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ankur's blogPANGAA and IGNITE THEATRE present their new show: MY BITSuperstar Jonee Fresh is coming to Glasgow and for one night only, two rival groups can break all the rules...but at what cost? This exciting piece of work by IGNITE Theatre (formerly Knightswood Youth Theatre) uses sound, movement and text to explore the joys and fears of living in Glasgow. Knightswood Youth Theatre began in October 2007, bringing together young people aged 14 to 18 living in the Scotstoun, Knightswood and Yoker areas of Glasgow. The group is a mix of local Glaswegians, asylum seekers and refugees, all brimming with fresh talent and a proven commitment to creating new and dynamic work. The company boast many successes, including being awarded the prestigious Philip Lawrence award (2008), celebrating great young people working together to develop and enhance mutual understanding and friendships. ‘MyBit' has been developed for Refugee Week 2010 in partnership with Ankur Productions ’PANGAA Project‘. Performances at the Tron: To book tickets contact the Tron Theatre
Pangaa invites you to tell your story...EVERYONE HAS A STORY TO TELL AND ANKUR PRODUCTIONS INVITES YOU TELL YOURS... In October 2010 Ankur Productions will be presenting our latest production as part of our PANGAA PROJECT. PANGAA is your City, Your Story. It is the story of who we are in Glasgow and how our lives intertwine. It is an exploration of how the city defines us and how we make ourselves heard. Across Glasgow we are currently working with groups of young people aged between 14-25 in a range of urban art-forms to explore, discover and express what this city means to them and who they are within it. As part of our research for the final PANGAA Production we would like to invite you to share your story with Glasgow. We want to know about your relationship with the city, whether you have been here all your life or whether you are just beginning to discover it: What do you see, what do you do, what do you fear? We want to know about your favourite places, the joys and concerns of your specific community, we want to know whatever you want to tell us ... The PANGAA Production is a chance for us to tell the story of Glasgow as it is right now, in 2010, from as many perspectives as possible. We want to hear from you. Whether you are young, old, a local, or a visitor we want to hear about your experiences. There are lots of ways to get involved: Please call Catrin on 0141 339 8488 / send an email to pangaa@ankurproductions.org.uk / or go to www.pangaa.ning.com The Pangaa Project is supported by the Scottish Arts Council Lottery Inspire Fund, Glasgow City Council, North West Glasgow Community Planning Partnership, Springburn Area Committee, Cashback for Communities.
Ignite Theatre Launch- Join Us!Ignite Theatre (formerly Knightswood Youth Theatre) invites you to attend their launch event which mixes the old and the new. Tuesday 23rd March Knightswood Youth Theatre began in October 2007, bringing together young people aged 14 to 18 living in the Scotstoun, Knightswood and Yoker areas of Glasgow. The group is a mix of local Glaswegians, asylum seekers and refugees, all brimming with fresh talent and a proven commitment to creating new and dynamic work. The company boast many successes, including being awarded the prestigious Philip Lawrence Award (2008), celebrating great young people working together to develop and enhance mutual understanding and friendships. The Ignite Theatre launch promises to be an evening of performances not to be missed, including fragments of celebrated previous work performed by the company, exploring the roots of the group, their shared history and coming of age as an Independent Youth Theatre. Ignite Theatre will also premier a work in progress, My Bit which is in development for Refugee Week 2010 in partnership with Ankur Productions PANGAA Project. My Bit uses music and movement to explore the joys and fears of living in Glasgow. The event is free and members from across the community have been invited to come and share stories of their experiences of living in Glasgow and tell Ignite Theatre what they want from their local youth theatre. We hope you can join us and make this occasion really memorable. For further information or to secure a ticket please email elle.moreton@ankurproductions.org.uk or telephone 0141 339 8488 In partnership with Ankur Productions Pangaa Project and supported by Cash Back for Communities, Glasgow Culture & Sport, SAC Lottery Inspire Fund, Equality & Human Rights Commission and Glasgow Community Planning Partnership.
Acts of Translation November ReadingsExperience the work of two exciting new voices from Glasgow’s Black and Asian communities. Vaisakhi Drums Behind Sandstone Walls Pritam, an ex-wrestler, is ill and spends his days in the kitchen-bed. His pious, long-suffering wife, Bhanto, dutifully serves him. Outside the front door, boys throw bottles and rubbish. During the play, Pritam and Bhanto’s lives change in ways neither they nor those around them had ever anticipated. Sheila Puri was brought up in a Punjabi Sikh family in Glasgow and is very interested in the impact of migration on the lives of those who came to settle here. She has previously had some short stories published and read on radio. Mwanawashe (dressing a salad-boy) In Zimbabwean tradition, the naming of a child has particular spiritual significance, but what impact does this still have in modern society? Mwanawashe translates as child of nature’s majesty, but can the central character of Sithole’s play live up to his name? Tawona Sitholé was raised on the great African oral tradition of spoken word, song and music playing of his family, Moyo Chirandu of Zimbabwe. He is co-founder of Seeds of Thought urban poetry group, which regularly stages spoken word and music events at the CCA. The plays will be read by Cora Bissett, Paul Chaal, Amerjit Deu, Vinny Dhillon, Manu Keruwa, Sean Reid and Louise Stewart, rehearsed with Aileen Ritchie and Greg Giesekam. Ankur Productions’ Acts of Translation programme has delivered
PANGAA Your City. Your Story.Join Our Workshop Week! 12th - 15th October, 10am -3pm The whole week of workshops are absolutely free! Taking place at The Arches, 253 Argyle St, Glasgow, G2 8DL If you are 14+ sign up now by texting 07554 355 333 or calling 0141 339 8488 to reserve your place for the week. Pangaa is supported by the Scottish Arts Council Lottery Inspire fund and Culture & Sport Glasgow
Literature ProjectsOn 19th March, members of our Writers Group had scenes from plays they are working on presented in rehearsed readings at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow. Aspiring writers Sheila Puri, Sarmed Mirza, Tawona Sithole and Samreen Shah have been developing scripts with writer/director Aileen Ritchie over recent months. Under the direction of Aileen and Greg Giesekam, actors from the Adult Drama Group, along with other invited actors, provided the writers the opportunity to see and hear their work and discuss it with an invited audience. Fired up by this, they are keen to develop their work further in the next few months and we will present fuller-scale rehearsed readings of their work in June: look out for it, as we will be opening these out to a wider audience.
Ankur wins Inspire FundingYou may have seen in the Press that Ankur was one of the few companies to be awarded a large grant from the SAC's Inspire Funds to enable us to mount an exciting new Glasgow-wide project, Pangaa, in the coming year. We will be working with young people across a range of artforms: dance, drama, animation, video, music, and free-running. Look out for further news of this in the near future.
Love's Time's BeggarOur adult drama group will be presenting a devised show, Love's Time's Beggar, in the Changing House at the Tron Theatre, on 20th to 22nd May (directed by Cora Bissett) and our teenage group will be presenting a workshop performance of David Greig's Danny 365 in the Changing House on Sunday 7th June (under the direction of Xana Maclean and Paul Chaal). Keep an eye out for posters and flyers... Photo credited to Andrew Wilson
Heer Ranjha (retold)World Premiere - Ankur Productions and Tramway When Ranjha, a poor Muslim restaurant worker, is pulled out of the Clyde by a boatful of partygoers, he is confronted by Heer, the fast-living daughter of a Glasgow Curry King, and a Sikh. Love, intrigue and tragedy swiftly follow.
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