.com |
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Yasmin Yaqub, ARTISTIC PRODUCER
Yasmin has been managing projects at CAN for 5 years and has developed
and delivered a wide range of participatory arts programmes with culturally
diverse communities. She is also a visual artist and a workshop facilitator
and has worked as a freelancer for numerous arts organisations in Manchester.
In 2006, Yasmin also launched her first solo exhibition Refuge - testimonies
of a lost home at Gallery Oldham developed through Shisha's Parampara programme.
Refuge is a short visual DVD that highlights the voices of local people
who are currently seeking asylum in the Greater Manchester area.
yaz@can.uk.com |
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Rosalind Sandhu, PROJECT ASSISTANT
Rosalind Sandhu is an Art History graduate. She is also a jazz and
rock percussionist. Rosalind is interested in expanding her art knowledge
outside of studying and therefore gained experience in participatory
arts through some of CAN's recent music and art projects, including
Exodus and Urban Music Theatre in 2006. She also produces and manages
henna design workshops in the 'Specialist and Therapeutic Play' department
at a children's hospital. She believes that art forms should
be accessible to all people regardless of their background and age
and so enjoy using art workshops as a way to make this possible.
rosalindsandhu@hotmail.co.uk |
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Joe Harrison, MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Joe is a multi-instrumentalist with experience of a wide range of musical genres.
Instruments he plays include guitar, bass, keyboards, voice and percussion. He has played
with musicians from many different backgrounds and in many different styles, covering
electronic, folk, rock, and Urban musics to name a few. In 2005, he played
alongside African musicians in the Afrocats African Dance/Theatre piece, Where Is Home?
He also plays bass guitar for Manchester singer/songwriter Gideon Conn. Jo was also
the Assistant Musical Director on GMMAZ's On Top Of The World programme 06/07,
as is also working on the Wythenshawe Pathfinder for the Music Manifesto initiative.
jointhenoise@googlemail.com |
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Magdalen Bartlett, AFRICAN AND CONTEMPORARY DANCE FACILITATOR
Magdalen is an accomplished dancer and choreographer who specialises in African and Caribbean dance styles.
Her work aims to make these dance forms accessible and open to everyone. She has worked with a variety
of excluded and minority groups and uses culturally based dance and drama to provide a positive
reflection of their experiences. Magdalen leads the performance group Afrocats, who were nominated
for the Art06 award for their production of Where Is Home?, a dramatic piece centred
around the real life stories of refugees.
magbarts@yahoo.co.uk |
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Meena Pindoria, DRAMA FACILITATOR
Most recently, Meena worked as an Assistant Director for the Contact Theatre, planning and
implementing workshop sessions. She performed a similar role for Peshkar as a trainee artist.
She has also performed in a number of productions at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton, including
Bradshaw Gate and Big Room, which she co-wrote as part of the Active 8
Youth Theatre project.
meenapindoria@hotmail.com |
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Samira Arhin Acquaah, MC AND LYRIC WRITER
As an artist, Samira has worked as a workshop facilitator
and project coordinator, with organisations such as Peshkar Productions
in Oldham, Tameside Youth Service, Meninos Morumbi and Contact Theatre.
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recent project she has worked on was a partnership between Contact
Theatre and Queer Up North as part of the Queer up
North Festival, called 'Beyond Da Box'. This project
looked to engaging LGBT young people with different elements of
hip hop such as: graffiti, dance, producing, lyric writing/ rap and
beat boxing.
As well as being the co-project coordinator, she has also delivered
lyric writing workshops, which explored the idea of beats and its
relation to writing lyrics and MC performance, diction and mic technique.
This culminated in a hip-hop event/ club night incorporating the
different elements of hip-hop as well as performances from the participants
as well as more established queer artists.
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Emma Welsby, SUPPORTING MUSIC ARTIST
Emma Welsby is a drummer, percussionist and a music producer (drum
n bass and Hip Hop). She has been performing, recording and touring
across Europe producing both her own live solo project 'Dylemma' and 'Kinetic
Fallacy' audio visuals. She pushes the boundaries of latest
performance technology. She is currently touring with Harley Davidson
motorbikes playing drums over motorbike engine samples. She also
tours with her live improvisation drum n bass band 'The Broken
Door'. She is also a sessional musician. She recently recorded
on Sandi Thom's platinum album, 'Smile, it Confuses
People' (Sony). This reached No 1 in the album chart. Emma
is passionate about teaching music to others and delivers workshops
and personal tuition.
emmawelsby2000@yahoo.co.uk |
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Serge Tebu, EXODUS TRAINEE - MUSIC VOLUNTEER
Serge Tebu is from Cameroon in central Africa. He studied jazz
harmony, improvisation and composition, and is a skilled pianist
and bass guitarist. He is a manager and a teacher at Zebson Jazz
Academy. In 2003, he set up and ran a music studio, composing and
arranging for artist from all over central Africa. In 2007, he
started training as a community artist at CAN.
At CAN, he also formed part of the Beating Wing Orchestra playing
alongside 12 other international musicians and directed by Reem
Kelani. The band performed at the very first Manchester International
Festival in June 2007. Serge also enjoys teaching music and is
proud to be part of Manchester's diverse music scene.
serge_cameron@yahoo.fr |
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ARTISTS FROM 2006
Adrian Ball, VJ AND DIGITAL ARTS FACILITATOR
Adrian worked as an Electrical Design Engineer for 25 years, before discovering VJaying. Beginning with
charity events for Big Issue, Oxfam and Medicin Sans Frontiere, the latter lasting over 12 hours
with 15 electronic musicians, 3 DJs and 4 VJs. During his visual career he has provided services to
organisations such as Community Arts North West, GMAAZ, Neoglobal, Contact Theatre, Warner Bros,
Pyramid Arts, Fez Club, Monatronic & the Cornerhouse, to name but a few.
adrian@hollowsphere.org
James Green AKA ChairTV, VJ AND DIGITAL ARTS FACILITATOR
Jim Green has been creating film, video and media works since leaving Art school almost a decade
ago under the psuedo name ChairTV. Having worked alongside DJ & Music industry heavyweights
such as Laurent Garnier, Toomanydjs, De La Soul, Dillinja, Roni Size, Soulwax, Hotchip, Klaxons,
Plump DJs, Basement Jaxx and Paul Daley's Leftfield on Club nights ranging from Residency's
with The Warhouse Project BBC Live weekend, DividedByDirt and Blowpop at Carling Academy Bristol,
Jim has performed at over 200 shows in three years and over three continents. He is also in
the process of producing a localised Graphics and Animation DVD for release in Manchester and London.
Currently working with VJ Anyone and Ne1CO to establish AVsocial North. Norvun Devolution 2nd Saturday
Monthly at the Roadhouse.
Contact@chairtv.com
Charles Denton (aka Chuck), BREAKDANCER
Chuck is a highly talented break dancer who has been on the break dance circuit for
many years entering regional competitions. In 2006 he performed as part of the LG
showcase at the MEN arena, Manchester. Chuck was also in the quarterfinals for the
'Bump and Grind' competition which was aired on trouble television. Chuck hopes to
continue building on his performance talent but is also keen to work with young people
to teach break dance.
charleschuck01@hotmail.com
Natasha Turner, AFRICAN DANCE SUPPORT ARTIST
Natasha is a performer, and is currently training as a dance teacher. This gives her
a chance to choreograph and teach numerous dance styles in tap, contemporary, Jazz etc.
She is looking forward to fusing cultural and contemporary dance styles in this project.
She is happy to have been given this opportunity to continue, develop and explore dance styles
as well as share her skills and knowledge with others.
tashareeno@hotmail.com
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