A three day physical performance festival produced by Highly Sprung Performance Co. and hosted by The Belgrade Theatre Coventry.
Mission: To convert over 300 young people to the thrills of physical theatre. Through intensive workshops, Highly Sprung worked in schools across
The Physical Fellowship allowed audiences to discover and see new approaches to creating theatre, filled with energy, excitement and exhilarating ideas that make the impossible, possible. Each performance was made in collaboration with Highly Sprung and
What is The Physical Fellowship:
The Physical Fellowship is a youth performance platform for young physical performers aged 12-21 in the Midlands. It will facilitate the sharing of original choreographed and devised performance in dance theatre and all forms of physical theatre and enable young performers to create professional dance and physical theatre performance and experiences.
The Physical Fellowship will provide young performers with a professional platform in which to present their current work and will place an emphasis upon the development of skills, as well as nurturing an understanding and appreciation of physical performance, through work with established professional performance companies, (in 2011 Frantic Assembly, Infuse Dance) through workshops and master classes.
Prior to the event:
Highly Sprung artists provided two daylong workshops with each participating school and youth group as an opportunity for the groups to develop skills to initiate their devising process or to offer input as the performance work develops.
Day one: All participants who were performing at the event were invited to attend workshops, seminars and master classes, which were delivered by visiting companies.
Evenings 1-3: Dedicated to showcasing the performance work of the participating youth and school groups, with public evening performances.