https://www.creativehertfordshire.com/media/videos/?network%5B0%5D=7&view=rss Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/trestletheatre/trestle-arts-base/ As one of the leading Mask Theatre Companies in the world, Trestle's half masks and accompanying workshops are the culmination of many years of work in storytelling with a focus on physicality and visual theatre. “Thi... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/trestletheatre/snowqueen/ Adapted From Hans Christian Andersen’s Magical Tale This unique adaptation brings together an old European story, with Indian mythology and exotic locations – resulting in a performance rich in colour, music and unfor... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/trestletheatre/workingwithtrestlemasks/ With Trestle Associate Director Oliver Jones Trestle Masks are an exciting addition to any classroom or workshop environment, this short video will introduce you to some of the key ways into working with our three dif... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/trestletheatre/trestleanewfocus/ Trestle Artistic Director Emily Gray introduces a new focus and website for the Company. Trestle is a mask and physical theatre company based in St Albans, at Trestle Arts Base. Participatory and performance work for ... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/trestletheatre/introducingtrestlemasksemilygray/ An introduction to the versatility and magic of Trestle Masks by Artistic Director Emily Gray. Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/trestletheatre/howtrestlemasksaremade/ See how Trestle Masks are made by following the journey of one hand crafted Mask making it's way out into the world. A short film made by www.videofeet.com Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/trestletheatre/themanwiththeluggagepromotionaltrailer/ Toured 21 September - 10 December 2011 'Highly theatrical in the presentation the collaborators have also pulled off the tough trick of making it poignant, slightly scary but also funny' - The Stage A man strives t... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/trestletheatre/themanwiththeluggageanimatedpromo/ A man strives to return home, in search of his past, hopeful of his future, and longing for those he left behind. As his journey unfolds, he finds his path repeatedly blocked and his identity endlessly questioned. His lu... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/trestletheatre/littleindiapromotionalfilm2007/ Toured the UK between 27 September - 10 November 2007 Watching the exhilarating fight sequences that occur when father and son meet, I was left breathless' - Watford Observer Little India told a tale of love, loss,... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/trestletheatre/thebirthdayoftheinfantapromotionalfilm2/ Toured the UK from 2 March - 8 May 2011 Adults and young people alike are invited by the Infanta, the Spanish princess, to her twelfth birthday party. This is the only day of the year she is allowed to play with other... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/trestletheatre/thebirthdayoftheinfantainterviewdirectoremilygray/ Toured the UK from 2 March - 8 May 2011 The Birthday of The Infanta, is a funny and mesmerizing journey, exploring themes of love and social hierarchies, revealing the hilarious and often heartbreaking underbelly of s... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/trestletheatre/thebirthdayoftheinfantainterview2directoremilygray/ Toured the UK from 2 March - 8 May 2011 The Birthday of The Infanta, is a funny and mesmerizing journey, exploring themes of love and social hierarchies, revealing the hilarious and often heartbreaking underbelly of s... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/trestletheatre/thebirthdayoftheinfantainterview1directoremilygray/ Toured the UK from 2 March - 8 May 2011 The Birthday of The Infanta, is a funny and mesmerizing journey, exploring themes of love and social hierarchies, revealing the hilarious and often heartbreaking underbelly of ... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/trestletheatre/thebirthdayoftheinfantapromotionalfilm1/ Toured the UK from 2 March - 8 May 2011 Adults and young people alike are invited by the Infanta, the Spanish princess, to her twelfth birthday party. This is the only day of the year she is allowed to play with other... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/trestletheatre/burnmyheartpromotionalfilm/ Set during the Mau Mau uprising in 1950’s Kenya and the ensuing bloody State of Emergency, two boys’ lives are changed forever as their friendship and loyalty are blown apart by fear and betrayal. Drawing on African mus... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/trestletheatre/moon-foolillmetbymoonlightpromotionalfilm/ "their reconfiguring of Shakespeare plays like jazz variations, beautifully orchestrated" - The Observer Living forever's not easy nowadays - if you're a fairy. The forests are diminishing and humans are so distractin... