Fane Street Primary School Performance inspired by Ashwin Chacko Wild City

'The city is wild, the city is free,

 the city has wonderful things to see.'

Join the pupils of Fane Street Primary School as they perform their imaginative and creative response to the city of Belfast and its landmarks, inspired by the mantra and magic in Ashwin Chacko's colourful and playful book Wild City. 

The children have responded through a series of workshops to iconic city landmarks such as 'The Big Fish' and Samson & Goliath through drama and movement, playing with the text of the book and the landscape of their city, creating a performance fuelled by their imaginations and the playful illustrations and storytelling.

School workshops were facilitated by Andrea Grimason and Ashwin Chacko as part of The Crescent’s Partner Schools Programme. 

Ashwin Chacko is a positively playful award-winning, author-Illustrator and motivational speaker. He specialises in positively playful, visual storytelling to bring joy and encouragement. His mission is to champion creativity and empower people to find their inner spark through his art, books, talks and workshops. Author of: Keep At It, Little Optimist, Everybody Feels Fear, A little book about Justice, What Wondrous Shapes We Are, Wild City (An Post Irish Book of the Year Junior Shortlist) and I Am The Wind (Winner of the Children's Senior An Post Irish Book of the Year).

Andrea Grimason is a drama practitioner and facilitator specialising in work with young people, running the Crescent’s Youth Theatre for over a decade and leading on the Centre’s work with Partner Schools. Andrea creates performance work that has strong physical and ensemble elements with the focus on creating energy, creative community and the freedom of expression.