Digital Commissions for Artists 2020 – Supporting Freelancers

We are pleased to announce 4 digital commissions responding by past and present collaborators with NIE. Online by January, these varied commissions suitable for ages 6 -11,  will allow young people and their families to watch, listen or participate remotely. 

The commissions are: 

• A playful film with clowning and puppetry exploring the theme of facing our fears in the world.  Inspired by Maya Angelou’s children’s book Life Doesn’t Frighten Me (Julia Masli & Viggo Venn).

• Part spoken, part song with folk music, a fairytale exploring from personal experience the idea of gender and what it means growing up (Elliot Davies and Kieran Edwards).

• Animation and music exploring the story of Hamlet, linked to the live performance version (Rachana Jadhav).

• Interactive film (with performance, music and illustrations) exploring people and items of meaning in a young person’s world (Sara Lessore, Greg Hall and Samantha Sutherland)