All of the projects are artist led, as is the company. There is a structure laid out for each project which has an educative foundation, but the courses will be unique in the way that they are delivered, depending on which combination of artists are leading the workshops and their individual creative interests. This is also shaped by the cultural and social concerns that are current in a group of participants. It is important that our artists feel as though they have a say in creating new work and ways of working with each other, rather than replicating the same project over and over again. The course structure helps shape the work; the quality of artists means that the standard of workshops remain consistently high.
Not all of our artists are UK based and CAST encourages local artist development in the communities in which we work. By inviting practitioners to be part of the teams that teach the youth projects we expand our own global network of people and add to the sustainability of our projects.
Archie Adam – Cast Biog
Archie trained at Central School of Speech and Drama and is an actor and drama facilitator. Theatre credits include Love and Human Remains/Soho theatre, The One that Hurts the Most/Southwark Playhouse and God, Man and Devil/Wilton’s Music Hall.
Bryn Jones – Cast Biog
Bryn is a state registered drama therapist, theatre director and creative facilitator. He has a strong track record in the design, delivery and evaluation of cultural exchange work overseas. As Creative Director of Cloudbreak, Malaysia and Education and Youth Director at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, Bryn ran several exchange initiatives in partnership with the Commonwealth Foundation and the Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council. His most recent exchange case studies have been featured in the Commonwealth Foundation’s Culture & Diversity Toolkit. As well as his personal professional practice in the UK Bryn continues to consult with ongoing social enterprise projects in Malaysia and Japan.
Suzi Zumpe – Cast Biog
Suzi is a soprano and vocal animateur who combines performing with education work. She has collaborated on a weird and wonderfully diverse array of projects – recent ones range from setting up the Royal Opera House’s Youth Company together with directors Karen Gillingham and David Stevenson, to singing unaccompanied from the roof of the Royal Festival Hall whilst freerunners roamed below for Stan Won’t Dance’s Off the Wall. Other companies she has worked with recently include Southbank, Glyndebourne Opera, Garsington Opera, English National Opera, Muziekcentrum van de Omroep, Royal Philharmonic Society, LSO Education and Stephen Petronio Company among others.
