Bev Carter's wonderful banner, declaring the simple strapline for Friends Out There, drew eyes to the huge stage at Watford Colosseum at last week's vibrant launch.
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The launch event: 15 February 2008
A new charity, Friends Out There, will be launched at Watford Colosseum (map) on 15 February in a blaze of African dance, music, art, food and other entertainment. The event will include craft stalls, juggling and various workshops for children.
The entertainer Rolf Harris will perform live in support of the charity, which is establishing links between children in the village of Umulogho, Nigeria, and schools in Watford and Bushey. (About Friends Out There).
Rolf said:
‘It's uplifting and inspiring to see young people making connections between Umulogho Village, Nigeria and Watford through the medium of art. A picture tells a thousand words and I've been touched by the paintings that have been created and the stories they tell. I wish Friends Out There every success. I’m sure they will achieve a great deal’.
Alongside Rolf will be a range of other entertainers, including
- Kakatsitsi, master drummers from Ghana;
- juggling and stiltwalking by Area51, entertainment superheroes;
- robot statue by Mechanical Fracture;
- and Zimbabwean band Chimanimani.
Doors open at 6pm with stage performances starting at 7.45.
Tickets are priced as follows: adults £12, concessions £8, family £30, children (under 18) £5.
Bookings in advance from Watford Palace Theatre, 01923 225671.
About Friends Out There
Friends Out There is a not-for-profit company established in February 2008, currently applying for charitable status. The launch event took place 15 February 2008 in Watford.
- Friends Out There will create connections between different schools and neighbourhoods across the world – working at the local level, globally.
- Friends Out There will use art, music, dance, drama and writing to help people explore diversity and to promote understanding of different cultures.
- Friends Out There will record, evaluate and publish the processes and outcomes of our work so that it can be shared and experienced widely.
- Friends Out There will contribute to the relief of hardship where appropriate in the areas where we work by helping to build financial, social and cultural capital.
Our first project is 'A Little Something About Me.' It has involved linking children at a school in Umulogho, Nigeria, with children in school in Watford and Bushey, UK. We have worked with hundreds of children on their ways of life, aspirations, concerns and hindrances, exploring contrasts and similarities with them and their parents.
A little something about me: the eBook
The first outputs from FOT's first project - Bev Carter's eBook of A little something about me and Kedu: how are you? - are available on the Diffusion site here.
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