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Rhythm Revolution: Deaf Youth Co-Creating a Multi-Sensory Music & Digital Arts Movement in Stockton
Key Activities
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Rhythm Revolutionaries Unite!: Kick-off workshops where participants co-design the project's direction, expressing their musical interests and creative aspirations. Potential partners: ARC Stockton Arts Centre, Stockton Libraries
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Sonic Explorations: Hands-on experimentation with vibrational instruments, visual sound installations, and haptic technologies to discover new ways of experiencing and creating music. Project partners: Tees Music Alliance, Musinc
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Deaf Digital Storytellers: Participants collaborate with deaf filmmakers and animators at Stockton's Animate Arts Company to produce visual music stories that express their lived experiences and perspectives.
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Silent Rave Remixed: Youth-led events featuring DJ sets with visual cues, interactive light installations, and collaborative dance performances at The Georgian Theatre, creating a unique and inclusive party atmosphere.
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Tech Takeover: Participants gain skills in music production software, coding, and virtual reality at Stockton Riverside College's digital media labs to design immersive multi-sensory experiences and interactive sound installations.
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Rhythm Revolution Showcase: A grand finale where participants unleash their creativity, showcasing their co-created music, digital art, and performances to the community at Preston Park Museum & Grounds. Partners: BBC Tees, local press
Impact & Innovation
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Co-creation at the Core: Deaf young people drive every aspect of the project's content and direction, ensuring true ownership and empowerment.
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Multi-Sensory Fusion: The project merges cutting-edge technologies, visual arts, and storytelling to create a groundbreaking and fully inclusive musical experience.
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Deaf-Led Movement: This initiative amplifies deaf voices and challenges stereotypes, fostering a new generation of confident, creative leaders.
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Community Engagement: The project actively engages the wider Stockton community through interactive workshops, public performances, and online platforms, increasing awareness and appreciation of deaf culture and creativity.