SOWF
EVENT:
Some Other Way Forward - Family Tour
CLIENT:
South Bank and Bankside Cultural Quarter
LOCATION:
London UK
CAPACITY:
19,000 people over 2 months
THE BRIEF:
The SOWF family tour took the elements that make up the Bankside Cultural Quarter and shared them with the wider Lambeth and Southwark communities. The project's goal was to raise awareness about what they do and provide opportunities for families and young people who might not otherwise experience what the South Bank has to offer.
DESCRIPTION:
GaiaNova provided the touring venue and technical production team that delivered the SOWF (Some Other Way Forward) GeoDome which visited five parks in Lambeth and Southwark during July and August 2007.
The GeoDome contained a number of zones to explore with a range of free activities and workshops. The Dome also featured a stage for young people to perform and showcase their talents. SOWF toured to six locations throughout Lambeth and Southwark and received up to 19,000 visitors.
In a joint statement, the leaders of the Cultural Quarter organisations, Michael Lynch Chief Executive of the Southbank Centre and Sir Nicholas Serota, director of Tate, said: "This is a very important initiative for all the arts organisations in the north of the two boroughs.... We want as many young people as possible to enjoy what we have to offer and we want to hear what young people really want from us."
Laia Gasch, Director of the Some Other Way Forward Project, added: "Lambeth and Southwark have a wealth of cultural organisations that host some amazing events and performances throughout the year. We hope our touring GeoDome can help bring a taste of these to wider and larger audiences in South London, and open the door to young people expressing their own creativity."
Free workshops were led by a number of partners from the Cultural Quarter including the Design Museum, The Tate Modern, Southbank Centre, Unicorn Theatre, The Mayor's Thames Festival, BFI Southbank, Shakespeare's Globe and the Imperial War Museum.
The SOWF GeoDome visited five venues including the Lambeth Country Show in Brockwell Park, Carnaval del Pueblo in Burgess Park, Clapham Park Community Fun Day and the I Love Peckham event in Peckham Square.
The Cultural Quarter's Some Other Way Forward project is funded by £1.8 million from the Treasury's Invest to Save scheme announced in Gordon Brown's 2006 Budget,
"Just to say thank you to all those involved in the Clapham Park residency which helped to make it a successful 4 days. The feedback from residents has been extremely positive, and they are keen to see more art events and workshops, this has proved to be an excellent way of engaging young people. I hope we have the opportunity to work together again in the future. Please pass on my thanks to the other artists involved, the other SOWF members and the team at Gaianova. cheers"
Roz Thompson - Clapham Park Project, Community Development Team Leader
SERVICES PROVIDED:
- Event pre-production and design consultancy
- Geodesic Dome touring venue hire and installation
- Touring management and logistics
- Containerised storage and transportation
- Venue Management
- Stage Management
- Stage Crew
- Branding
- Set construction
- Lighting
- Video projection
- Decor installation
- Time Lapse Photography
- Recycling
- Stewarding
- Security
- Power
- Staging
- Tag Tool
Pictures provided by Melissa Davina and Jonny Ladd