Elemental

On Tuesday 19th May we kicked off the West Midlands event at Playbox Theatre in Warwick with the keynote speaker, Ali Williams from No Fit State and break out sessions with Bill Ferguson and Stewart McGill (find out about them here) and not forgetting Ros Robins from the Arts Council England WM as MC.

Starting with setting the scene exercise, interesting and thoughtful ideas and thinking came from the section and leading nicely into the keynote address from Ali Williams. The address was suitably informal looking at the progression route that No Fit State has taken from “little acorns” to becoming the internationally acclaimed company we see today. Starting with today – and the Tabu video:

Interestingly the development from little acorns to what we see today came from little investment from ACE in the beginning, and a lot of risk as a company! Full presentation and notes will soon be available.

Following a lovely lunch and some fabulous brownies courtesy of Playbox, breakout sessions with Bill Ferguson and Stewart McGill gave examples of how Street and Circus work on ground level and indeed the Playbox’s work nurturing the “Oak Trees” of the future.

Stewart’s presentation included an aerial demonstration by Christina Newman.