CHINA NOW 100 Words Schools Competition

Tomorrow sees students and teachers from Deyes High School (Sefton), Shanhu Middle School (Chongqing), Harbin No 1 High School and Lambeth Academy (London) gather together at Siobhan Davies Studios in Southwark for a three day 100 Words workshop. The four schools were winners in the CHINA NOW 100 Words Schools Workshop, run in partnership with the British Council and sponsored by HSBC. The workshop will provide an opportunity for students to work together on developing and creating new material which will be performed in both English and Mandarin to an invited audience on Wednesday evening. We’re co-delivering the workshop with Theatre 503 who hosted a 100 Words workshop/performance involving artists from Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre earlier in the year. It’s the first time that we’re using Siobhan Davies Studios – converted from a Victorian school annexe by architect Sarah Wigglesworth, it’s a stunning building with two superb studio spaces. We’re expecting the week to be a lot of fun and also a real chance to explore the potential of 100 Words as a creative language learning project.