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Dancing Cow

November 9, 2010 3270

Dancing Cow What is folklore? What is myth? Themes such as cultural festivals, stories about mythological cows all around the world: Kamadhenu in India; Hathor in Egypt; Ushi Oni in Japan; Minotaur in Greece and of course the Brazilian Bumba-Meu-Boi amongst others. The Dancing Cow is a traditional figure in Brazilian Festivals, and can be

Brazilian Roots

Brazilian Roots

November 9, 2010 2929

Brazilian Roots Brazilian Roots is a project that uses cross-over activities including drama, craft and games to introduce children to the rich culture of Brazil. This includes the native history and traditions of the Amazonian Native People, their rich folklore, and the modern-day colourful and vibrant life of Carnival in other parts of Brazil. These

U Decide Projects

November 9, 2010 2893

Community Drama Workshops U decide, or participatory budgeting, is a way of giving local people the power to spend some public money to benefit their communities. This means they can share some of the responsibility for what happens where they live and make some real changes. Lewisham residents attended a series of U Decide voting

Time to Act

November 9, 2010 2836

Time to Act, to Speak, to Create, Time to Engage with our Community Time to Act was a community development project that spanned over 6 months involving different communities in Lewisham. StoneCrabs worked in collaboration with Lewisham Time Bank Project Coordinator to develop and run a series of drama based workshops to be delivered to

50/50 Feminine Image

November 9, 2010 3034

50/50 Feminine Image was an art and drama installation under the theme of ‘What does it mean to be a woman today?’ as part of Lewisham International Women’s Week Festival. More than just celebrating ordinary women as makers of history, the project encouraged participants to develop the theme creatively without losing the social-political thread of

Woman at Work – Feminine Voice

November 9, 2010 2891

Woman at Work – Feminine Voice Woman at Work – Feminine Voice was an Art-Drama Installation Inquiry specially developed to celebrate Lewisham’s International Women’s Week Festival – Giving Women a Voice. Today, women have power, equal rights and a voice. The subject proved to be much more complex. Tereza Araujo – Lewisham based award winning artist

Women of All Ages

November 9, 2010 3716

Women of All Ages was a project of Cross-Generational Drama Workshops for women of all ages culminating with a week of exhibitions, music and drama performances. On March 8th, 2008 StoneCrabs Theatre in collaboration with The Albany and many Lewisham Community Groups launched the project Women of All Ages. An evening of theatre, poetry, music

Legends of The Amazon

Legends of The Amazon

November 9, 2010 2968

Young Actors Programme The Magic Pillow of Oxumaré and Legends of The Amazon were our first “full productions” for the Young Actors Programme. The project was developed in partnership with Lewisham Youth Theatre. Over 40 young people met weekly for the period of 6 months exploring the themes of Brazilian Mythology and Legends of the Amazon

Who dares go there?

November 9, 2010 3048

Who Dares Go There? was devised and performed by StoneCrabs Junior Actors in partnership with St Joseph’s Primary School. The performance involved 18 young people aged 8 – 12 years from Deptford in South East London. They met for the period of 3 months to devise, rehearse and perform a murder mystery show based on

The Way of The Rivers

November 9, 2010 2850

The Way of The Rivers, an ecological musical for children 8 – 12 years old. When Ock, a young river, arrives at Abingdon in Oxfordshire with the news that another young river has died because of the hot summer, Kingfisher calls for a conference with the Oldest Rivers in the world and all the animals,

And Wot? – Integrated Youth Support Services (IYSS)

And Wot? – Integrated Youth Support Services (IYSS)

November 9, 2010 3865

From 2009 and 2010 we embarked in a partnership with Catch22 and Silwood Integrated Youth Support Services (IYSS) where we delivered workshops and explored the idea for a story that came directly from the participants on the theme of choices and their consequences. The Senior Actors were supported by our resident writer Mez Ndukwe to

SCYD 2006-2007 (StoneCrabs Young Directors Festival)

SCYD 2006-2007 (StoneCrabs Young Directors Festival)

November 9, 2010 2540

In 2006, we launched our Young Directors Training Programme. Our 2006 young directors are Bola Agbaje, Abdul Ali, Gael Le Cornec, Tamsin Curno, Richard Cussands, Simon Magnus and Paula Siu. Together they produced the first StoneCrabs Young Directors Festival at the Brockley Jack Theatre. Bola Agbaje directed Top dog/Under dog by Susan-Lori Parks Abdul Ali

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