Sue Mayo

Sue is our lead artist on the project.  Since 2008 she has been developing innovative participatory work for the LIFT Living Archive, exploring ways of bringing to life the collection with educational and community groups.  Sue is a theatre maker and community artist with 30 years of experience and endless energy.  By bringing together different art forms she enables diverse community groups to create their own work; writing, performance, visual practice or site-specific work.  She is Associate Artist for Magic Me, the UK’s leading inter-generational arts organization and Associate tutor on the MA in Applied Drama at Goldsmith’s, University of London.

What Sue says about the project:

"The work that the participants discover through the archive opens their eyes to new ways of working, and making performance.  It has been exciting for us as artists to use different shows from the LIFT archive in each school, and to develop completely different pieces in each place."

 

Mia Harris

Mia is a visual artist with countless creative skills.  She uses diverse materials including willow, recycled material, UV and anything she can get her hands on, you might spot her rummaging in the second hand shops of Bristol or London.  She graduated from Brighton with a BA in Theatre and Visual Art Form, and has lead creative projects and workshops for community events, festivals, play settings and schools in the UK and beyond.  In 2008 Mia and a friend set up Creative Kids International, using the visual arts to build a cultural exchange between young people in Bristol, UK and Lusaka, Zambia.


Polly Beestone

Polly creates and facilitates a variety of work drawing on movement, storytelling, visual and theatrical arts.  She has worked on puppetry construction and consultation for a number of professional theatre organisations including the Spiegel Tent and is currently working at the Unicorn Theatre to develop and deliver workshops for families.  Polly took part in the Teachers and Artists Partnership Programme and has facilitated several projects for Creative Partnerships and Magic Me. 

 

Dan Scott

Dan is our sound artist on the project.  He has been working with the children to create soundscapes of their school environments, record interviews, and make unusual sounds using everyday objects.  Dan completed an MA in Sound Arts at the London College of Communication and has taken his recording equipment all over Europe for performances, exhibitions, concerts and residences. He has lead several workshops and is a tutor on listening and aurality at Central School of Speech and Drama.  Look out for his work at the Roundhouse for NetAudio 2011.

 

Edward George

Edward is a visual and sound artist, writer, director and producer.  He co-founded the multi-media arts group Flow Motion with Anna Piva in 1996 and their sound art performances have taken place at the Lilian Baylis Theatre, and the Science Museum Dana Centre in London as well as other international destinations.  Edward was Artistic Associate for the Bernie Grant Arts Centre in 2010 and is currently working on a collaborative on-line archival project exploring the theme of the Promised Land.

 

Kelly Garrett

Kelly is our visual artist assistant, and has been using her practical and creative skills to help on several projects.  Kelly graduated from Nottingham Trent University with a BA in Theatre Design and has worked on the design and construction of performance environments for new and well-established companies such as Punchdrunk, Secret Cinema and Rama Young Actors.  She is interested in working with young people and was Design Course Leader for ‘Behind the Scenes’ during the Albany Theatre’s summer programme.  She is currently Creative Programmes Assistant at the Albany.

 

On behalf of LIFT:

Esme Newbery, Participation Placement, documentated all the workshops uploading her photographs, videos and blogs to the website.

Erica Campayne, Participation Producer managed the project.