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ADFED is the educational wing of Asian Dub Foundation. Launched by members of ADF in 1998, ADFED is now an independent project giving training to under-represented youth communities, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the East London region.
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- ADFED
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- Asian Dub Foundation Education
ADFED is the educational wing of Asian Dub Foundation. Launched by members of ADF in 1998, ADFED is now an independent project giving training to under-represented youth communities, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the East London region.
The organisation is aimed at giving young people who are passionate about making music, opportunities to develop their creativity and especially, for those who don’t have access to musical equipment and training.... (read more) - Privacy Type:
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- ADFED 2007/08 Programmes include:
1. There Aint No Black in the Union Jack (TANB) – Inspired by Paul Gilroy's book of the same title, to explore notions of Identity and politics through music, visuals and movement/theatre. This programme involves working with 10 groups of young people, aged 14-25, from 9 London Boroughs, to create performance work around re-imagining a ‘new flag’ and a ‘new anthem’ to represent themselves. This will be contrasted with the use of the Union Jack and feelings of how representative its iconography is today, as well as exploring the relevance of the national anthem as a representative piece of music for new citizens of Britain today.
Resulting performances will be presented locally for their communities and merged into a joint piece of work.
ADFED will lead on all music related work in collaboration with Pan International Arts to deliver a series of phases over 1 year. These include:
Cultural Leadership Programme (6 months) – This programme will train 20 young leaders, from 9 boroughs, to conduct their own projects around the themes and issues of TANB.
Currently all Leadership programmes take place in ADFED’s space, at Rich Mix.
Residencies – Young leaders lead their own programme in a chosen artform to devise a piece of music/theatre/visual art piece based on the ideas explored in the Cultural weekend. Currently music is the main chosen art form for most of the groups. ADFED is leading on all music production and sessions that relate to this throughout summer 2007 – April 2008.
Cultural Visits - These are arranged once a month in line with the Cultural Leadership weekends. Throughout the project, cultural visits to art exhibitions/music events/gigs etc are arranged, to mirror the themes and ideas of this project, in order for the Young Leaders Group to have a rounded picture of the project, in line with what is happening on a professional artistic level during this time. These also include visits to relevant organisations and/or projects.
ADFED and Pan are working hard to foster more meaningful relationships with these organisations/projects for further development of TANB and in relation to projects that may branch off from this.
Resource Pack – This includes: notes, articles, resources, reading/listening lists relating to sessions and project that will develop in Chapters. The eventual resource will have 13 Chapters. There is an aspiration to publish this as part of the legacy of this project.
Peer Mentoring – ADFED supports all young leaders and their groups in a co-led peer mentoring programme that further supports new members to the overall aims and objectives of the TANB programme.
2. Aspire – Jan-March 08:
Working in partnership with Toynbee Hall and local schools on an innovative modular programme spanning citizenship, the arts and the outdoors, as well as an innovative mentor coaching model. ADFED will work with Toynbee closely to contribute to the overall direction of the programme.
The Aspire Project will impact the lives of 150 young people over three years, starting in the academic year 2007-08.
ADFED is supporting the ‘Express’ module, as part of this project, which will formulate part of an Arts Award accreditation. Along with Cardboard citizens, the project will culminate into an end of module showcase.
3. SAWCC – Ongoing: South Asian Women’s Creative Collective. Meets last Wednesday of every month in ADFED's space at Rich Mix. 2 presenters, lots of debate over wine and snacks.
This is the sister group to the already successful New York group that has been running for 10 years.
Watch this space for info about presentations and important events.
ADFED hosts this self governing collective of arts practitioners in coming together to share their creative work and ideas to other like minded women who are from/have a particular interest in South Asia.
4. Afro – Reggae UK partnership 07-09
Partnership includes: Peoples Palace (QMUL); Barbican; Rich Mix; Hackney Free and Shoreditch Learning Trusts.
This programme is set to direct a model of learning as inspired by Afro-Reggae. ADFED are working closely alongside ADF to consolidate a trans-Atlantic exchange of music and education.
5. Utasavam - Music in India - Horniman Museuem
One of ADFED's outreach projects, working with Horniman and local school to explore global progressions in music traditions between rural, ancient practices in India and technological advances in London. Launch of exhibition and students work in Feb 08. Watch this space for more info.