Ordinary Extraordinary Festival

Ordinary Extraordinary is back! The festival for everyone, curated, produced and created by young people with learning disabilities. Theatre, dance, media, music and more. A weekend of new work and creative interventions.

Performance, hula-hooping, relaxed film screenings, retro gaming installation, silent disco, yoga, and VIP Ball with live music plus a Retro Gaming Installation!

Creative workshops with Weapons of Sound: the Original Junk Music Band, Farflung Dance, Theatre Royal Plymouth, Doorstep Arts and The Turning Tides Project.

Also on offer a safe & confidential space to talk about anything on your mind with a psychotherapist, Julie Best-Clark MBACP, both one-to-one and group sessions available.

Programme – AT A GLANCE

Thursday 24 October 2019

1:30 pm

Dartington Quest a promenade theatre performance for all the family. Free – no need to book.

Friday 25 October 2019

12 noon – 6 pm

• Encounter Arts & the Chrysalis Bus: Come see the Chrysalis Community Bus in action. Help weave and decorate a willow arch for Ordinary Extraordinary VIPs!

• Caterpillar Dance Workshop with Farflung Dance Theatre and Dance in Devon

• Caterpillar Drama Workshop with the Theatre Royal, Plymouth and Doorstep Arts

• Caterpillar Music Workshop with The Turning Tides Project and Jam Buddies

• Make a film in a day with Biggerhouse Films

• The Turning Tides Silent Disco

• The VIP Catwalk: Come and have your photo taken as you strut your stuff on the Ordinary Extraordinary Red Carpet and make your very own rider.

• Talking Times (One-to-one and Group Sessions available): a safe & confidential space to talk about anything on your mind with a psychotherapist, Julie Best-Clark MBACP

• Performance – The Ordinary Extraordinary Caterpillar: A story of connection told in dance, drama and music created by Ordinary Extraordinary young creatives with a little bit of help from the Theatre Royal Plymouth, Dance in Devon, Farflung Dance Theatre, The Turning Tides Project and Doorstep Arts.

• Relaxed Film Screening: Peanut Butter Falcon (with subtitles, dim lights and a relaxed attitude – come and go as you need, respond to the film as you choose!)

• Food – The Jam Buddies Open Mic Café: Come and eat good food made by young chefs and listen to music made by local young musicians looking for a chance to perform – in front of you!! If you want to perform – there might just be a slot for you – come and sign up…

6 pm – 8 pm

• VIP access all areas club night. Funky Llama DJ’s (Friday 6-8 pm): DJ KFJ plays dance, Sam Underhill Queen Tribute, Headline: Local boy made good – DJ Louis

Saturday 26 October 2019

10.30 am – 1 pm

• The Ordinary Extraordinary Seminar. A safe creative space to discuss mental wellbeing and what that looks like for young people with learning disabilities. What are the issues? Where are the gaps? Is there more we can do together in collaboration? All welcome – young people, young adults, parents and carers, mental wellbeing professionals, arts organisations and community organisations. Food for thought provided in the way of coffee and cake and lunch. Only 80 places available – Please reserve your place with traceyhubbard@lifeworks-uk.org

• Relaxed Film Screening: The Emoji Movie (with subtitles, dim lights and a relaxed attitude – come and go as you need, respond to the film as you choose!)

1 pm – 2 pm

• Blazing Taiko (of Bidwell Brook)

• Animation Workshop with Ordinary Extraordinary Young Creatives – come learn what they’ve learnt supported by Daisi Animator – Ned Langman, inventor of Fungooms

• Hula-hoop Workshop

• A film premiere: Local young animators share their ideas about Loneliness in animation shorts in the Barn Cinema

• The Jam Buddies Open Mic Café: Come and eat good food made by young chefs and listen to music made by local young musicians looking for a chance to perform – in front of you!! If you want to perform – there might just be a slot for you – come and sign up…

2pm – 4.30pm

• Performance of The Ordinary Extraordinary Caterpillar: A story of connection told in dance, drama and music created by Ordinary Extraordinary young creatives with a little bit of help from the Theatre Royal Plymouth, Dance in Devon, Farflung Dance Theatre, The Turning Tides Project and Doorstep Arts.

• Turning Tides Music Workshop

• Dance and Drama Workshop with Theatre Royal Plymouth, Doorstep Arts and Farflung Dance Theatre

• Hula Hoop Family Workshop

• Animation Workshop with Ordinaryextraordinary Young Creatives – come learn what they’ve learnt supported by Daisi Animator – Ned Langman, inventor of Fungooms

• Retro Gaming installation with Soundart Radio

• Relaxed Film Screening: Selfless (with subtitles and + post-show discussion with the family who inspired the film)

4:30 pm – 8 pm

• Open Mic Café Left Overs

• Weapons of Sound Recycled Music Making Workshop

• The Ordinary Extraordinary VIP Ball including Weapons of Sound: The Original Junk Music Band, Jamming Station bands, The Turning Tides Big Band + Jam Buddies Debut Performance.

£5 per day – or book early to take advantage of our early bird offer available until 16th September! Book both days for £7.50 – discount applies automatically at checkout. Just add a ticket to your basket, then use the ‘EDIT’ button to add more tickets.

This is an inclusive festival. People with disabilities are very welcome. Please get in touch with us if you have any particular access requirements. Carers – please contact the box office on 01803 847070 to book your free Carer ticket.