Well
Hello again Friends!
I
am sorry about my delayed post. It’s been go go go...
Upstart
is now 2 weeks till launching Granby park, Dublin’s first pop up Park (August
22nd - September 22nd,
2013). eeeEEEK! The weeks are whizzing by!
The digging and resurfacing of the park is underway as of last week. I was down on Monday for a meeting and its getting there, slowly but surely. It’s a huge site.. I think I may have underestimated the scale of this project! But, Upstart team, if you start to feel the pressure, just play this really cheezy hip hop song about digging and somehow, you just get back to the daily grind!!
The next 2 weeks are dedicated to getting on site, and building this Beast of a park!
Now, Its about getting the aesthetic of the park right, However, A key focus for Upstart, is that the park is representative of the local people and that the park provides the community with what they want. So really trying to engage with that now.
A lot of hard work is happening behind the scenes
from dedicated project managers, enthusiastic volunteers, and charismatic community folk.
The
Media have really connected with the project and hopefully this is helping to
get the word out, but you cant beat a bit of word of mouth, so please tell all
your family, friends and therapist to check out the park in 2 weeks time OR if you need a bit more info on all of this - click here.
Anyway,
back to updating you kids, last week was a silly auld week, with work and
my Granby park artistic proposals. Both things, managed to keep me seriously
preoccupied. The downfall of this preoccupation, was that I have been less
hands on with Community engagement (*Slap on the wrists) but am back on track
this week and hope to be out with Community early next.
As mentioned
proposals were due last week, The art theatre and events project managers have
received all applications and have selected works that is suitable for the
park. (One of my projects has been selected- Hurrah! - I will provide further
details on that, in my next post at weekend).
Inside scoop lads, if your still interested in submitting a theatre piece to perform in Granbys amphitheater - model below. You can still get in touch here . So any of you Fringe fest folk who might want to continue your run in the park? Do get in touch or contact me directly with any questions?
Finally the most exciting development of Granby park is the start of Trade
school Dublin. Trade school is a self organized school where you barter for
knowledge. Have a nifty skill to trade for those singing lessons you cant afford?
Then trade schools for you!! I know I have put off so many workshops, classes
and online courses because I cant afford it. No longer should my bank account
determine what knowledge I acquire once Trade school Dublin gets up and
running!
Check
out more about how it works here!
As I said I will be updating again at the weekend, so till then amigos!
Ais
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