PEOPLE, POWER, PASSION: 2019 PROGRAMME REFERENCE DOCUMENT

Location 1919 Peace Day riots Month Project summary Promotional blurb timeline (for reference only) Digital/live art From May, join in online to experience how messages of unrest were spread in Town Centre Unrest spreading A digital participation project that requires 1919 compared to today. From 1919’s Late (Town Hall through and participants and audiences to get involved hand-written letters and newspapers to May projections) and England online, exploring how the 24-hour news cycle today’s tweets and the 24-hour news online and social media has changed how civic unrest cycle, just how modern is the concept of develops. fake news?

Participatory live art/ installation Unemployment In June, developed in partnership with a Cultural worsening leading to An immersive, participatory project that explores group of unemployed or low-paid Quarter and two June serious poverty and the theme of unemployment and its impact on Lutonians, an immersive experience will other locations dissatisfaction with civic unrest and pride, developed with people invite audiences to explore the impact of (poss Marsh government experiencing unemployment of low-paid the labour House and employment. market on civic unrest. )

Location 1919 Peace Day riots Month Project summary Promotional blurb timeline (for reference only)

Theatre Exactly 100 years after the peace riots, July: join us for two spectacular events in and part 1 A community-devised theatre project that around the Luton Town Hall. Town Centre explores the themes of community voice and The night of the riots exclusion from decision-making. Developed in A group of local residents take over the Town Hall th collaboration with a group of excluded Lutonians council chamber, giving a voice to those 16 – council chamber th the project will be performed in the Luton council rarely heard and immersing the audience 20 July chamber. in a conversation about modern democracy and decision making.

Exactly 100 years after the peace riots, join us for two spectacular events in and around the Luton Town Hall. Participatory music/dance event July: part 2 Town Centre Join us for a celebration of the music, Riots continue and A celebration of the music and dance of the dance, cultures and communities of rioters dance and sing people that call Luton home, drawing together Outside of the Luton. Return to the very same spot as Town Hall burns all of the musicians and dancers of Luton into a Town Hall where in in 1919 as the town hall burned, th cohesive night time event that celebrates each 19 July pianos were stolen from a nearby store of our cultures and communities. and the rioters danced in the street. Put on your dancing shoes and warm up your singing voice. This time there will be more than just pianos.

1919 Peace Day riots Month Project summary Promotional blurb Location timeline (for reference only) In August, join local young people on a Promenade theatre/dance journey through their neighbourhood. The trials and See the world through their eyes, August Outer ward TBC convictions of the A promenade theatre or dance project exploring examining the justice system, the rioters Luton’s teenagers and young people and the decisions they face, and the stories that justice system. matter to them.

For one day in September, children will Outdoor Arts take over . The Children’s Children’s Peace Party Peace Party will put young people at the Septem at Wardown Park A one-day children’s festival in Wardown Park helm of a spectacular children’s festival ber (postponed from July including circus, theatre and games and offer of circus, theatre and games. Expect due to riots and rain) activities for children and their families. traditional wartime games, but not as you know them.

Immersive digital installation For the finale, everyone in Luton is Rebuilding of Town Hall An immersive installation that responds to the Town Hall encouraged to contribute their ideas for idea of the Luton of the future. Developed October projects and/or the future of Luton. In October 2019, step Moving toward a more through workshop activity with local residents, other locations inside and explore what your fellow democratic approach this project will encourage audiences to question Lutonians think makes the perfect town. what they would want to see for Luton in the future and how to achieve it.