Street Genius
Rambert Dance Company's Street Genius programme is now well underway. We are delighted to have recruited five individuals to work together as a creative team towards a unique event involving Rambert's Youth Company, Quicksilver. Since September 2011, the group has been working at Rambert's offices, gaining an insight into how a professional dance company operates and learning how to manage large-scale events.
Meet Rambert's Street Geniuses:
Liz Settimba - Producer
Liz graduated from Brunel University having studied Drama, Film and Television Studies. Liz has previously produced works in both theatre and film; including a short film titled Dreamz, funded by Mediabox's scheme www! (What we Want) in 2008 with Tower Hamlets Summer University, now known as Futureversity. Liz then produced a theatre showcase at the Unicorn Theatre called Youth in Celebration, after winning in Ideas Tap's Innovation Fund in 2010.
Liz is very excited to be the Producer for Rambert's Dance Company's Street Genius project as the event combines both contemporary dance and music, both of which she loves. Organising something involving such large companies (Rambert and the London Philharmonic Orchestra) to be held at the Southbank Centre will be a new and inspirational experience.
Anny Lin - Filmmaker
Anny is a freelance filmmaker currently studying at the London College of Communication. She has produced and directed a number of student short films, and is currently working on a screenplay for her graduation film.
As part of Street Genius, Anny's role is to create a short film promoting the event in January and liaising with a graphic designer and animator to design a logo. Anny is also capturing Quicksilver's rehearsals for their circus-based performance and will also record the work of the Street Genius team to make a documentary about the project.
Abigail Kolawole - Costume Designer
Abigail is currently studying for A-Levels in History, English Literature, Art, French and Critical Thinking. She is a very happy, creative, bubbly and energetic individual with a great passion for fashion. All of this contributes to her role as Costume Designer in which she will be creating high-fashion circus-themed outfits for Quicksilver.
Abigail takes part in a variety of extra-curricular activities and is part of the youth group SE1 United and a carnival band called South Connections. Her hobbies include travelling and discovering new cultures, reading and of course shopping.
In the future, Abigail aspires to a successful career in Law, perhaps as a barrister.
Esther Edun - Producer
Esther is currently at Saint Francis Xavier College studying Mathematics, Economics, Religious Studies, Ethics and IT. She is delighted to have been given the opportunity to act as Producer for Rambert's Street Genius project. Her role has included finding a suitable and beautiful location on the South Bank to host a performance event by Quicksilver.
Esther believes that working with other Street Geniuses on a project this big is a dream come true, as there is always something new and different to learn and something new and different to attain.
Farrah Riley Gray - Photographer
Farrah's passion for photography grew when she took a course at the age of 13 for her Duke of Edinburgh Award. She is now studying Photography and Art at Lambeth College. Her responsibility on the Street Genius project is to capture the rehearsal process through photography which can then be used for flyers and marketing publicity.
She has worked as a photographer for several youth clubs in Wandsworth and for The Horniman Museum. After the Street Genius project she is hoping to study for a Photography degree in London.