Between September and December 2022, Peshkar artists Lois and Toubie have been working with a fantastic group of girls from Oldham based charity Fatima Women’s Association. The group came on board in the summer and were keen to develop new skills in drama while also using the visual art skills that many of them already possess. This led us to design a combined project using theatre and animation to enable young people to create story and character while having the option to distance themselves from live performance if they felt the need.
As part of the project they have also been working towards Bronze Arts Award by documenting and reflecting on their progress, watching online clips of theatre and discussing them and developing their leadership skills.
These are the poems that you can hear being recited in the video…
Shared Dream Poem
Go to sleep and dream
The love of your life
Standing before your eyes
You’re the radiant beam
Whether day or night
You’re my light
So go to sleep and dream.
Writing: Suhabia & Minahil
Animation: Suhabia, Minahil, Zoya and Alishba
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Go to sleep and dream
Of hatred, sadness
Sorrow, Anger and
Anxiety
Go to sleep and dream
Maybe one day we will
Get away from all this
Maybe one day we will
Pay back all the
Tears we have lost.
Writing: Sehar & Zainab
Animation: Sehar, Zainab and Aila
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Wake up and dream
Maybe you’ll win
Sorrows will seem
Victorious
This nightmare will make me hurry
Maybe I’ll wake up and worry
Writing: Fatima, Zenab, Laaibah, Summaya
Animation: Fatima and Laaibah
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Go out and win
Maybe outside there’s a medal
Or a block of gold
A Heaven
Or a fantasy land
Go out and win.
Writing: Noorania & Eshal
Animation: Noorania, Eshal and Zenab
