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From 2021 – 2023 Young Vic Taking Part undertook a radical arts-in-education project called INNOVATE, which asked the question: How can the arts enable students to engage, learn and thrive across all their subjects?

Project Associates & Advisory Panel

• Mikey Bharj
• Bruno Correia
• Anyebe Godwin
• Jordana Golbourn
• Lerato Islam
• Sheryl Malcolm
• Vicky Moran
• TD. Moyo
• Joseph Prestwich
• Nadège René
• Amy Robinson
• Vincent Shiels

• Dr Sylvan Baker
• Darren Chetty
• Kay Rufai
• Dr Javeria K. Shah
• Dr Vicky Storey

In 2024 the Young Vic Taking Part department worked with a group of young co-curators department to create an installation that gave glimpse into the world of young men growing up in London with MANTELPEACE, a free exhibition. Immerse yourself in teenage memories, penalty shootouts and park bench confessions in this interactive exhibition which celebrates the transition from boyhood to manhood and provides a fresh perspective on traditional masculinity.

Lead Artist Adam Karim  
Sound Designer and Composer Duramaney Kamara 
Set Designer Finlay Jenner 

Guest Artists  
Ivan Oyik, Kingsley Nebechi, Marc Pouani, Still Shadey and Wumi Olaosebikan. 

Young Curators  
Ash Johann Curry-Machado, Barnaby Brown, Ona-Ara Fadipe and Yab Yowhans. 

Young Consultants  
Cameron O'Loan, Micah Forte, Sylvian Cunningham and Xavier Bailey. 

Learning Contributors  
Arco Academy, Lansdowne School, Southwark Inclusive Learning Service and Untold Creative Training. 

May Fest was an annual month long festival that celebrated creativity and connection. Co-curated with and for our local community, the month included workshops, talks and performances

Michelle Payne, Phillip Morris, Sophie Ellerby, Harriet Taylor and Scott Howland 

Step into the dystopian world of AiTopia, which examines the impact of our fast-changing technology on human relationships in this chillingly poignant thriller.

AiTopia is the first show from The Collective, a 50-strong cohort of multi-disciplinary artists from Southwark and Lambeth, led by director Michelle Payne. This latest, epic project from Taking Part disrupts traditional conventions of theatre-making, exploring new models centred on community and collaboration

Director Michelle Payne
Set & Costume Consultant Natalie Pryce   
Movement Consultant Christopher Tendai
MD & Composition Consultant Matt Greaves 
Co-Dramaturg Emma Dennis-Edwards
Co-Dramaturg & Exec Producer Shereen Jasmin Phillips
Lead Producer Alisha Artry
Associate Producer Michelle Cullimore 
Assistant Producer Enyonam Ansah
Jerwood Trainee Assistant Director Nim Gill 
Stage Manager Abi Morris 
Assistant Stage Manager Valentina Cutri 

The Collective: 

Actors: 
Adar Owuna, Boma Braide, Deborah Elizabeth Mali Smith, Yiannis Sykovaris, Katerina Kaloyerou, Ketrina Brisefert, Kimberley Maloney, Lorna Miri, Matilde Cerruti Quara, Moe Farah, Nana Yaa Oforiwaa Osei-Bonsu, Peter Barrs, Sasha Winslow, Shahab Awad, Tracey-Ann Henry, Eldi Dundee, Marina Hussain Leones, Michael Sookhan.

Lighting and Sound: 
Darren Anthony Spencer, Liz Heasman, Peter Phillips, Ariel Elkarif, Kemi Adekoya (Production Team B).

Movement: 
Cherlyn Miller, John Watts, Seamus Kennedy.

Set & Costume:
Anne-Marie Garbrah, Elisa Rovelli, Marilyn Rogers, Matilde Sazio, Ama Ababio (Production Team A), Roxceina Hibbert (Production Team A), Jennifer Anne Marshall (Production Team A).

Writers:
Elsa Joseph, Frances Timlin, Joyce Abosi, Kandy Rohmann, Kevin O'Neill, Rahkim Thomas Hunte, Simon Bracken, Stephen Foley, Thelma Purcell, Xanthus Peters, Jennifer Haynes.

A week long programme introduced young people to the world of theatre production, focusing on lighting, sound design, set construction, costume design and stage management.  Working alongside the Young Vic’s production team the young people gained hands on introductory experience of technical theatre.

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In 2021 Sundown Kiki was born: an explosive new show by young queer Black and Global Majority artists that brought the worlds of theatre and ballroom together. The conversations Sundown Kiki sparked led to Communities of Resistance, a creative project where the same young people travelled to the home of ballroom, New York, in a partnership with the Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI). An international creative partnership was ignited and in 2023 the Young Vic staged Sundown Kiki Reloaded, a remount with a US twist, which featured Kiki Scene youth from the Hetrick-Martin Institute.

Creative Director Jay Jay Revlon 
Director Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu
US Director & Choreographer Kemar Jewel
Trainee Assistant Director Vivek Sharma
Set Designer Khadija Raza    
Sound Designer and Composer XANA  
Assistant Sound Designer Kayodeine
US Sound Assistant Kai Mulan
Choreographer/Movement Director Omar Jordan Phillips    
Lighting Designer Pablo Fernández Baz    
Costume Designer John Bastos
BSL Artist Sumayya Si-Tayeb
Production Therapist Rukiya Jemmott
HMI Director of Programme and Operations Jermaine Ellis
HMI Coordinator, House & Ballroom Engagement Jonovia Chase
HMI Youth Support Julien Perkins
Stage Manager Sylvia Darkwa-Ohemeng  
Deputy Stage Manager Tash Holdaway
Assistant Stage Manager Joshua Cole-Brown
Production Manager James Dawson
Deputy Production Manager Audrey Owusu-Frempong
Costume Supervisor Aimee Russam
Dresser Lily Waplington
Original Dramaturg Sundown Kiki 2021 Frey Kwa Hawking
Captioner Kiana Wu
Broadcast By TEA films
Executive Producer/Reloaded Dramaturg Shereen Jasmin Phillips
Producer Alisha Artry
Assistant Producers Alicia Pope & Elina Oliva

With Amani, Joshua Asaré, Evie Birkin, Cotton Juicy Couture, Mateo Juicy Couture, Asa Haynes, Georgie Lynch, Kai Mulan, Laura Sérgio, Tatenda Shamiso, Sarah-Angel Sharma, Jay Lafayette Valentine, Diogo Varela, Nekia Versace, Emanuel Vuso.