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PRIMARY, SECONDARY, POST-16 & SEN OFFERS<br />
Kinetika<br />
Project Name<br />
About the Project<br />
The Carnival Project<br />
Kinetika is an internationally renowned company with an<br />
18-year track record of combining world-class design with<br />
community projects, to produce spectacular outdoor<br />
events that engage diverse audiences. Kinetika has a<br />
long-track record in creating carnival all over the world,<br />
winning awards at Notting Hill Carnival, producing<br />
costumes for Atlanta Olympics, designing opening and<br />
closing ceremonies for FIFA and London 2012.<br />
Founded by artist Ali Pretty in 1997 and inspired by her<br />
training in carnival arts in Trinidad and India, Kinetika now<br />
has an unrivalled reputation for working with local<br />
communities on projects that change the way people feel<br />
about where they live. For the last four years Kinetika has<br />
been working with Thurrock schools to develop skills in<br />
drawing, silk painting, writing and storytelling. Along the<br />
way capturing many wonderful anecdotes about what it<br />
is like to live here, Thurrock’s striking heritage, the<br />
connection to the wider world through its proximity to<br />
the river Thames, and the rich diversity of its population.<br />
In 2019 Thurrock is 21 and our offer is to work with you<br />
through the art-form of carnival to celebrate Thurrock’s<br />
big birthday. Kinetika will bring together a team of<br />
experienced carnival artists to create an introduction to<br />
carnival for schools. Our artistic team includes award<br />
winning carnival designers, Ali Pretty and Ray Mahabir,<br />
internationally acclaimed choreographer Jeanefer Jean-<br />
Charles and the Kinetika Bloco performance group.<br />
Two event days will form the focus of this offer:<br />
1. Introduction to Carnival<br />
A sharing day this July 2018, for teachers and students.<br />
This is an introductory opportunity to find out the<br />
potential that carnival has in bringing whole schools<br />
together in cross–curricular activity, leading to a<br />
collective celebration.<br />
Activities include:<br />
• An introduction to Kinetika’s carnival projects<br />
• An opportunity to think about any themes you might<br />
like to work on in creating your own school carnival<br />
• A short making workshop led by designers Ali Pretty<br />
and Ray Mahabir, and artist Lisa Meehan<br />
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