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Hull is a pioneering city, different companies are constantly collaborating together to make positive change happen. New and exciting projects are constantly being created and we are so thankful that we have had the opportunity to work with so many diverse organizations. All of which have been filled with passionate, inspiring individuals. Our work often provides a bridge between what the council or organisation wants to provide and how they can reach the people within the community. The projects we deliver for the council and community organizations are always very intimate. We work with the people for the people to create a project that meets specific requirements and have as an effective outcome as possible. We have worked to perform professional peices of theatre addressing a community issue. This serves to raise awareness and give the audience a clear understanding of the topic. Alternatively we have worked with communities to create performances with them on subjects they care about.
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The Victim’s Voice |
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“Every
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The Victim’s Voice is a project that worked with flood victims in the west Hull area. It ran for the summer term of 2008. Funding was given by The British Red Cross, and the project was supported by DOC (Developing Our Community) and instigated by Charlene Kent. This project was an extremely exciting concept and offered many challenges, emotionally and dramatically, as we heard accounts of people’s experiences and attempted to deliver an accurate portrayal of the tragedy. Every week flood victims of all ages came together to support each other and collaborate to create a performance about the floods of June 2008. |
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This project gave a platform for victims of the floods to have their voices heard, it brought the community closer together, allowed us to be productive about our fears for the future and celebrated how our lives had moved on one year later. The performance also addressed global concerns and major natural disasters in an attempt to put the events of 2007 into perspective and encourage flood victims to remember the positive aspects of their lives and appreciate how lucky we really are.
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Act Now worked with Hull Churches Home form Hostpital (HCHH) to deliver a performance as part of their launch day for "The Family Together Project". This is an amazing project that works to help patients suffering with cancer and their families and we were privileged to play a small part. The piece portrayed the difficulties of a family living with cancer on an emotional and human level and showed the impact the organisation has on the people it works with. We used real life case studies to create the material and used film and movement in the end performance. As a result of seeing the performance at the launch day, the organisers requested that we made a film to be used as a promotional resourse for the campaign. |
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Faith Workshops |
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Personally we are followers of the Christian faith and by working with our community to tackle issues that affect it we are serving our living, loving God. We are passionate about inspiring people to follow a spiritual path and find joy in life beyond material value. Our religious knowledge is not limited to just the Christian faith and we have studied other religions. We believe universal truth can be found in many places and promote understanding of all religions to encourage a peaceful, inter-faith community. Through promoting forgiveness and self worth we believe that we can help change lives of young people, and unite them together to want to create a better life for themselves and everyone in their community. We focus on anger and the negative effects it has on lives and promote peaceful conflict resolution and attitudes of acceptance of all people, from all races, cultures and religions. We have performed in school assemblies in collaboration with St Michael's to educate young people about Christian values and the story of Jesus. We have also worked with local churches to deliver fun days, performing moral stories and playing team games. A project was most recently delivered for St Michael’s Youth Project during their RE-action event. The two day project also collaborated with Label of Love and was a great success. The response from the children involved was overwhelming and the way they engaged with the topic matter was truly an inspiration for the future of Orchard Park. We have also delivered workshops around the theme of peace on earth for the Nagajuna Kadampa Buddhist centre. |
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Adult Drama |
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Drama techniques practiced and delivered by Act Now are an excellent way of building confidence, enhancing social skills, developing positive group dynamics and remembering how to play and have fun. We offer one off sessions or temporary projects to any group of adults that feel they would benefit from it, including existing amateur dramatics groups that need a nudge in the right direction. We direct parent pantomimes, mummies funnies or old folks fairytales. Whether you’re looking for professional advice, team building or just a bit of fun, get in touch and see what we can do for you.
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Never Too Old To Play Never Too Old to Play is a 30 minute performance created for the over 60. It’s filled with all different kinds of sketches, from Rapping Granny’s, Swing Dances to Gossips over the Garden wall. This interactive performance will have you laughing, crying and dancing. But the fun doesn’t have to end there, when performed in the past we have also run a 30 minute games session alongside it so we can all have a laugh together.
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Act Now
are passionate about inspiring peace, love and the ambition for good
in the hearts of the people of this city. We deliver performances and
workshops to inform of
practises and principles and explore
ideas, of different faiths. We also focus on inspiring faith in ourselves
and our community.