Hello
Compass Festival is back this November and we have a great opportunity for
children and young people that we thought you might be interested in.
This is not a performance but a play-in. Read on:
Playing Up is a game for children and their parents/guardians to play together.
It is based on a pack of cards, each one carrying information about a well
know artist and an instruction of a game to play based on that artist's work.
For example, people can make clothes out of food, remote control their
parents, build magical what-happens-next-machines or sit in a bag like John
Lennon and Yoko Ono. The games were created by children working with a
German artist called Sybille Peters. Full details of the game called Playing Up
can be seen here: http://playingup.thisisliveart.co.uk/
Compass Festival is creating a play-in at Leeds City Museum on Saturday 19
November. The plan is that the play-in, which will be open to the public, is led
by a group of children we are calling Child Guides. We are wondering if you
would be interested in being a Child Guide?
What's involved?
We would need you to be available to play the game, first of all, and get to
know how it works. Then you will be shown how to help instruct others to play
the game. Call this a rehearsal. This happens on Saturday 12 th November.
10am – 3pm. at House 14, Queen Square, Leeds Beckett University, LS1
3HE
Then on the following Saturday, 19th November, you will be at Leeds City
Museum, Brodrick Hall (the big circular arena in the museum) when Playing
Up will be open to the public from 11am – 4pm.
We are looking for people between the ages of 10 – 14 who are outgoing and
confident and can see themselves instructing other children and adults in how
to play Playing Up. The rehearsal and public play-in will be supervised by two
DBS checked artists, Ansuman Biswas and Lily Craig, as well as a group of
adult stewards and helpers.
If you want to take part please fill in the form at the end of this letter and email
or get your parent/guardian to email Marie Millward
[email protected] with the heading PLAYING UP.
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE PART PLEASE SEND YOUR FORM AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. WE NEED ABOUT 12 PEOPLE SO GET YOUR FORM IN AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
If you want to speak to someone before you apply please call Festival
Director, Annie Lloyd 07866 604924
We hope you can join us.
For more information visit: http://compassliveart.org.uk/festival
Compass Festival – Playing Up!
Availability and Information Form
Name:
Age and Date of Birth:
Parent/Guardian Name:
Home phone number:
Mobile phone number:
Email address:
Home address:
Tell us a little bit about why you would be interested in becoming one of our Child
Guides:
Tell us about any special access or dietary requirements you have:
Are you available for the training session on Saturday 12th November 2016, 10:00 –
15:00?
Are you also available on Saturday 19th November 2016 for the play-in 10.30 –
4.00pm?
You could just work half the day if you prefer. Please say which
ALL DAY
MORNING ONLY
AFTERNOON ONLY
I agree that _______________________ can take part as a Child Guide in Playing
Up! Compass Festival 2016.
Signed: parent/guardian…………………………………………………..
PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM BY FRIDAY 31 OCTOBER 2016
TO MARIE MILLWARD [email protected]