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Bolder Not Older

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We finished the year well with a very successful “Bolder Not Older” workshop for a group from Ashford Place. The group enjoyed their dance session so much that we are now working with them to accredit Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre as a Dementia Friendly Theatre as part of the Borough of Brent’s commitment to become a Dementia Friendly Borough in 2020.

Here are some photos of this wonderful group and volunteers.

Ashford Place dance group
Ashford Place group attend a dance workshop at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, Wembley Park, London.
Chris Winter / Quintain
Ashford Place group attend a dance workshop at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, Wembley Park, London. Photo: Chris Winter / Quintain
Ashford Place group attend a dance workshop at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, Wembley Park, London. Photo: Chris Winter / Quintain
Ashford Place group attend a dance workshop at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, Wembley Park, London. Photo: Chris Winter / Quintain
Ashford Place group attend a dance workshop at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, Wembley Park, London. Photo: Chris Winter / Quintain
Photo: Chris Winter / Quintain
Ashford Place group attend a dance workshop at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, Wembley Park, London. Photo: Chris Winter / Quintain

No Man’s Land

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No Man's Land devised and performed by Brent Youth Theatre around themes in War Horse

No Man’s Land was devised and performed by Brent Youth Theatre over five days, exploring and developing the themes of War Horse.

Focussing on the advancement of technology as weaponry, the group took us into the future. It was a world where robots and AI rendered humans useless , in the same way that the British cavalry were made irrelevant by machine guns, barbed wire and tanks.

To develop these themes the group discussed conflict and resolution in drama, built on trust exercises and developed the communication skills necessary for ensemble work. Their performance skills,  boosted by some professional puppetry workshops with the National Theatre resulted in an arresting and thought provoking piece. 

“Working with Troubadour Trust on No Man’s Land was absolutely fantastic. We have run a few holiday projects with our young people already and this definitely stood out as being the most rich in content. From start to finish they provided us with a connection to the National Theatre and incredible cast led workshops. Troubadour was incredibly easy to work with and accommodating to who our young people are.”

Natalyia Kharina, Unique Community

No Man's Land devised and performed by Brent Youth Theatre around themes in War Horse No Man's Land devised and performed by Brent Youth Theatre around themes in War Horse No Man's Land devised and performed by Brent Youth Theatre around themes in War Horse No Man's Land devised and performed by Brent Youth Theatre around themes in War Horse No Man's Land devised and performed by Brent Youth Theatre around themes in War Horse No Man's Land devised and performed by Brent Youth Theatre around themes in War Horse No Man's Land devised and performed by Brent Youth Theatre around themes in War Horse

Pangolin Art Challenge – Impact Statement

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Over four Saturdays (10th August- 31st August 2019) the Troubadour Trust very generously offered to support and host David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation in the foyer of the Troubadour Theatre in Wembley at the Dinosaur World Live performances. The aim was to raise awareness of the pangolin, the most illegally trafficked mammal in the world, with one being removed from the wild on average every 5 minutes.

On each of these Saturdays David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation staff and volunteers were present at two tables in the foyer along with banners advertising the event and a film on screen about pangolins which was played on a continuous loop. The Pangolin Art Challenge asked children to draw a picture of their favourite dinosaur meeting a pre-drawn pangolin pal to enter a competition in which they could win pangolin adoption packs.

Before each child began drawing we asked them if they had ever heard of a pangolin before, over the 4 Saturdays, 176 children were asked this question, of these 90% had not heard of the pangolin before (and anecdotally most of their parents hadn’t prior to the event either). During the activity we were able to talk to the children (and often their parents too) about the pangolin, we explained what unique animals they are and why they needed our help. The children were also able to watch the film to find out more of information about them. 

Each week the cast of the theatre show chose three winners to receive a pangolin adoption prize; these were then sent in the post. At the end of the Challenge, one overall winner was selected by the cast and David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation team. The winner and guests attended a prize giving ceremony at the Natural History Museum in London as a part of the Global Canvas children’s art competition also run by the Foundation. The winner, Amber, was presented with a trophy celebrating their achievement at the event.

Pangolin Art Challenge Winner 2019

159 children who were not previously aware of the existence of the pangolin now know about them and the threats to their survival. Raising awareness is so important in helping these incredible creatures to avoid the extinction crisis that they are facing.” – Jo Elphick, Education Manager at DSWF

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