Shortlisted:
Just to let you know the full film (6 mins) of Godiva awakes is on Youtube made by Beatroot Visual Solutions - gives a more detailed outline of…
Kathi
Well done and many congratulations!!!! Thoroughly deserved! You are passionate about the arts and do all and more to share that with as many people as possible!!! Your…
Anonymous
Thank you to all out there who have supported this project, and those who have inspired it. To all our collaborators & partners. We are proud, excited and…
kathi, Jane, Claire, Andrea & all at Imagineer
The panel felt that ‘Godiva Awakes’ had a strong idea at the heart of it, which would represent the skills and creativity of the West Midlands region and reflect the values of the Cultural Olympiad. The panel were excited by the participatory opportunities that would be offered to artists and young people throughout the region and the partnerships, particularly with Coventry City Council and local businesses that were already in place. Finally the panel welcomed the opportunity to link activity in the West Midlands to London 2012 through the journey that Godiva will take from Coventry to London, providing a large scale spectacular event for audiences in the West Midlands and beyond.
Dr Mitra Memarzia
A freelance artist working in a variety of media. Her other activities include associate lecturing, curatorial and creative production, workshops, and live performance. Mitra is on the board of directors for a-n The Artist Information Company and advisor to AIR- Artists Interaction and Representation.
Paul Sutton
The Artistic Director of applied theatre company C&T, he has over twenty years experience in participatory theatre work and an innovative approach to using digital and social media. Co-author of Drama, Education and Technology, and Honorary Research Associate at the University of Worcester.
Mark Ball
Artistic Director and Chief Executive of LIFT. Previous roles: Head of Events and Exhibitions (Royal Shakespeare Company), establishing Director (Fierce Earth), Governor (Southbank Centre), Board Member (Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry) and Director (Creative Republic). Clore Fellow 2006/7, named the Institute of Director’s Young Director of the Year.
Tanya Raabe
A Painter and Digital Artist, devising images of a disabled self within a disabling world by exploring the Social Model of Disability as a visual art construct. Winner of DaDa International Festival 2008 Visual Arts. Published works: Representation of Sex, by H. Hagiwara, Osaka Women's University, Japan.
Ola Animashawun
Independent producer of site-specific/street theatre events and dramaturg. He is currently Diversity Associate of the Royal Court Theatre and an Associate Artist at the Cheltenham Everyman Theatre. Former head of the Royal Court Young Writers programme, he was the recipient of The 2007 TMA Eclipse Award for Diversity.
Linden Walcott-Burton
One of the young people involved in the Ballet Hoo! Project with Birmingham Royal Ballet, Youth at Risk and Leaps and Bounds. He then went on to play Tybalt in the Ballet Hoo! production of Romeo & Juliet. He is currently employed as a Dudley Young Advisor under Connexions and Dudley Council.
Ros Robins
Director of Arts at Arts Council West Midlands, previously administrator and project manager at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool.
Paul Kaynes
Paul was previously chief executive of the region’s audience development agency, Audiences Central, was the co-founder of Birmingham’s audience development event ArtsFest and has a background in culture marketing and research.