Dear Friends, Associates and Supporters,
Welcome to the first termly Collage Voices newsletter! We thought it was time we shouted a little louder about all we do, so that you can see how your support enables us to deliver our programming to the children and young people, families, emerging artists and communities we serve.
Have a look at what we did last year!
September 2023 - July 2024
Collage Voices
We returned for our 5th year of Saturday Voices offering nine different creative classes for age groups from 8yrs - 29yrs. This year we added 16-19 drama and advanced singing/ songwriting classes. Collage Voices | performing arts
September 2023 - June 2024
Voices for the Future
Voices for the Future was a two year programme funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Teacher Development Fund that aimed to embed creative and anti-racist practice in six Haringey primary schools. Led by Alexandra Primary School, Collage Arts and Haringey Creates, the additional five primary schools that participated were: Rokesly Junior School, Earlsmead Primary, Lancasterian Primary, The Willow Primary and West Green Primary schools.
Voices for the Future explored ways in which artists and teachers can work together to develop an anti-racist led, arts-based approach to teaching and learning. It explored how this could help address the gap in global majority children’s attainment in Haringey and improve oracy. The programme aimed, aiming to provide teachers with the skills and confidence to deliver inclusive arts-based learning across the curriculum. You can read more about the project here:
October 2023
Windrush Wonder Stories
Windrush Wonder stories was a new intergenerational project focused on capturing inspiring true-life histories, experiences and journeys. The resulting materials have been compiled into 4 illustrated children's books. A set of all four books was delivered to every primary school in the borough. Through this project, we hoped to celebrate the immense contribution that the Caribbean communities have made to UK society.
Community day
We ran a community day for the new build across the road from us having been commissioned by the Berkeley group to celebrate the opening of their new water feature. We ran all day art workshops, circus workshops and a live stage featuring music and Collage Voices singers performing live. Origami workshops resulted in the launch of a thousand paper ships on the new feature.
Black History Month
The first instalment of all day afrobeats workshops at Harris Academy Primary in Tottenham where every pupil in the school from Reception to Year 6, and their support staff and teachers danced their heart outs.
Haringey Youth Festival
Working with Jacksons Lane and Haringey Shed, we had a day of celebration showcasing the amazing creative work of the young people of Haringey and beyond.
November 2023
Haringey Feast
Collage Voices worked with Alexandra Primary school to create their own songs and music videos as part of Haringey Feast, a borough-wide community celebration culminating in together in the East Court at Alexandra Palace over a weekend for a spectacular free celebration of Haringey’s creativity through music, performance, art, and food.
December 2023
Collage Voices
Collage Voices sharings and performances with a singer showcase in the Karamel club.
Voices online auction
We launched our first online auction with some stunning lots donated by the creative industries and our supporters.
Xmas Revolution
We held our regular fundraiser where stars from stage and screen came to our café-music venue to take part in the best cabaret London has to offer. Joined by some students from Collage Voices.
Feb 2024
The second instalment this academic year of dance sessions exploring the theme ‘Proud to be Me’ with Harris Academy Primary.
March 2024
The World Within our Heads.
This anthology is a collection of fabulous poems written by the talented young writers of Collage Voices Creative Writing group. This exciting publication takes you on a journey through lands both magical and mundane. The World Within Our Heads by collagevoices - Issuu
Awesome Food Festival
Our youth board led initiative saw its second year where all the students and parents come together with a dish from their culture to share and celebrate student performances.
May 2024
VftF Grand Performance
Our Voices for the Future programme participant schools came together for an amazing day of exhibition, rehearsals and performances at Alexandra Palace’s main 900-seater theatre.
June 2024
Community day
We returned to deliver another community day for the Berkeley group with a larger stage for our singers to showcase themselves alongside children's theatre, circus workshops and walkabout artists.
July 2024
Voices Drama Showcase
Following an end of year sharing from all our classes, our advanced drama groups performed a showcase of monologues and scenes to a packed house including casting agents. We look forward to continuing to support them on their exciting journey.
Powering Up
Teaming up with Dr Guddi Singh and Wham (Wellbeing and Health Action Movement) WHAM Updated (whamproject.co.uk), we delivered a week of drama interventions connecting young people from Dunraven school and 15 medical clinicians from across the country to explore what health looks and feels like for young people.
August 2024
Summer Stories summer camp 3
For the third year, we collaborated withJacksons Lane to deliver a week of circus workshops to young people.
All year
Theatre trips
Thanks to our network of creatives, we seek lots of theatre going opportunities for our young people that are either free or very low cost. We are all so grateful for these opportunities. Last year we managed to take groups to:
King Lear, at the Almeida Theatre
Othello, at The Globe
Frozen at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre
Death of England, at Soho Place
The Comeuppance at the Almeida Theatre
Mandella at the Young Vic
Further than the furthest thing at The Young Vic
The Homecoming at The Young Vic
Shifters at The Bush Theatre
Jack Petchey Achievement Awards
We are proud to run the Jack Petchey Achievement Awards at Collage Voices to celebrate the courage, talent and all-round awesomeness of our young people.
Rio
Aaliyah
Aliyah
Ava
Eliza
And our Leader award winner Tony Mahama
Upcoming
We are starting our 6th year of Saturday classes on 14th September 2024. If you know someone who like to give one of our classes a go, get in touch here.
Our next Revolution fundraiser packed full of stars is on Sunday 15th September. We would love you to join us. Tickets are just £20 each from here. These nights are food for the soul, not to be missed
We very much look forward to all the creative journeys the next year will offer.
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