MEDWAY MEGALITHS_
Located in the lower valley of the Medway River, the Medway Megaliths are a series of ancient stone monuments shrouded in mystery and folklore. No one really knows what they are for or who put them there. That is, until now...
Medway Megaliths is a new 5-part sci-fi drama utilising AR filters and 3D audio, created with young artists. It is a SparkedEcho project commissioned by Theatre31.
Medway Megaliths is a new 5-part sci-fi drama utilising AR filters and 3D audio, created with young artists. It is a SparkedEcho project commissioned by Theatre31.
Watch all 5 episodes of Medway Megaliths, 2021.
About.
Beacons is a co-production between Electric Medway (formally SparkedEcho) and Creative Folkestone. It was created by Folkestone-based scenographer and artist Alison Neighbour, alongside sonic artist and composer Emily Peasgood, creative technologist and game designer Tarim, wearable sound system designer Alistair Harle, with a team of other local creatives.
It was developed with funding from Arts Council England, PRS for Music Foundation, The Ashley Family Foundation, Folkestone Town Council and donations from individuals.
Interactive website with full production credits:
beaconsproject.uk.
Music legacy as a sound walk: explore.echoes.xyz/collections/5XIZhk6qcPdbOIvw.
Medway Megaliths is a SparkedEcho project commissioned by Theatre31
Theatre for young people, by young people.
Theatre31 is an exciting new programme, inspiring young people to be involved in theatre and putting them directly in the driving seat. Taking place across Medway and Sheppey, this youth led programme supports young people make decisions and call the shots on everything that happens – from deciding which artists to work with to designing the logo.
All the activities are free to access and there are many opportunities for young people to get involved!
Theatre31 is managed by Icon Theatre, based at the Brook Theatre in Chatham, who have been co-creating original performances with communities and young people since 2002. Funded by Arts Council England, Theatre31 is a project supported by Medway Council.
Theatre31 is an arts programme with no walls, which means all activities can be flexibly and quickly adapted to
enable safe and creative delivery in a Covid world.
It was developed with funding from Arts Council England, PRS for Music Foundation, The Ashley Family Foundation, Folkestone Town Council and donations from individuals.
Interactive website with full production credits:
beaconsproject.uk.
Music legacy as a sound walk: explore.echoes.xyz/collections/5XIZhk6qcPdbOIvw.
Medway Megaliths is a SparkedEcho project commissioned by Theatre31
Theatre for young people, by young people.
Theatre31 is an exciting new programme, inspiring young people to be involved in theatre and putting them directly in the driving seat. Taking place across Medway and Sheppey, this youth led programme supports young people make decisions and call the shots on everything that happens – from deciding which artists to work with to designing the logo.
All the activities are free to access and there are many opportunities for young people to get involved!
Theatre31 is managed by Icon Theatre, based at the Brook Theatre in Chatham, who have been co-creating original performances with communities and young people since 2002. Funded by Arts Council England, Theatre31 is a project supported by Medway Council.
Theatre31 is an arts programme with no walls, which means all activities can be flexibly and quickly adapted to
enable safe and creative delivery in a Covid world.
Event photos.
Credit: Igor Emmerich.
In numbers.
1 nomination at the Ivor Novello Composer's Awards 2022
for Emily Peasgood in the Sound Art Category.
3,800 live audiences
took part in the quest and gathering.
1,513 participants
took part in co-creation activities in the run up to the event.
60 creative practitioners were employed
including 13 sea gooseberry guardians to oversee co-creation activities that spanned over 9 months.
Over 51,000 social media impressions
and interactive website visits.
200 electronic sea gooseberries were fabricated
and hidden at 50 venues in shops, cafes, parks and open spaces across Folkestone, Hythe and Romney Marsh.
5 bespoke wearable speaker systems
were built for the performers.
for Emily Peasgood in the Sound Art Category.
3,800 live audiences
took part in the quest and gathering.
1,513 participants
took part in co-creation activities in the run up to the event.
60 creative practitioners were employed
including 13 sea gooseberry guardians to oversee co-creation activities that spanned over 9 months.
Over 51,000 social media impressions
and interactive website visits.
200 electronic sea gooseberries were fabricated
and hidden at 50 venues in shops, cafes, parks and open spaces across Folkestone, Hythe and Romney Marsh.
5 bespoke wearable speaker systems
were built for the performers.
