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The French call it La Rentree: the moment when the summer holidays are over, the schools open and we cling to the last glimmers of the long warm days, Jason Ward writes.
Our local creative community is back in full force with BCP’s Arts By The Sea festival, an exciting new season at the Lighthouse, Poole and BEAF, presenting a film season at Boscombe, while the new local Extraordinary Theater prepares for its tour of Shakespeare’s King Lear.
We meet actor and writer Vas Constanti, one of the stars of Rock of Ages in 6 Degrees of Inspiration, review Airship Orchestra by ENESS, which is presented by GIANT Offsite, and discover the importance of creating a clear story for our business in Creating an atmosphere.
Coming soon.
September 20 – 34: Rock of Ages. The global hit musical lands at Lighthouse, Poole featuring a fantastic cast, your favorite rock hits and an amazing live band that takes you back to when hits were as big as hair! Tickets: lighthousepoole.co.uk
September 28: BAD Cinema presents Drive My Car. Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s film is a haunting road movie traveling the path of love, loss, acceptance and peace. A multiple award winner, the film is shown in its original Japanese with English subtitles. At Boscombe Arts Depot – doors open at 7pm. For tickets click here.
September 30 – October 2: Arts By The Sea Festival returns with performances, live music and art in Bournemouth. From skateboarding and roller skating to Colombian music and a children’s creative workshop, this is a wonderful event. See the program here: artsbythesea.co.uk/events/
October 25 – November 1: King Lear. The local Extraordinary Theater is touring our area with one of Shakespeare’s finest tragedies. The tour starts at Bournemouth Little Theater Click and the link for more information is here: bournemouthlittletheatre.co.uk
Review: Airship Orchestra by ENESS
Presented by GIANT Offsite in Bournemouth Triangle.-
As summer slowly fades, the days grow shorter and the skies grow grayer. A dirigible orchestra has landed in the Bournemouth Triangle. It brings us beautiful colors, alien shapes, accompanied by gentle melodic and enveloping music that uplifts the spirit and offers space for reflection. The piece was created by ENESS, an Australian creative studio that has worked around the world.
This piece has been seen in China, the US and Australia, but is making its UK debut here in Bournemouth. As GIANT Gallery Director Stuart Semple said at the launch event, it’s great to see the BCP and BID investing in public art for all to enjoy. And it’s always positive to see creativity used to attract visitors and support local businesses.
At Bournemouth Triangle until 9 October. To learn more, visit giant.space/game
The Court of Constantius
Vas is a successful theater director, writer and actor who is currently playing the role of Hertz in the national tour of the hit musical Rock of Ages. He is also the author of the best-selling Mythvolution series.
What inspires your creative ideas?
The world around us, past and present. History, mythology, current events, nature, my own imagination and personal experiences. You see, the moments of peace and comfort that are so rarely stolen by time turn into daydreams and lightbulb moments, stories and fairy tales. These form puzzles that allow me to delve deeper into creativity.
Why are arts and culture important to everyone?
I think everyone needs to expand their minds. Art can be a window that does this, it can give a glimpse into the emotional mind of the artist as well as the viewer. It allows connection to occur as well as reflection. It can also be incredibly cathartic.
Culture is the foundation of humanity, if we do not accept and build culture, the world descends into chaos, wars are fought, all kinds of dictators emerge and groups are marginalized.
What advice would you give a business to help them become more creative?
Connect with the right partners, be diligent and prepare as much as you can. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes and learn from them. Take some time to formulate your thoughts before making decisions and approach everything as a set of chapters. Break down your strategy and take it one step at a time.
Who is your creative hero?
Anyone who has the courage to finish what they start, no matter what the personal cost. The ones I admire are.
Writers: Sir Terry Pratchett, Philip Pullman, George Orwell, Gabriel García Márquez and Tolkien.
Directors: Tarantino, Coppola, Harryhausen, Cecil B. DeMille and Oliver Stone.
Playwrights: Peter Shaffer, Tom Stoppard and Larry Kramer.
Artists: David Wynn, John Napier and the Pre-Raphaelite artists.
Which creation are you most proud of?
The Mythvolution books, Research were just relentless and the discipline required to do them was insane! By the way, I’m still working on a third book.
Playing Kevin Rosario in the London production of In The Heights was a wonderful role that stretched my acting abilities.
Project management and design of the construction of your own house.
What are you working on now?
I’m writing a three-part comedy drama for Panda Hat Studios about a group of medieval monks who are transported through time to present day Croydon. I’m currently playing the role of Hertz in the UK tour of Rock of Ages.
- You can catch Vas and the rest of Rock of Ages at Lighthouse, Poole from September 20-24.
- To check out the Mythvolution book series, click here.
I recently read an article in Vanity Fair about entrepreneur Audrey Gelman, who went from running a $1 billion business to opening an antiques and home goods store in Brooklyn called Six Bells. What makes the story interesting is that Six Bells is also the name of an inn and general store in a fictional English village called Barrow’s Green that Mrs. Gelman created.
Barrow’s Green also has a church, synagogue, pastures, post office and community of characters that Six Bells customers can get to know in store and online with maps, oil portraits and tales of the village all on display.
By creating a story for her store, Audrey German gave potential customers another reason to engage with her business and another level of engagement.
We don’t all have to create a mythical land for our business, but we do have to think about the story of our business and the story our business tells. This is because stories or narratives engage customers – just think how much people enjoy the stories of Line of Duty or Eastenders.
Try to write about your company as if you were a profile writer – how would you describe the story of where your company came from, what it does and where it is going.
You may not need to create Barrow’s Green, but a good story always sells!
Taken from the Confidently Creative podcast episode “What’s Your Story”.
To listen to Apple Podcasts in full, click here.
Check out next month’s column for more creative insights or contact me directly for personalized support.
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