Kensington PS: The Archipelago
Our 2009 program at Kensington Primary School consisted of three short plays based on Ursula LeGuin’s Earthsea books called The Archipelago. This project had over seventy year 5/6 participants and achieved high quality outcomes with limited resources. The performance in a packed community hall featured a wonderful dragon created by Janet Miller. The Archipelago integrated creative writing into a powerful and challenging performance that introduced the community to quality children’s literature that explores deep and complex themes.
Performance
7th September 2009, Kensington Community Centre, Kensington.
Credits
Written and Directed by Jane Rafe, Jo Trevathan and Dave Kelman.
Photography: Martin Wurt, Working Photos
Participant Feedback
“I was amazed by the performance, it was just wow! There is no word that can describe my feeling about it. The bit that caught me was Ged and Arren closing the door in the earth, because that really caught my emotions, because it was slow and showing dark and light. It just really caught me, I could see it again and again.”
