in partnership with The B-Bar
Jan & Feb 2021
ReBels Playgrounds
Mon 14 Dec
- Sun 28 Feb
Lockdown update: Wed 6 Jan 2021
Following the announcement of England moving into a Tier 5 lockdown, these Playgrounds and Activities will be moved on line or postponed until a later date in the spring (when Plymouth moves to Tier 3 or lower) Please see individual events below for our updates/plans.
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We’re very excited to give you details of some of our ReBels Talent Development and ReBels Playground events and opportunities coming up in the new year.
Mon 11 Jan – Start of new ReBels Talent Development Training Spring term
We’re back with our classes for ages 12 – 15 and 15 – 25 combining dance, theatre, music and digital technology. New classes this term include Urban Storytelling, Creative Projection (working with projection mapping and graphics for performance) Dancing On Cars (yes really!) and Junk Yard Music (where you’ll get to create your own junk band)
Sat 16 & Sun 17 Jan – Giant Puppet Making Workshops
Lockdown Update: These workshops for the Keyham community will be postponed until a later date in the spring (when Plymouth moves to Tier 3 or lower)
Barbican Theatre ReBels invite you to help us build and decorate giant 5m and 7m tall puppets for a parade around the backalley service lanes in Keyham, Plymouth, on the evening of Thursday 21 January
Thu 21 Jan – Backalley Puppet Parade in Keyham
Lockdown Update: The parade will be postponed until a later date in the Spring (when Plymouth moves to Tier 3 or lower)
Following the success and amazing reaction from residents from our inaugural parade in St Judes in September 2020 we’re taking a similar parade to the back alleys of Keyham. We’ll be working with expert puppet maker Ruth Webb and local residents to create nautical style puppets in early January (see above)
Details on how you can be involved in the puppet making workshops will be posted soon
Watch a film of our first Backalley Puppet Parade in St Judes in Sept 2020 here
Fri 29 Jan 6pm – 7:30pm – Coxside Cafe Acoustica ‘Wassail & Warmth’ at Teats Hill Amphitheatre
Lockdown Update: The event at Teats Hill will not take place this month. We are however looking at ways to bring the event on line so audiences can access the live music, activities and wassailing from the safety of their own homes. Please watch this space!
We’re back at our monthly cafe acoustica home with some lively and entertaining acoustic music, spoken word and January celebrations as we start the year off.
Featuring specially selected music from Alex Hart, Jon Fazal and Coffee Cup Choir, as well as ReBels training groups and Take A Part Coxside partners Tess Wilmot and Crab & Bee. There will be Wassail and New Year inspired workshops at dusk from 4pm with Crab & Bee and Tess Wilmot to make crafts, taste apple slinkies, build paper boats and prepare for the Wish Making rituals after dark. From 6pm the fire will be lit and the cafe acoustica will begin. Be sure to wrap up warm!
Sat 6 Feb 7pm – 9pm – ReBels Prime Saturday
Lockdown Update: This will be postponed until a later date in the Spring (when Plymouth moves to Tier 3 or lower) In the meantime we are looking at ways to show you some of the activities we have planned online through films, zoom DJ sets etc (please watch this space for updates)
We’re taking over the amazing Prime Skatepark in Coxside for a night of riotous fun featuring DJ’s, Skaters, Plymouth Parkour and Street Dance Crews along with members of our ReBels talent development dance, music and movement groups. Tickets to participate in the night, or to observe the fun, go on sale in January.
Details of how you can be involved (as a participant or a member of the audience) will be posted soon
Fri 12 Feb Secret Playground
Lockdown Update: This will be postponed until a later date in the Spring (when Plymouth moves to Tier 3 or lower)
Music, dancing and ‘messing around’ with creativity in this amazing ‘secret’ urban space. Our ReBels members from Acoustic Performance, Cityscape Creativity, Creative Projections, and Rhythm & Words groups will be collaborating and creating with DJs, local musicians and artists for a night of fun in a new exciting disused venue.
Details of how you can be involved (as a participant or a member of the audience) will be posted soon
Thurs 25 – Sun 28 Feb Make Amplify ‘Challenge Accepted’
Lockdown Update: This will be postponed until a later date in the Spring (when Plymouth moves to Tier 3 or lower) In the meantime Check out makeAMPLIFY talking about the project here
A three day Challenge with makeAMPLIFY, Prime Skatepark and Barbican.
Challenge Accepted is a chance to re-imagine a Prime Skatepark using movement, projection, lighting and sound. The result will be a multi media installation and live performance and we want to make it with you. makeAMPLIFY are looking for local creatives and enthusiastic first timers to create something new, and unexpected, together.
We will be working indoors and outdoors, weird and long hours, and try things we’ve never done, with people we’ve never met and all in about 72 hours. We expect it to be as bonkers and satisfying as it is exhausting! Enthusiasm, open mindedness and teamwork counts more than skills and experience, and we are really interested to work with as wide a range of people as possible. Check out makeAMPLIFY talking about the project here
If you’d like to be involved with this Challenge please email you full name, date of birth, postcode and the sorts of things you’re interested in to rebels@barbicantheatre.co.uk
Fri 26 Feb 6pm – 7:30pm Coxside Cafe Acoustica ‘Escapism’ at Teats Hill Amphitheatre
Lockdown Update: The event at Teats Hill will not take place this month. We are however looking at ways to bring the event on line so audiences can access the live music, activities and performances from the safety of their own homes. Please watch this space!
Our monthly evening of laid back live acoustic music, spoken word and dance. This month we’re joined by members of our ReBels Acoustic Performance group for some brand new performance pieces incorporating music in storytelling, plus Muthanna and a puppet parade from Above Bounds and their light up jellyfish!
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