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/trestletheatre/trestle-arts-base-meet-the-building/ One of the UK’s Top 50 Party Venues, as voted by The Independent Trestle Arts Base is a 100-year-old chapel, beautifully converted into a unique performing arts centre. Situated in the tranquil setting of Highfield Pa... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/county-youth-music-groups/mahler-symphony-6-hertfordshire-county-youth-orchestra/ Hertfordshire County Youth Orchestra performing Mahler's Symphony no.6 with conductor Peter Stark Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/peppermint-muse/hold-off-the-earth-hamlet-trailer/ Hold Off The Earth – an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet Maltings Arts Theatre, St Albans 6th – 8th and 13th – 15th February at 8pm Tickets are £12.50 from www.ticketsource.co.uk/ovo A haunting re-imagining of ... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/artistsmeet/http-www-youtube-watch-v-jqbwuiicpmk/ Ross Ashmore exhibited at Artistsmeet during January and February 2012. This little clip was taken at the private view of Ross's exhibition, 'Going Underground'. Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/artistsmeet/http-www-youtube-watch-v-cwbxetaoary/ Suzy Taylor exhibited at Artistsmeet during July and August 2012. This little clip was taken at the private view of Suzy's exhibition, 'Folk Art Papercuts'. Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/artistsmeet/http-www-youtube-watch-v-z96xvrhvddk/ Chris Ellison exhibited at Artistsmeet during November and December 2012. This little clip was taken at Chris's private view of 'Out of the Blue'. Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/creative-hertfordshire/the-creative-expo-pathways-interview-panel/ Creative Hertfordshire teamed up with TSE productions to bring you the first ever “Creative Expo”. The Expo offered a range of live performances alongside an art and design gallery, Speed Networking, and seminars with... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/nysa-projects/http-www-creativehertfordshire-com-nysa-projects-http-nysa-co/ Savour the Flavour Puppet Show is based on the artistic components of TrimTots - a healthy lifestyle programme for preschool children. Trim Town and its characters were co-developed by a team of experts from UCL Institu... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/cream-room/cream-room-studio-tour/ A quick tour around the studio so you can see what we look like. Come along and have a look around before making your booking, we'd be delighted to see you. Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/cream-room/recording-paper-planes-ep/ Come on a musical adventure with me... In October and November 2013, the production team (The Cream Team) at The Cream Room worked with young singer / songwriter Alexa Mullins to produce her first EP. Here's her mi... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/cream-room/josiahelias/ This past weekend we worked with amazing percussionist Josiah to record his Christmas album - look out for it soon. Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/cream-room/the-cream-room-recording-studio/ Salty Recorded Live at The Cream Room 9th August 2015 Breakers are an alternative indie rock band from Hertfordshire, UK Archer Bayly Carter Townsend All instruments and vocals were recorded as live performa... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/folkstock-arts-foundation/http-www-youtube-watch-v-ewrswqmxqe8/ The Folk are an all girl, acoustic folk rock trio. They are all 17 / 18 and live in Hertfordshire. They have been on Three Counties Radio, Jackfm, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire and various other shows with their self penned ... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/folkstock-arts-foundation/http-www-youtube-watch-v-thlo-pa-rh8/ These girls are going from strength to strength. From hesitant open mics to 800 seater auditoriums supporting national names in just over a year and have just had their first play on Mike Hardings Folk Show. Equally hap... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/folkstock-arts-foundation/http-www-youtube-watch-v-gdkvtobrpi0/ One of the acts on the Foundation - we are thrilled to have Roxanne de Bastion on our most experienced level, One for the Road :) This is from her website : One of the most perfect voices I have ever heard! Tom Wh... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/liz-sergeant/hands-clean/ In light of the recent disasters in Bangladesh and the appalling working conditions in clothing factories across the third world, this video combines images from the web and a soundtrack by Sweet Honey in the Rock to exp... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/liz-sergeant/speaking-charlotte-spirit-activism/ A collaborative performance written and delivered by artist Liz Sergeant in Trafalgar Square, London, paying homage to Charlotte Despard (1844-1939), activist, suffragist and social reformer. Exhibited as part of Liz... