Sunday 27th October 2013

Funding has been awarded to our partner Border Crossings for the second Origins: Festival of First Nations by Arts Council England, and for the associated Participation and Learning project by the Heritage Lottery Fund. 

Members  of Somali Family Support Group youth group, St John’s Church Hendon and Edgware District Reform Synagogue met once every three weeks to get to know each other, to engage in workshops, to work together on a project of their choice...and of course to have a great time!

The project brought together young students from different faith schools and communities. It provided an opportunity for young people educated and typically sheltered in their own communities to meet and learn with/from people from other communities, whilst working towards a Bronze Arts Award qualification. 

The project explored issues around language and identity with around 100 participants from four different, immigrant community groups in North London.

Company Report for the pilot project of Mouth Piece, February 2005 : In the summer of 2004, Polygon Arts ran the pilot project of Mouth Piece with the support of the Arts Council and the Peabody Trust. The project explores, through theatre, issues around language and identity and aims to create a performance that is rooted in the experiences of immigrants to London .

Mouthpiece Project Report.pdf