Assembly 2011/ 2012/ 2013

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Assembly 2011/ 2012/ 2013

NTW Assembly - Democratically Elected Performance Debate event!

 

National Theatre Wales innovative Assembly programme of bespoke, democratically-elected creative arts projects took place across Wales. Proposals from Cardiff, Carmarthen, Machynlleth & Glynllifon won an assembly - with issues ranging from Mental Health to a multi-national supermarket coming to town.  

We then had our first ever Super Assembly (Assembly on a bigger scale) in Bangor, which has had some local ramifications and has led to some interesting developments including a charity bike ride by a local councillor.

The next stage of developing the model is to test out it's international compatibility, in order to do this we will be delivering an Assembly in Japan alongside our co-production with New National Theatre Japan- 'Opportunity of Efficiency'. 

 

The new format of Assembly requires companies and individuals across Wales to submit proposals which are shortlisted and uploaded on to the Assembly website.

Projects are publicised and proposers are asked to canvas and campaign their idea to get as many votes as possible within a 2 week period.  Although mainly online, we have used text voting and petition signing - this has been bespoke to each community.  The project with the most votes is then delivered within a month with the support of a team of artists, a production team and a group of local participants.

 

National Theatre Wales’ Assembly programme runs alongside its main productions, and offers participants an opportunity to experience theatre as a space for exploration and discussion.

In the company’s first year, Assemblies were held in pubs, empty shops, disused banks, marquees, bus stations and ice-cream parlours, and led to the creation of a radio station in Barmouth, and a filmmakers’ club in Prestatyn.

Assemblies have led to the creation of film clubs (Prestatyn), community radio stations (Barmouth) and an international theatre production (De Gabay, Butetown). 

Website: http://assembly.nationaltheatrewales.org
Location: Wales
Members: 143
Latest Activity: Dec 2, 2014

Further info:

In NTW's second year, the Assembly programme became a series of bespoke, democratically-elected events which took place in four areas of Wales (north, south, west and mid). Proposals for Assembles were invited from all communities and groups who had a local issue they wanted to explore, with the winning proposals chosen through online voting by the general public. Examples of themes in recent Assemblies include the use of a local park, the proposed opening of a new supermarket, and cuts to local NHS mental health provision.  2012 finished with a bang as NTW were invited to Bangor to deliver the first ever national SuperAssembly. Applications were invited from companies, individuals, organisations, charities, campaigns, or anyone with an idea for a one-off Assembly they’d like to create, anywhere in Wales. Proposals had to be relevant to the applicants’ local community, but could have a national, or international, resonance.   

NTW's Assembly strand now embarks on another new journey as we take the Assembly on an international journey and test out the model in Japan, as part of our residency in Tokyo with the New National Theatre Japan.  Watch this space to find out how you can be involved.

 

 

Discussion Forum

NTW 'Assembly' - Japan 3 Replies

Keep your ears and eyes peeled to this discussion thread, which we will be using to draw together the conversations that take place before, during and after our first ever Assembly in Japan....... Continue

Tags: #ntwJapanassembly, #ntwassembly06, #democraticallyelectedcreativity, #communityprojects, #assembly

Started by abdul shayek. Last reply by abdul shayek Mar 28, 2013.

A round up before Japan

Here's a quick photo and video journey through the year:Recruiting and Training of first Assembly Team…Continue

Tags: #democraticallyelectedcreativity, #communityprojects, #assembly, #superassembly

Started by abdul shayek Mar 13, 2013.

SuperAssembly 6 Replies

Watch this space to see how the first SuperAssembly develops and how we work with BYGS and the other groups in Bangor to create an amazing performance debate event which will get everyone talking.Continue

Tags: #democraticallyelectedcreativity, #communityprojects, #assembly, #superassembly

Started by abdul shayek. Last reply by abdul shayek Mar 12, 2013.

Assembly Evaluation Video

Evaluation of the first four Assembly's this year.Assembly Evaluation.Continue

Started by abdul shayek Nov 4, 2012.

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Comment by abdul shayek on March 28, 2012 at 7:10

Hey everyone - thank you to all that attended & the team for making it a great night.

Much to take away to improve for the future but a good start to the new Assembly projects.

Thank you to all the donations from the shops (Brutons, Co-op, Lego, Spar) & also to all the people who made it happen on the day - Well done.

Comment by claire hathway on March 26, 2012 at 22:01

Hey spencer thank you for this. It was challenging but one heck of a result. I really enjoyed my time with the project and I was given some great feedback on the night - with people feeling that they really had time chat and debate between each station. All the best for the next assembly guys, itll be fab :} hopefully see you all soon x

Comment by Scott A Travers on March 26, 2012 at 11:20

Hey Spencer. Glad that the Community loved all the efforts of the team and can I say I personally have some great memories from the event too and was great to see so many people come and join in. Keep the ball rolling and hope we can do something again in the future :)

Comment by Spencer on March 26, 2012 at 5:37

I would like to thank the assembly team for all their hard work in producing a fantastic event last friday.

We have had nothing but positive feedback, the 'assemblyline' was enjoyed by all who attended. West Wales will have some way to go to top this! 

Consultations will never be the same again.

Comment by Sarah Mumford on March 20, 2012 at 1:07

Good luck Assembly Team this week, and to everyone who's involved!

Comment by abdul shayek on March 15, 2012 at 20:28

Nice vid. guys, lets get some pics as well.

Comment by Splott Communities First on March 14, 2012 at 1:16
Comment by Gareth Gwyn Williams on March 6, 2012 at 0:35

Hi I would love to get involved and would love to know how!! 

Comment by abdul shayek on March 2, 2012 at 4:17

Great workshop yesterday night at the resource centre regarding Assembly 1.  Here are some pics from the session.

Comment by abdul shayek on February 27, 2012 at 22:59

Check out the blog for Assembly 2 - West Wales, currently accepting ideas.

http://community.nationaltheatrewales.org/profiles/blog/list?user=0...

 

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