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/liz-sergeant/the-psychotropic-house-living-painting-performance/ First Living Painting Performance by Anya Charikov-Mickleburgh, with Liz Sergeant and Ana Malofy-Medwed, at the Private View of XAP's Psychotropic House at Guest Projects, Hackney London E8 on 9th January 2014. Sound i... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/liz-sergeant/the-old-curiosity-box-northaw-installation/ Installing new work "Please Hold the Line (while we try to connect you)" in the decommissioned public telephone kiosk in Northaw Road West, Potters Bar, February 2015. Video by Janice Randall, curator of The Old Curios... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/johnvincent/letchworth-a-dystopian-vision/ Filmed as part of the Vision Of Utopia exhibition public programme in Letchworth Garden City (Mar-Apr 2014), Dystopian Vision turned the exhibitions premise of Garden City as Utopian ideal on its head by visiting a paral... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/johnvincent/a-painted-letter/ This film was inspired by the story of Maria Coroner, one of the few people to have been caught sending hoax Jack The Ripper letters. She was eventually fined £20 for the offence of breach of the peace. What, exactly, wa... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/johnvincent/the-last-of-letchworth/ The Garden City Collection and local library were my primary resources in developing this short film project, alongside personal geographical experience and other contemporary references. This research allowed me to expl... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/herts-visual-arts/30-years-of-herts-visual-arts/ Meet three Herts Visual Arts artists. From Terry Sadler, we hear about the beginnings of Herts Visual Arts. From Martin Bushell and Anna Schofield we hear about their life in arts and what being part of Herts Visual Arts... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/herts-visual-arts/herts-open-studios-2020-tour/ In 2020, Herts Open Studios went virtual for the first time ever. With the theme '30 days, 30 themes, 30 years' artists shared their work, studios and more throughout September. Why not take a look at our website to se... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/herts-visual-arts/big-makers-fair-2021-event-taster-video/ An opportunity to see just some of the amazing work and artisan-makers who are taking part in our Big Makers Fair. Throughout March, a new journey every day browse and enjoy our exhibition (below) click Contact Arti... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/herts-visual-arts/big-art-fair-2021-taster-video/ Meet the artists who were part of our Big Art Fair 2021 at Hitchin Town Hall.Put these dates in your diary for 2022: Friday 15th July - Sunday 17th July 2022. Friday 16th to Sunday 18th July 2021: Our Big Art Fair at ... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/creative-royston/festival-director-paul-vernon/ In 2013 Royston Arts Festival ran with the theme 'Small World'. As part of that we commissioned local film-maker Paul Vernon to capture a snapshot of the festival. He had free rein to do what he wanted. This is his own p... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/grae-saasharts/invisible/ Squatlife an arts and heritage project, curated by St Albans Arts Team, explored the issues surrounding homelessness from the 12th century through to the present day. Inspired by the 1980s Squat photos of Dave Kotula;... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/grae-saasharts/squatlifehighlights/ Squatlife explored the hidden heritage of homelessness in St Albans, with a photographic exhibition of Dave Kotula’s gritty images of squatted premises in the 1980s. Through this project, heritage which might otherwi... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/grae-saasharts/squatlifedocumentary/ Squatlife explored the hidden heritage of homelessness in St Albans, with a photographic exhibition of Dave Kotula’s gritty images of squatted premises in the 1980s. Through this project, heritage which might otherwi... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/grae-saasharts/st-abans-iofringe-2019/ Just a few of the highlights from this year's IOFringe Festival. Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/danyah-miller/wizard-presents-i-unicorns-michael-morpurgo/ Tomas loves playing outdoors… he hates school and books and being dragged to the library by his mother. But his world is turned upside down the day he meets the Unicorn and the Unicorn Lady and is spellbound by their sto... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/danyah-miller/perfectlyimperfectwomen/ Perfectly Imperfect Women explores what drives us to want to live perfect lives as mothers, daughters, wives, sisters and bread-winners. Looking at our society the play questions what makes women want to be perfect and a... Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/danyah-miller/whythewhalescame/ Multi-award-winning performer and storyteller Danyah Miller vividly brings to life another enchanting tale by Michael Morpurgo. Children Gracie and Daniel have been forbidden to go near the mysterious and seemingly d...