ODTC What’s On - September 2010 and beyond

Performances

Future Performances and Workshops

The Tempest

We have just started developmental workshops with our Performance and Technical groups with a view to a performance of this piece at a later date

“Scatterbrain”

Our ongoing Social Awareness programme will run throughout 2010

Workshops

Community Outreach Workshops
We work on an on going basis creating drama experiences for a variety of community based groups.

Media Group
The group is currently working with the visual artist Graeme Roger to create an exhibition about how people see them and how they see themselves. This exhibition/installation will be created using multi media techniques and it is hoped to tour it around Moray later in the year

Multi Arts Group
The group are working along side the Media group with Graeme Roger as part of the above exhibition / installation

Outreach Workshops
About to start a new outreach project at the Moray Council Training flat to focus on skills for independent living with the production of a training DVD

Past Performances, Reviews & Workshops

The Time Machine

Again the company worked with Bishopmill Primary School in a devised piece about Time Travel which was performed in Elgin Town Hall on 2nd & 3rd Dec.2009

Homecoming Project

The company worked with 6 local schools throughout Moray as part of Homecoming 2009 to portray famous local Moravians which culminated in performances in Elgin Town Hall on 6th and 7th October 2009

Young Arthur

The company tell the tale of a Young Arthur on his journey to becoming the fabled King Arthur working with pupils from Bishopmill Primary School.14 &15th January 2009 Elgin Town Hall

Kathakali Tour : 2008
Kiratham : The Hunter’s Tale was performed during the Scottish leg of Kathakali’s UK tour during Oct - Nov 2008

Media Group
Worked with the Young Scot Organisation’’s representative on a series of Podcasts about each individuals experiences covering a variety of subjects which include “Songwriting” “Childhood Memories” and “Holidays” The completed and edited Podcasts were uploaded to the Young Scot website.

A Conspiracy of Silence: 2008
Organised by Moray Domestic Abuse Forum

Alice
A play based on Alice in Wonderland.
The story of Alice in Wonderland performed with the company alongside working with pupils of Bishopmill Primary School

A Bridge of Dreams :2007
A specially written piece for The Moray Council’’s celebration of the works of Thomas Telford. This piece was performed on the actual site of the Craigellachie Bridge.

Scatterbrain

A piece about domestic abuse.
This piece was devised by our Artistic Director and was performed at a Domestic Abuse Conference in Elgin. The two actors remained in character after the performance to carry out a question and answer about why domestic abuse could take place.

Summer Shorts 2007
A series of 6 short performance pieces created from the ideas of the Technical group.
Once again the company technical group are undertaking a series of shorts to be performed by the performance group. The pieces are devised by the technical group who are responsible for set design,lighting and sound fx.

The Shop 2005

A Play aimed at parents and their chldren to show the effects of drug abuse among young people.
The Shop toured again in September/October 2005 around the schools in Aberdeenshire and Moray.This was again a collaboration with Grampian Police and proved very successful performances highlighting the dangers of drug misuse to parents and young people alike.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
ODTC returns to Dubai in May 2005.
The Company will be going to Dubai in May 2005 to undertake a tour of the area with their production of “A Midsummer Night’’s dream”. This will be a fully inclusive performance using makaton,imagery and music.

Dark Cabaret
Dark Cabaret on tour again !!
Once again ODTC will be working in collaboration with the Perth and Kinross Health Initiative touring “The Dark Cabaret” around the schools in the Perth and Kinross area during Feb-Mar 2005. The piece raises awareness in health issues that may concern teenagers.

Scottish Woman Of The Year

Tina McGeever our Artistic Director recently became “The Scottish Woman of the Year and all at Out of the Darkness Theatre Company would like to offer their congratulations.

ODTC What’s On - September 2010 and beyond

ODTC What’s On Sept 2010 and beyond

Portraits

With a generous award from the Scottish Community Foundation we have now finished working with the multi media artist Graeme Roger and created an installation/exhibition, “PORTRAITS” using a combination of visual arts, animation, film and multi media input to tell our participants their own personal stories. The piece with be showcased on Wednesday 1st September at the Supper Room Elgin Town Hall between 10.00 and 3.00pm and will be opened by George McIntyre The Moray Council Convenor.

Kiratam The Hunter’s Story

The company are about to undertake a tour around schools in Moray with their production of Kiratam The Hunter’s Story in October and will also perform on certain dates with The Kala Chethena Kathakali Company from Kerala in southern India as part of their UK Tour.
Dates for your diary :
5th Oct : Fortrose Community Theatre
6th Oct : Elgin Town Hall
14th & 15th Oct : Glasgow Mitchell Theatre.

The Toy Shop (Working Title)

The company will once again be working with certain schools in Moray to produce their annual Christmas show. This year the story will be based on a family run Toy Shop which is in the process of closing down as it is being taken over by a big national company.

Getting Ready DVD
The company have just finished filming footage for a DVD entitled “Getting Ready”. This is now being edited and will eventually find its way into schools as part of a raising awareness campaign on behalf of the Moray Council looking at teenage issues with regards to peer pressure.

Writers Script Development Donation
Dr Buchanan an admirer of the company has kindly donated a large sum of money to allow the company to work with Susan McClymont a writer to develop three performance pieces. We are delighted that we have been given this opportunity to continue our work and partnership with Susan again.

YOU TUBE : FACEBOOK
Through the Media group training the company now have a YOU TUBE area. As a means of promoting the company further they have uploaded a short Promo Reel to the site. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6H4NdFcSuA ) as well as “The Silent Movie” a tale of dastardly deeds and romance. The group will also be looking at setting up a Facebook site as part of a marketing strategy.

The Shop
We will again be touring “The Shop” a piece about drug and solvent misuse based on a true story, around certain schools in Moray during February, March 2011.

Watch This Space !
We are currently in talks for a return visit to Dubai to provide training and performance of our new Shakespeare piece “The Tempest”

Kathakali 2008 Tour

REVIEW

Our tour in collaboration with the Kela Chethena Kathakali Company, a classical dance drama from Kerala, South West India proved to be an outstanding success
Our performers working alongside professional performers, using our own unique style, recreated the Kathakali Story - Kiratham, (The Hunters Story). We used a combination of Makaton, Mudras, Music and imagination to tell the story to the audience.The performances in the true village style of Kerala took the audience on a journey through to the main performance of Kathakali.

“Your performances are stunning, very professionally presented and delighted the audiences. I was amazed just
how similar your interpretation of Kiratham was to the Kathakali version, yet you had never seen it ! “
Kalamandalam Barbara Vijayakumar Kathakali Co Director

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Support

Supporting Organisations

We currently support organisations by providing technical back up at conferences and events. We also use an interactive theatre performance to support training conferences and awareness raising events.

Placements : ongoing
We offer placements in all aspects of our work to young people in education, students, volunteers and people needing support to get back to work.

Visits: ongoing
As well as our main programme we regularly offer members and other interested individuals visits to the theatre and other appropriate events.