Creative Burngreave’s 2004–05 grant scheme funded sixteen arts projects: ranging from theatre and film to photography and dance. The list below displays the wealth of exceptionally gifted and skilful artists living and working in the Burngreave area.
Natasha McFarlane
Project about artist development and music production: culminating in a CD for distribution.
Vernon Williams/ Over The Edge Productions
A theatre project co-funded by Arts Council Yorkshire. The project brought a theatre company from Zimbabwe to perform Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night to a sell-out audience at the Crucible, Studio Theatre, in Sheffield.
Matthew Tompkins
Short digital video film about a gardener who grows vegetable people at night. Eerie drama using dance and music.
Burngreave Photographic Project
This project brought photographers from across Burngreave together to share knowledge, experience and resources leading to a photography exhibition in the Burngreave Chapel.
Chill Foo Front
Running dance workshops and teaching basic radio presentation skills, in preparation for the Burngreave Radio Project.
Alawi Taha
To develop and print a newsletter aimed at local people, with a focus on hip hop as an educational tool. Carl Baker/Positive Negative Positive Negatives Film and Technology Festival held at the Spectrum Centre.
Tracey Schawsmidth
A digital video documentary to gain an insight into the multicultural community in Burngreave.
Jenson Grant/Destination Arts
A performing arts and digital technology project exploring spoken histories of Afro-Caribbean people.
Hectic Music Crew
A young singing/rapping group, who secured funding to improve the quality of their music CD through voice coaching and singing lessons.
Taonga
Group performances based on traditional Zambian songs and dances to entertain and educate audiences about African culture.