Every state secondary school in Cornwall is encouraged to take part in We Are Shining — a celebration of Cornwall and the history of outdoor performance.
This is one of the latest projects to be supported by Cornwall Council’s Good Growth Programme. It will span 18 months, and will be led by Cornwall-based Wildworks, the UK’s leading landscape theatre company.
Culminating in a series of pop-up events with selected schools in spring and summer 2024, and a free, large-scale, multi-day Wildworks event across Cornwall, bringing communities and visitors together.
As well as the involvement of local communities, the project is a major boost to Cornwall’s creative sector. It will create employment for the equivalent of 20 full-time staff and over 100 people will receive training in new skills to produce more year-round outdoor theatre events in the future.
Wildworks has received £995,000 as part of Cornwall Council's Good Growth Programme, which is funded by the UK Government's Shared Prosperity Fund.
Cllr Louis Gardner, Cornwall Council portfolio holder for economy, said: ‘This project will be delivered across Cornwall and encourage people to think differently about the past and the future. It's important that everyone has the opportunity to get involved with the best of art and culture, whatever their background and wherever they live, and that's why Good Growth is investing in cultural events and talent development.’
‘We are delighted to have been awarded Shared Prosperity Funding to deliver We are Shining,' said Wildworks' Chief Executive, Emma Hogg. 'We are excited to start this autumn with our first RE:WILD training programme and embark on our community engagement programme, ‘Hello Stranger’ with a wide range of Cornish creatives, schools and other community partners.’