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What's that? FF are still alive and survived a BUSY start to the year? Correct! And now we're sharing what we learnt over on the blog - about a climate action project called The Strategy Room. First up is about the design process. workroom.fastfamiliar.com/th…
Thrilled to be part of this terrifyingly interesting group of people.
(Also the new twitter logo has strong ‘man who wears too much Joop’ vibes. Gross.)
📢Announcing our 2023/24 @UAL Storytelling Fellows 📢
TRUTH & LIES - 12 practitioners and professionals from diverse industries and disciplines will explore how storytelling can help counter mis- and disinformation.
Find out more:
arts.ac.uk/storytelling-inst…
ALT A grid of twelve portrait photographs of the UAL Storytelling Fellows
Last week we soft-launched a project we’ve been working on since the start of the year: First Day, a game for young people moving from primary to secondary school, co-created with the mighty Katesgrove Primary School in Reading.
youtube.com/watch?v=E30kJyxy…
shout-outs go to:
- our great new collaborator, illustrator Marco Drago
- Joe and Mirko who built new capabilities into the platform so we could implement more of our co-creators’ ideas
- @helenskisound who created the perfect voice for a shapeshifting monster
66 sessions across 12 local authorities with 600+ participants... the proj that kept us busy in the first 3 months of this year...
The Strategy Room: a UK project to help councils craft local climate policy.
Read the write up by Bloomberg to find out more about the initiative from @UCL_CAU & @FastFamiliar & @nesta_uk
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
One of the unsung heroes of British theatre. Under Annabel, ARC has supported so much work and so many artists in a generous, kind, unshowy way. This is truly the end of an era. BIG shoes to fill.
After 15 years of incredible leadership, transforming ARC into the organisation we are today, our Chief Executive, Annabel Turpin will be moving on to a new challenge later this year.
arconline.co.uk/annabel-turp…
ALT Photograph of Annabel Turpin, a white woman in her early 50s, with a blond bob cut. She is wearing black glasses, red lipstick, and a dark purple top, and is standing in front of a pink background.
Fast Familiar retweeted
Pls joins us on 12th July to find out more about 'The Strategy Room' - an innovative new approach for local councils to engage their residents on net zero policy pathways with @FastFamiliar @UCL_CAU @SouthendCityC @lutoncouncil nesta.org.uk/event/public-en…
For everyone making stories about climate and climate action, this is a great list of things to remember 👀
(Up your street @UCL_CAU)
goodenergystories.com/playbo…
Our friends at @agencyofconey have a new thing this Thursday! 👀
Fancy sparking some positive change in your life? A Magic Trick is happening this Thurs 18 May at 8pm - it's not too late to sign up!
Wondering what to expect? Check out our Playing Audience's Guide for everything you need to know.
More info & tickets👇
bit.ly/ConeyTrick
ALT Text that reads: Playing Audience’s Guide: What is the playing experience of A Magic Trick going to be like? You’ll play over Zoom, where you will be invited to play creative games that will invite interaction with others, always with the choice to sit out. You’ll be invited to write down some (private) reflections as you play. Running time: <120 min, with a short break roughly halfway through. You'll be invited to join a Tail to the experience, if and only if you choose...
There's also a short video about the project here, (which features Rachel talking waaaay too much.) It's a project we're mega proud of, hopefully the findings will be useful.
Really nice opportunity here from the excellent AND.
Open Call📢 Are you an early/mid-career artist/filmmaker working in new cinema & exploring the boundaries of filmmaking? We’re excited to announce a new creative development lab for cinema of the future in Apr '23, find out more & apply: rb.gy/qoygtc @home_mcr @sodamcr
What’s that? After 6 months’ gap, did we finally manage to send a fa-MAIL-er? Yes we did - including some excellent stuff from @danteordie @RaucousCaucous @helenskisound, @dandbarnard’s podcast picks and some recipe book recs in time for Xmas shopping.
mailchi.mp/3ba907c7500c/fast…
Throwback to Social Sandwich… lovely to revisit this project with a bit of distance and less a feeling of rising panic 🤣
Feeling peckish this lunchtime? Grab a butty with us and our collaborators @FastFamiliar, as we delve into their Social Sandwich project. Part of the Networked Condition project andfestival.org.uk/blog/the-…
Here we go. First stop of London to Copenhagen by train. 2 people travelling with a show in a bag (well, two bags) on a 6 day round trip, to be part of Relocations festival.
The Eurostar always feels fancy, so looking forward to this one! 1/?
Maybe one day we’ll get to be part of it… the whole adventure has made us more determined to hold onto our European identities. Also thrilled that I got to communicate in French today… all that Duo is finally paying off 🤣
