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Echo Eternal

Echo Eternal

COMMISSIONED BY CORE EDUCATION TRUST
WRITTEN BY MARK WORTH
DIRECTED BY SARAH WORTH

 

Inspired by Holocaust survivor testimonies collected by the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation, Highly Sprung was commissioned to engage young people directly with living history.

The team work with young people in local schools to create artistic responses to individual survivor testimonies, forming a series of survivor ‘echoes.’

Echo Eternal uses live performance, exhibition and film to commemorate and promote understanding of this important piece of history.

 

 

For 2021, the Horizons Festival from Echo Eternal took place online, with a final performance directed by Highly Sprung.  

The Festival ran throughout January for 23 Days, on the theme of Finding Light in Darkness. The first 19 days focus on 19 survivor testimonies and the individuals who gifted them, each led by a different partner who has made a pledge and is taking action. 

On Day 20 and on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day, the annual Horizons production brought audiences together online, in a dynamic act of commemoration. We hope you will join us in watching this broadcast. 

Visit the Horizons 2021 website here to learn more. 

 

“CORE Education Trust is delighted to work with Highly Sprung Performance Company. Within our Echo Eternal programme, they have brought an extraordinary depth of understanding, appreciation and background research in support of their creative work with young people around the testimony of survivors of the Holocaust and the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Their inspired creative use of movement and physical theatre enables a depth of emotional response and expression by young people that underpins the essence of the programme. The young people undergo an artistic learning process that encourages them engage in highly challenging material in a safe environment. While the deep creative learning process is inspiring, so too is the quality of the final artistic output by young people, where they are lead to find a means of communicating complex issues to an audience through physical theatre in moving and highly effective ways.

We regard Highly Sprung Performance Company as a key artist within the Echo Eternal programme now and in the future.”

Cathy O’Driscoll
Head of Echo Eternal

two young people embrace in front of a black background.
A hand holding a large rock.
A lone young male sits on a stage. Lights silhouette him.
A young male stands looking directly into the camera. Behind him, more young people stand.
A camera points at a young person lying on the grass in front of a line of other young people in grey costumes.
A group of young people dressed all in black stand in lines, posed with their hands over their hearts, touching their shoulders or crossed over their chest.

Episode 1

In Episode 1 of Where’s the F-in Creativity?, Mark and Sarah turn the mic on each other for an open, funny, and heartfelt conversation about where it all began. From Mark’s first terrifying encounter with theatre to Sarah’s unforgettable orangutan playtime, and a possible brush with Michael Morpurgo, they share the moments that shaped their creative journeys. Along the way, they get candid about the realities of running a performing arts charity, the challenges they face, and what the F-in creativity really means to them.

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Episode 1

In Episode 1 of Where’s the F-in Creativity?, Mark and Sarah turn the mic on each other for an open, funny, and heartfelt conversation about where it all began. From Mark’s first terrifying encounter with theatre to Sarah’s unforgettable orangutan playtime, and a possible brush with Michael Morpurgo, they share the moments that shaped their creative journeys. Along the way, they get candid about the realities of running a performing arts charity, the challenges they face, and what the F-in creativity really means to them.

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Episode 2

In this episode of Where’s the F-in Creativity?, Mark and Sarah sit down with Emily Robertson, Senior Associate Artist and Schools Development Co-ordinator at Highly Sprung. Conversation includes chats around the powerful connection between education and creativity, why creative expression is vital for young people, and the unique magic that happens when creativity meets the classroom. Along the way, Emily shares stories from her own journey into performance, including how one life-changing Pocahontas swimming costume set her on the path to a creative life.

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Episode 2

In this episode of Where’s the F-in Creativity?, Mark and Sarah sit down with Emily Robertson, Senior Associate Artist and Schools Development Co-ordinator at Highly Sprung. Conversation includes chats around the powerful connection between education and creativity, why creative expression is vital for young people, and the unique magic that happens when creativity meets the classroom. Along the way, Emily shares stories from her own journey into performance, including how one life-changing Pocahontas swimming costume set her on the path to a creative life.

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Episode 3

In this episode of Where’s the F-in Creativity?, Mark and Sarah sit down with Emily Robertson, Senior Associate Artist and Schools Development Co-ordinator at Highly Sprung. Conversation includes chats around the powerful connection between education and creativity, why creative expression is vital for young people, and the unique magic that happens when creativity meets the classroom. Along the way, Emily shares stories from her own journey into performance, including how one life-changing Pocahontas swimming costume set her on the path to a creative life.

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Episode 3

In this episode of Where’s the F-in Creativity?, Mark and Sarah sit down with Emily Robertson, Senior Associate Artist and Schools Development Co-ordinator at Highly Sprung. Conversation includes chats around the powerful connection between education and creativity, why creative expression is vital for young people, and the unique magic that happens when creativity meets the classroom. Along the way, Emily shares stories from her own journey into performance, including how one life-changing Pocahontas swimming costume set her on the path to a creative life.

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Episode 4

In Episode 4 of Where’s the F-in Creativity?, Mark and Sarah catch up with Niall to talk all things drag, creativity and self-expression. Niall shares how creativity has shaped his life, from his early days performing with Highly Sprung’s youth group, Sprung Youth, to unforgettable moments on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 7. Together, they chat about drag as a powerful art form, a tool for change, and a space for joy and authenticity. It’s a warm, funny and inspiring conversation that celebrates the freedom creativity brings, and the confidence to be unapologetically yourself.

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Episode 4

In Episode 4 of Where’s the F-in Creativity?, Mark and Sarah catch up with Niall to talk all things drag, creativity and self-expression. Niall shares how creativity has shaped his life, from his early days performing with Highly Sprung’s youth group, Sprung Youth, to unforgettable moments on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 7. Together, they chat about drag as a powerful art form, a tool for change, and a space for joy and authenticity. It’s a warm, funny and inspiring conversation that celebrates the freedom creativity brings, and the confidence to be unapologetically yourself.

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Episode 5

In Episode 5 of Where’s the F-in Creativity?, Mark and Sarah catch up with graduate theatre company Blank Slate, a fresh new company stepping boldly into the creative sector. Together, they dive into how creativity shapes their lives, what it means to turn creativity into a career, and how to nurture imagination in the midst of chaos. It’s a lively, laughter-filled conversation featuring some spontaneous beatboxing, wild impressions, and plenty of insight from a new generation of theatre-makers finding their voice. An inspiring listen for anyone starting their own creative journey or just trying to keep their creative spark alive.

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Episode 5

In Episode 5 of Where’s the F-in Creativity?, Mark and Sarah catch up with graduate theatre company Blank Slate, a fresh new company stepping boldly into the creative sector. Together, they dive into how creativity shapes their lives, what it means to turn creativity into a career, and how to nurture imagination in the midst of chaos. It’s a lively, laughter-filled conversation featuring some spontaneous beatboxing, wild impressions, and plenty of insight from a new generation of theatre-makers finding their voice. An inspiring listen for anyone starting their own creative journey or just trying to keep their creative spark alive.

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