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Ryan Gilmartin puts fire back in bellies & rekindles belonging
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How do I create art built to last?
For a decade, I've created projects lasting from a week long to a year long, with teenagers,prisoners and retirees.
I read and listen to the stories of a place and then transform them into a creative project. The result?
Something that reflects a place to the people who live there: helping people see themselves in the place, and the place in themselves.
"It made a real impression, and even led me to start visiting the museum where it was performed."
Rob, 26 after seeing 'Henry VIII Used To Hate Us'
"Opportunities like this are rare in our area, so giving children the chance to gain hands-on experience & see what they can achieve is incredibly valuable."
Parent of one of our Young Event Planners (YEP)
"As the performers weave together local stories and music: the show is never patronising - it asks the audience to think, rather than telling them what to think. This feels like a piece that could genuinely shift the dial of people's opinions."
Chloe Courtney, Chief Executive of China Plate
Meaningful Evaluation
For our latest project, 'Henry VIII Used To Hate Us', we scrapped the usual QR codes & dreaded feedback forms and picked up the phone.
We held 15 telephone interviews, six weeks after the event, to see if audiences still thought about what they saw : 100% did.
I read and listen to the stories of a place and then transform them into a creative project. The result?
Something that reflects a place to the people who live there: helping people see themselves in the place, and the place in themselves.
"It made a real impression, and even led me to start visiting the museum where it was performed."
Rob, 26 after seeing 'Henry VIII Used To Hate Us'
"Opportunities like this are rare in our area, so giving children the chance to gain hands-on experience & see what they can achieve is incredibly valuable."
Parent of one of our Young Event Planners (YEP)
"As the performers weave together local stories and music: the show is never patronising - it asks the audience to think, rather than telling them what to think. This feels like a piece that could genuinely shift the dial of people's opinions."
Chloe Courtney, Chief Executive of China Plate
Meaningful Evaluation
For our latest project, 'Henry VIII Used To Hate Us', we scrapped the usual QR codes & dreaded feedback forms and picked up the phone.
We held 15 telephone interviews, six weeks after the event, to see if audiences still thought about what they saw : 100% did.
