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Walkabout Voices

Category: Music, dance & acting

  • Notting Hill Carnival: Part One

    Every year on the August Bank Holiday the streets of West London are filled with music, dance, colourful costumes, and smiling carefree people from all over the world. It is party time, it is Notting Hill Carnival! It is really a spectacular event, exceeded only by the Carnival in Rio. You definitely should come over…

  • Amy’s Yard: Part 3 – Keenan, in His Own Words

    Keenan is a singer from London with a difficult background. He recently finished a 12-week programme at Amy’s Yard, where the participants work one-to-one with a professional producer to develop their talent. Keenan creates and performs his own music. His goal is to make his music be the light in the dark for other people, just…

  • Acting and Activism

    Chem is an 18-year-old Londoner who is simply passionate about acting. He is part of a programme called Fully Focused where young, disadvantaged people, are trained in using the power of film to challenge perceptions, raise awareness, change mindsets and transform lives. Chem is incredibly determined, and he knows he will be acting for the…

  • Three Young South Africans: Part 3

    Many years have passed since the end of apartheid. Does this mean that skin colour is not an issue anymore and that everybody has the same opportunities? Is there gender equality in South Africa? The three friends talk about these matters in this last film about the three South African friends. Length: 06:21.

  • Being an Actor: Two Young Shakespeare Actors

    Young actors who are just starting out, take the jobs they can get. Cassie Layton and Sam Valentine were lucky and got the dream roles as Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. They are part of Globe Theatre’s touring production and are travelling the world performing this iconic play. We met them for a chat on stage…

  • Fortune – A Dancer from Liverpool

    Fortune moved from the Philippines to Liverpool as a child. After secondary school, he studied at LIPA – Liverpool Academy of Performing Arts. He speaks about life in Liverpool and his passion for dancing. Length: 08:58.

  • Amy´s Yard: Part 1 – Meeting the Founder

    Amy Winehouse was a young, incredibly talented artist from North London who became a star and took the world by storm. The world was therefore shocked when she died in 2011, only 27 years old. A vulnerable and delicate young woman had succumbed to alcohol and drugs. Two months after she passed away, her family…

  • Three Young South Africans: Part 2

    Dean, Sinayo and JP (Jean Paul) talk about why it is important to follow your dreams and also about the importance of education. Dean has always had a dream map. Do you want to know what that is? Watch the film, and you will find out. Length: 06:43.

  • Three Young South Africans: Part 1

    Dean, Sinayo and JP (Jean Paul) are three young South Africans living in townships in Cape Town. They are all students at Ubuntu Academy, which is an education space for arts, entrepreneurship and leadership. Dean is a dancer; Sinayo is a singer whereas JP is into rap and music production. In this first film they…

  • Aberdeen Highland Games

    If you want to see what Scottish culture, sports, food and music is all about in one single day, go to the Highland Games. There are games all across Scotland in the summer. One of them is the Aberdeen Highland Games. Welcome to the games – enjoy! Length: 13:13.