A lively documentary profile of the inspiring national apprenticeship and training programme in carnival arts has just been released: Future Leaders – a new film by Kooj Chuhan / Metaceptive Media. Anyone interested in arts, young people, communities, carnival, music, dance, visual arts, multi-cultural development and so on should find this interesting.
Full information about this fantastic arts programme which is run by Global Grooves is at www.futureleaders.org.uk . Video created by Kooj Chuhan / Metaceptive Media. [This video is also published on the Global Grooves YouTube channel where a lot more people have seen it – at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B7uaoWYpcc ]
Includes an interview with Steve White – who was the drummer with the Style Council (Paul Weller) and other worthwhile bands.
Introductory information about Future Leaders
from their website:
‘Future Leaders’ apprentices (aged between 13 and 25 depending on the art form) will extend their practical skills in carnival arts based music making, dance, visual arts and drum kit, as well as gain project management experience, guided by leading artists and professionals in their field. Study opportunities include residential weekend workshops, business and project development, and CPD (continuing professional development), all cemented by distance mentoring from leading UK and international artists and practitioners, tutorials, and portfolio work.
Interviewees in order of first appearance:
Holly Prest – Global Grooves Artistic Director and music tutor
Pareesha – visual arts apprentice
James – dance apprentice
Ali Pretty – artistic director of Kinetika and visual arts tutor
Oscar – music apprentice
Deanna – dance apprentice
Colin Spalding – artistic director of Rampage Mas and visual arts tutor
Stephen – visual arts apprentice
Dominic – music apprentice
Mariana Pinho – artistic director of Gandaia Arts and dance tutor
Farheen – music apprentice
Maisie – dance apprentice
Jon Hardeman – director of Grupo Ilu Axé and music tutor
Brian – parent of young arts apprentice
Simon – parent of young arts apprentice
Angela Chappell – Relationship Manager, Combined Arts at Arts Council
England
Steve White – leading UK musician and patron of Future Leaders
Eraldo Marques – Global Grooves Executive Director and music tutor
Filmed at the Castleshaw Centre (Delph), Livingstone Primary School
(Mossley) and Global Grooves Carnival Centre (Mossley)
Music Soundtrack taken with kind permission from performance by Jon
Hardeman, Grupo Ilu Axé, recorded live at Trinity Centre, Bristol, 2014.
All video production and editing by Kooj (Kuljit Chuhan) of Metaceptive
Projects and Media
Thanks to all of the participants, staff, volunteers, supporting
organisations, funders and individuals that made this possible.
In respectful memory of Mat Fox.
www.futureleaders.org.uk
www.globalgrooves.org
a Metaceptive production for Global Grooves.
www.metaceptive.net
Copyright 2014, Global Grooves / Metaceptive
