get changed makes history
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Get Changed Makes History
A collaborative project with National Trust Castle Drogo in 2014
A three part project:
Element 1Art installations in place
March 2014• Silver sound trail
• Wind spinning portraits• I Hear Here
• Windmill poppy memorial• 11 ages of man
David squashes forks and spoons
Drogo visitor plays the sound trail
D & S help with the task No castle silverware was used!
Silver Sound Trail
Wind spinning portraits
Our portraits were made double sided to show two portraits as the frame turned in the breeze…..what we did not anticipate was the hurricane force winds across the Teign valley!!
Plan B: we recreated the portraits on a banner and displayed them that way……….
I Hear Here
A series of poems were created by the Get Changed participants – here is the war poem written by David and displayed next to our Windmill
Poppy Memorial.
Windmill Poppy Memorial
11 Ages Of Man
Inspired by an inlaid box in Mr Drewe’s
bedroom – the 11 ages of
man were recreated
and displayed
at Drogo in the
bedroom corridor
A three part project:
Element 2Glimpse Theatre
From April to August 2014• The Lord’s Leeks (Silent Movie with seat of
the pants orchestra)• Ghosts of Drogo Past
• White Stag of the Teign Valley• Flash Bang Wallop - Edwardian picnic
• Hide and Seek (Victorian style)
Filming for the Lord’s Leeks
Silent MovieLive performance to Drogo visitors
Ghosts of Drogo past
Girls and lads were filmed in Drogo rooms and alcoves (next door) and projected live onto various Drogo
ceilings!!
Children and adults were encouraged to direct the projections.
White Stag of Teign Valley
Flash Bang Wallop (what a picture)
Real time flash accompanies the 1900 camera. Visitors to Drogo pose for picture.
“Bun Sir?” “I couldn't possibly.” Get Changed member gets to grip with
camera.
Hide and Seek Victorian styleThe Hiders
andthe Seekers
To promote Raise The Roof, our members dressed up and played with the visitors at Drogo – teasing them by telling / asking them if they had seen the others. The ‘others’ having told the visitors to say they had not seen them!
A three part project:
Element 3Promenade performance
4-7 September 2014
A celebration of Victorian life and the history and
stories of the Drewe Family
during that era.
Raise The Roof !
Raise The Roof !
Early ideas for the show and creating musical ideas
Raise The Roof !
Getting ready for showtime! To view pictures of the show www.getchanged.com
Raise The Roof !
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Raise The Roof !I think having this group around and working with staff and
volunteers over the last several months has created more confidence for the team in understanding how to welcome and engage with disabled visitors which is really positive. Heather, General Manager of Castle Drogo
I was able to be there unexpectedly and was amazed by
the humour and enjoyment that the play provided – the atmosphere was brilliant and the skill of the group, both leaders and participants was clear to see. There were points when it was genuinely moving (the rendition of Old Man River by Mr Marconi was a highlight for me). Ruth Lewis, Visitor Experience Consultant, National Trust
Raise The Roof !I want to congratulate you on such a brave and
interesting project and partnership. The show was one of the most inspired and funny I’ve ever seen at an NT site. Hannah Jones, Volunteering and Community Involvement Consultant, National Trust
That really was a tremendous evening, so special & very kind of you to ask us. Bunny Johnstone (Julius Drewe’s great-grandaughter)
Get Changed Makes History
Thanks to the following funders