What is Stories in the Wall?
A collaborative digital storytelling project between Arts Centre Melbourne and Victorian Primary and Secondary Schools.
How does it work?
In Term 2, 2014, Arts Centre Melbourne engaged playwright Ned Manning to make multiple visits to three selected Victorian Primary Schools - Elwood PS, St Andrews PS and Tullamarine PS. During these visits they deconstructed classic Hans Christian Andersen tales, and working in small groups, wrote new stories keeping within Andersen's moral or lesson based framework. The children scripted their stories as radio plays, then performed and recorded them at Arts Centre Melbourne's Digital Learning Hub.
In Term 3, 2014, 18 Secondary Students from across Victoria worked with Arts Centre Melbourne's Digital Education team to write original music and create original sound design for the recordings. A composer was partnered with a sound designer and assigned a story. Composers were free to score the piece using whatever styles, instrumentation or techniques they thought appropriate, while the sound designers were encouraged to consider not just the timing of sound effects with the voice, but audio effects, stereo placement and movement, and volume changes to enhance the storytelling.
Stories in the Wall Listening Booths are installed in Arts Centre Melbourne foyers from 10-17 November 2014 to coincide with Arts Centre Melbourne's presentation of Teatret Gruppe 38's promenade performance of Hans Christian, You Must Be An Angel.
Will it run again in 2015?
Yes. But instead of using Hans Christian Andersen stories for inspiration, we will be basing the storytelling around another great show playing at Arts Centre Melbourne in 2015 The Intergalactic Nemesis.
How does my school get involved?
Email digitallearning@artscentremelbourne.com.au.
Visit www.artscentremelbourne.com.au to explore our extensive schools, families and youth programming.
Credits:
Writers and Performers:
Elwood PS Asher, Audrey, Callum, Conor, Drew, Eli, Ella, Estie, Joe, Kai, Kaia, Lori, Luca, Lula, Maya, Noah, Sam, Shasha, Tristan and Zeta. Staff: Sarah Clair, Gabby Moohan and Gemma Lloyd.
St Andrews PS Blake, Charlie, Elly, Isabel, Jade, James, Jed, Jeorgia, Kasey, Madison, Matilda, Millicent, Mitchell, Moss, Rahni, Tara, Tess, Tom, Wade and Will. Staff: Denise Todd, Jade Cameron, Kyle Robertson, Dean Simpson.
Tullamarine PS Aidan, Aimee, Austin, Billie, Braydon, Cooper, Daniel, Diondre, Eleni, Emily, Emily, Jade, Jessica, Johnny, Jye, Katelan, Kayla, Kaylee, Kiara, Kline, Natalie, Patrick, Sarah, Tamara and Zara. Staff: Donna Rowe and Anjelica Di Grande.
Composers:
Patrick Jaffe - Trinity Grammar School, Max Kearney - Cornish College, Caitlin Minney - Lowther Hall, Alexandra Olijnyk - Shelford Girls' Grammar, Matilda Pungitore - Princes Hill Secondary College, Gabe Stephenson - Swinburne Senior Secondary College, Max Teakle - Princes Hill Secondary College , Thomas Williams - Ballarat Grammar
Sound Designers:
Jonathan Antony - Catholic Regional College Melton, Vani Datta - Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School, Daniel Deakin - St Kevin's College, Peter Hall - Monbulk College, Keelan Mast - Warrnambool College, Kitty Robinson - Catholic Regional College Melton, Chloe Scott - Loreto College Ballarat, Cassie Sneikus - Mentone Girls' Grammar School, Corey Uren - Ballarat Grammar
For Arts Centre Melbourne:
Project Manager - Joshua Cowie
Digital Education Team - David Rogers, Amy Bennett and Joshua Cowie
Playwright - Ned Manning
Listening Booth Artwork - Darryl Cordell and Mattea Davies
Special Thanks to: Hannes Berger, Ebony Bott, Regina Helly, Angela Martin, Sarah Morris, Naomi O'Callaghan, Suzanne Robson, Helen Schleiger, Ann Tran.