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A new AsOne Theatre multi-media touring piece in production for 2008/9 'HEY BABY!' is a theatre piece that is in development out of real experiences of the journey of pregnancy from pre-conception through to looking into baby’s eyes for the first time. The learning from, the sharing the story (whenever and however you want and need to), the doing things differently next time (and not just in birth, but in ALL aspects of your life)... THAT is how all the regrets are resolved and healed.’ Anon HEY BABY! As a part of Surestart’s Child Centres holistic integrated service, the Dorset based, AsOne Theatre embarked upon a pilot project entitled 'Hey Baby!' A group of 5 mothers met, each week over three months - late spring through to early summer 2007 - at Portland’s Outlooks’ Children’s Centre. With their children happily in the crèche provided the group shared each others stories: their journeys of conception to birth - in workshops facilitated by AsOne Theatre’s Artistic director, Jane McKell; the projection of Lennart Nilsson’s miraculous images from inside the womb provided inspiration and education. A composer, Simon Swarbrick was commissioned to write The Hey Baby Suite in five movements:–Pre-Conception/Conception; First Trimester; Second Trimester; Third Trimester and finally Labour/Birth. To compliment the music, writer, Paul Hyland joined two workshops. Jane and Paul asked the women to put themselves in ‘baby’s booties’ and imagine, given a voice, what baby might have said. Paul Hyland then created a series of five poems to go with the music depicting Baby’s journey. There are many stories leading up to and prevailing at the moment of conception, during pregnancy and birth. The parent’s stories are as equally complex and unique as they are simple and universal. A Teenage pilot of 12 'Hey Baby!' workshops is taking place at Outlooks Children's Centre, Portland from mid April through to mid-July 08 within Dorset Surestart. Weymouth and Portland have the highest incidence of teenage pregnancy in Europe. Their stories may help us to step through the looking glass – to understand the world of ‘pram-face’ parents. It is planned that two teenage parents from the group can be employed by AsOne & Dorset Surestart to tour schools with their stories; along with their own interpretation of Baby’s voice accompanied by an aerialist performer, Catrin Osborne www.catrinosborne.com who shall interpret Baby's journey on a rope and silks to a background of the projected images of Baby’s development in the womb. A wonderful five song cycle - Baby's Voice - conjured-up in two workshops with the teenagers is in development by professional composer/lyricist - Annalie Wilson www.anomalyproject.com ) |
