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, 2016, Arts Centre Melbourne engaged playwrights Amelia Evans and Dan Giovannoni to make multiple visits to three selected Victorian Primary Schools – Newstead PS Newstead, Syndal South PS Mount Waverley and Wooranna Park PS Dandenong North. During these visits they worked creatively with students to develop original ideas around the theme Bush Tales. Children scripted their stories as radio plays, then performed and recorded them at The Channel - Arts Centre Melbourne's participation venue.
During the July 2016 school holidays, 18 Secondary Students from across Victoria worked with Arts Centre Melbourne's Creative Leaning 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 Modules are installed in Arts Centre Melbourne foyers from 13 September to 3 October 2016 to coincide with Arts Centre Melbourne's presentation of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie.
Will it run again in 2017?
Yes. But instead of using May Gibbs' stories for inspiration, we will be basing the storytelling around another great show playing at Arts Centre Melbourne in 2017.
How does my school get involved?
Email schools@artscentremelbourne.com.au.
Visit www.artscentremelbourne.com.au to explore our extensive schools, families and youth programming.
Credits:
Writers and Performers:
Syndal South Primary School, Mount Waverley Ewan Burgess, Thomas Byun, Jake Chen, Josh Chen, Joe Delaney, Akalanka Gunawardana, Ember Gondwana, Alex Goode, Jerry He, Josh Huang, Shiranka Jayawardhena, Catie Learner, Prathika Loganathan, Natalie Loh, Soraya Mazoori, Aileen Nguyen, Hayley Nguyen, Tulasi Pawar, Erik Piefke, Jahnavi Punna, Angelina Russo, Amelia Sarjeant, Beata Thomas, Karthik Thonnithodi, Ella Zhi. Staff: Clare Searle
Wooranna Park Primary School, Dandenong North Aaliyah Abubakar, Alina Yasser, Brian Jarvis, Daniel Kerr, Darcy Allen, Faridoon Rassa, Ivana Bukva, Jorji Handfield, Kayleb Rakic, Kofi Annan, Mal Kontakis, Pawan Gunawardana, Rayan Tabbit, Reeya Pednekar, Rhythem Patel, Samantha Harwood, Sarah Solak, Tori Wilde, Venessa Huy. Staff: Lucia Hetherington
Newstead Primary School, Newstead Amelia Britt, Kalan Burgess, Wil Burnes, Harry Campbell, Louis Chapman, Charlie Hutton, Kyan McGill, Shanon Morgan, Eliza Oxley, Archie Sproat, Tarne Tuttleby, Saul Willams, Nathaniel Codognotto, Oliver Daldy, Patrick Donkin, Charlotte Hazeltine, Kirra Hubbard, Amy Lamport, Zalli Lau, Saskia Lynzaat, Blake Maffescioni, Tara McBean, Caitlin Richardson, Abi Sartori. Staff: Andrew Frawley
Composers:
Lachlan Sargant – Wanganui Park Secondary College, Kessia Peterson – Horsham College, Isabelle Lo – Presbyterian Ladies' College, Edward Spink –Trinity Grammar, Aimee Noordhoorn – Braemar College, Lachlan Colgrave – Camberwell High School, Alex Owens – Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School, Jack Bell – Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School, Anna Duan – Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School
Sound Designers:
Brianna Oldmeadow – Tintern Grammar, Michael Nguyen – Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School, Hayley Jobson – Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School, Alice Hurwood – Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School, Ying Xin Sim – St Margaret's School, Vaishnavi Muddam – Presbyterian Ladies' College, Tara Bazargan – Presbyterian Ladies' College, Lewis O'Donnell – Albert Park College and Oscar Burdett – Albert Park College
For Arts Centre Melbourne:
Project Manager – Joshua Cowie
Digital Education Team – David Rogers, Amy Bennett, Joshua Cowie and Zoe Rinkel
Playwright – Amelia Evans and Dan Giovannoni
Listening Module Artwork – Mattea Davies
Website – Ann Tran