Collaboratively created and choreographed by BirdGang Ltd and EGGZ.
The Four Elements
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Arcadia 2024
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Over four days, Stanley Arts was taken over by young people’s response to the climate crisis and community activity, imagining a future in harmony with nature.
The festival featured performances, film screenings, art installations, live music and DJs, guest speakers, eco-activities, dance and ended in a colourful Holi celebration.
Arcadia was produced by
Stanley Arts, co-produced with Chrissy Jay and Kay Michael
Production Managed by Nico Petersen-Gyongyosi
Set Designed by Hardy Gru
Stage Managed by Ebony Fosuhene
Envrionmental Consultant Robin Lyons
Sparking conversation, the imagination and activism to ‘re-forest’ our minds and places.
Commissions
YOUNG PRODUCERS
Molly Jennings
Molly graduated from Rose Bruford College in 2022 and works as a freelance actor and theatre producer. Whilst at drama school, she co-founded and produced shows with her theatre company, In Stitches Theatre Company in which they specialise in comedy improvisation. They have toured all over London, with highlights being VAULT festival and Camden Fringe two years in a row. Working on Arcadia was her first freelance producing job outside of creating my her work, advocating for youth-based theatre making.
Neave Matthews
Neave Matthews is a multidisciplinary creative whose interests lie in producing, facilitation, and theatre making. She is a climate-conscious, theatre greenbook trained producer, focusing on theatre for social change. Previously, she produced Rooted In, a community festival in partnership with The Gate Theatre and Pigfoot theatre that spotlighted community voices and talents in Camden.
Elise Sedgwick
Elise Antonia is a professional Dance Artist and Freelance Producer from the South Coast of England. In 2022 she co-founded ‘The Nexus’, a dance led community development programme that aims to work with all members of the community to inspire confidence, creativity and collaboration.
Francesca Vicente
Frankie is the Young Producer for Croydon Youth Assembly’s contribution to the Arcadia Festival. An MSc graduate of Intermediality from the University of Edinburgh, Frankie is interested in theatre and installation art that experiments with other media, including film and technology. Pursuing a career in set design and production, Frankie was excited to put her studies to practice using sustainable methods for the Arcadia Festival.
