Be part of the Tilbury Cruise Terminal story: Celebrating the Past, Imagining the Future.
Download the flyer here: Laying the Keel workshop flyer
Join Kinetika and the Tilbury on the Thames Trust for a series of workshops to shape the long term plans for Tilbury Cruise Terminal and the rejuvenation of the Tilbury Carnival.
These workshops will lay a foundation for future efforts to restore these magnificent buildings as a working Cruise Terminal and creative space for the community.
Upcoming workshops:
Drama/Storytelling to reimagine Tilbury Carnival
- Sat 17th Feb 2018, 10am – 5pm
- Free, booking required. Please book here on EVENTBRITE
Come and help us animate the story of Tilbury life at this exciting drama and storytelling workshop within the terminal building, led by Ali Pretty from Kinetika and Bernadette Wakeling of the Complete Commedia Company.
If you’ve never been to Tilbury Cruise Terminal, you’re in for a treat! As part of the day, there will also be a free tour of the historic cruise terminal building followed by a bus tour of the Port at 11.30am.
The outcomes of this workshop will be shared from 3.30-5pm and will help to develop a new vision for Tilbury Carnival.
All ages welcome, children under 14 should be accompanied by an adult.
Info on: projects@kinetika.co.uk or call 01708 202846.
Carnival Dance Workshop
- Thu 22nd February 5-8pm with choreographer Jeanefer Jean-Charles
- Free, booking required. Please book here on EVENTBRITE
FREE Dance workshop organised by Kinetika for dance students and their teachers based in and around Tilbury. Workshop will include:
– A presentation on carnival dance.
– A practical workshop which will involve teacher-led choreography as well as some exploratory work by participants, using Kinetika’s beautiful costumes.
– Participants will get an insight into how to create movement with large costumes as well as the logistics of parade choreography.
Jeanefer Jean-Charles is a Mass Movement Director, Choreographer and Creative Consultant with over 20 years’ experience of devising, creating, facilitating and directing dance and movement for performance.
Info on: projects@kinetika.co.uk or call 01708 202846.
Completed Workshops
What’s the Story?
- Saturday 3 February 2018
- 10am-5pm (Tour around the Terminal at 11.30am)
- Drop in workshop – no need to book, just turn up
- Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Join us for this free, family-friendly drop-in workshop exploring the story of Tilbury, linking the past, present and future, led by designer Ali Pretty from Kinetika and Bernadette Wakeling of the Complete Commedia Company.
Please bring old photos, newspaper article or stories of Tilbury to share with us. Help to make a massive collage artwork to inspire the future of Tilbury Cruise Terminal!
Redesigning Tilbury Cruise Terminal
- Thursday 8th February 2018, 1:30pm – 5pm
- Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Guided tour around the Terminal followed by bus tour of the Port at 2pm
How could the story of Tilbury be told through redesigning the space of Tilbury Cruise Terminal? Join the architects for a discussion about what the community needs and what’s possible to achieve in the space.
About Tilbury on the Thames Trust:
These workshops form part of a 12-month project being funded by the HLF ‘Resilient Heritage’ grant programme. This fund is intended to help heritage organisations achieve strategic change to improves the prospects for local heritage. Having established the Tilbury on the Thames Trust and set a vision for the Tilbury Cruise Terminal complex, the workshops will help us lay the foundations for delivering that vision through conversations that will shape the planning process and future funding efforts.
