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Imagination Our Nation
Kinetika has initiated Imagination Our Nation, a five-year project that will culminate in 2012 with a major event at Victoria Park in East London. The string of events and workshops that together form 'ION' have so far already included two Olympic handover celebrations, a triplet of Cultural Olympiad launch events and the creation of four giant, spectacular moving structures - from a 21st Century East London ‘Pearly Queen’ to a mechanised, story-collecting 'Nottingham Goddess'…
Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the original International Olympic Committee, described the Olympics as the perfect synthesis of sport and culture: recently, ‘Imagination Our Nation – GermiNation’ has seen us working with young people and children across the country, exploring their ideas about their own cultural identity, as well their city and where they see themselves within it. The resulting work has been a tremendous mix of carnival, street arts, music, theatre and digital arts, created with five co-producers working alongside local authorities, arts organisations and voluntary groups in places all over the UK. Fascination has now launched in 2009 with the creation of 17 small puppets that will explore the world of many possibilities.
Look out for them at a whole range of events this summer.
What’s the story?
GermiNation 2008
Sowing the seeds for the future
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A London 2012 Inspire mark project, Germination worked with partners from 6 regions created 14 performances involving 3,500 participants.
FasciNation 2009
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Champions are born and wake up to a world of opportunities. Small puppets are created and explore their communities and discover their potential. 17 partners create their champions at the National Residency
DetermiNation 2010
The Champions embark on their journey of exploration Larger puppets make choices and follow a path of preparation.
Illumination 2011
Teams of champions work together to find solutions.
Larger puppets train, with the support of their community and international partner.
ImagiNation 2012
5 Champions, 1 each from North, South, East , West and London lead a procession to Victoria Park. 5 extraordinary puppets, each a champion of a sport and an art make the journey accompanied by communities along the way for the Finale Event July 2012 East London
FasciNation Events 2009
17th March
Pupils Performance. - Central School of Speech and Drama CSSD, London
19th March
Champion meets new friends - Spiritus & Blatchington Mill School East Sussex
23rd March
Champion meets Performance students – AvalonCAN
Somerset College of Art & Technology, Somerset
FasciNation INSET Day - Comberton Village College, Cambridgeshire
30th March
Champion’s First day at School - Fulham Primary School Fulham Primary, London
2nd April
Champion welcomed by leader of Somerset Council. - Bridgwater Arts Centre, County Hall, Somerset
14 - 16th April
Pre-festival workshops. - AvalonCAN Tor Leisure Centre, Glastonbury, Somerset.
1 - 3rd May
May Day Pageant at Glastonbury May Festival - AvalonCAN
Glastonbury, Somerset
2nd May
Children’s Parade at Brighton Festival, Produced by Same Sky, sponsored by Southern Water. - Same Sky, Spiritus & Blatchington Mill School Brighton
‘One Nottingham’ closing event - City Arts
Market Square, Town Centre, Nottingham
5 - 8th May
Introductions in assemblies - Spiritus & Blatchington Mill School, Uckfield Community College, East Sussex.
12th May
Champion visits schools. - Spiritus & Blatchington Mill School, East Sussex
25th May
Maresfield Village Fete – Spiritus & Blatchington Mill School, East Sussex.
May Transition Project with children moving from Primary to Secondary schools. - Bridgwater Arts Centre
Somerset.
6th June
Chatham Streets Arts Day & Bollywood Imagination Carnival – FUSE Festival, Kent
June 7th
Nottingham Mela - Old Market Square , the Royal Centre and at the New Art Exchange in Hyson Green
12noon to 7pm.
June 13th & 14th
One World - The Old Market Square , Nottingham
20th June
High Hurstwood Village Fete – Spiritus & Blatchington Mill School
27th June
Cambourne Youth Festival – Comberton Village College,
Cambridgeshire
July 5th
Nottingham Carnival
11th July
Uckfield Big Day Out – Spiritus & Blatchington Mill School, Uckfield, East Sussex
13th July
Sports Day – Spiritus & Blatchington Mill School
Blatchington Mill School, Hove.
15th July
Visit Pupils – Spiritus & Blatchington Mill School
Bradbourne School
18 - 19th July
Derby Carnival – Mandela Centre & DWICA
Market Square, Derby
24th July
Cambridgeshire County Council Cultural Olympiad Celebrations – Comberton Village College, Cambridge
July 31- August 2
Riverside Festival - Victoria Embankment, Nottingham
August 8 & 9
Children's Festival Hero's day
August 15 & 16
Childrens Festival Wollaton Hall
14 - 28th Aug
Summer School – Kinetika Bloco, South Bank, London
23 - 25th Aug
Nottinghill Carnival (tbc) – Paddington Arts & ELIMU
London
28th Aug
Summer School Finale – Kinetika Bloco, South Bank, London
5th Sept
Uckfield Carnival – Spiritus & Blatchington Mill School, Uckfield, Essex
13th Sept
Thames Festival – Kinetika Bloco, London
10 - 14th Sept
Arts & Heritage Open Weekend – Festive Road, Milton Keynes
21st Sept
Celebr8 Event at FRINGE MK – Festive Road, Milton Keynes
21st Sept
Hackney One Carnival – Kinetika Bloco, Hackney, London