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Fast Familiar @FastFamiliar

participatory, playful political artworks by an interdisciplinary studio | powered by curiosity, coffee misplaced idealism | tweets by Rachel (mostly)

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Fast Familiar@FastFamiliar
15 May 2023
What's that? FF are still alive and survived a BUSY start to the year? Correct! And now we're sharing what we learnt over on the blog - about a climate action project called The Strategy Room. First up is about the design process. workroom.fastfamiliar.com/th…
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Thrilled to be part of this terrifyingly interesting group of people. (Also the new twitter logo has strong ‘man who wears too much Joop’ vibes. Gross.)
AKO Storytelling Institute@UALstorytelling
31 Jul 2023
📢Announcing our 2023/24 @UAL Storytelling Fellows 📢 TRUTH & LIES - 12 practitioners and professionals from diverse industries and disciplines will explore how storytelling can help counter mis- and disinformation. Find out more: arts.ac.uk/storytelling-inst…
A grid of twelve portrait photographs of the UAL Storytelling Fellows

ALT A grid of twelve portrait photographs of the UAL Storytelling Fellows

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Last week we soft-launched a project we’ve been working on since the start of the year: First Day, a game for young people moving from primary to secondary school, co-created with the mighty Katesgrove Primary School in Reading. youtube.com/watch?v=E30kJyxy…

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shout-outs go to: - our great new collaborator, illustrator Marco Drago - Joe and Mirko who built new capabilities into the platform so we could implement more of our co-creators’ ideas - @helenskisound who created the perfect voice for a shapeshifting monster
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- our cast of young (and slightly older) actors: Baylee, Alice, Yajur, Lyla, Ariella, Mark, Rose, R-Don and Endy - the teachers (Adam, Martyna and Sherine) at Katesgrove, plus of course all the Year 6 kids - co-writer, facilitator, actor and general brilliant human Delme Thomas.
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66 sessions across 12 local authorities with 600 participants... the proj that kept us busy in the first 3 months of this year...
Climate Action Unit@UCL_CAU
20 Jul 2023
The Strategy Room: a UK project to help councils craft local climate policy. Read the write up by Bloomberg to find out more about the initiative from @UCL_CAU & @FastFamiliar & @nesta_uk bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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One of the unsung heroes of British theatre. Under Annabel, ARC has supported so much work and so many artists in a generous, kind, unshowy way. This is truly the end of an era. BIG shoes to fill.
arcstockton@arcstockton
20 Jul 2023
After 15 years of incredible leadership, transforming ARC into the organisation we are today, our Chief Executive, Annabel Turpin will be moving on to a new challenge later this year. arconline.co.uk/annabel-turp…
Photograph of Annabel Turpin, a white woman in her early 50s, with a blond bob cut. She is wearing black glasses, red lipstick, and a dark purple top, and is standing in front of a pink background.

ALT Photograph of Annabel Turpin, a white woman in her early 50s, with a blond bob cut. She is wearing black glasses, red lipstick, and a dark purple top, and is standing in front of a pink background.

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Kathy Peach@KathyPeach
27 Jun 2023
Pls joins us on 12th July to find out more about 'The Strategy Room' - an innovative new approach for local councils to engage their residents on net zero policy pathways with @FastFamiliar @UCL_CAU @SouthendCityC @lutoncouncil nesta.org.uk/event/public-en…

Public engagement for a net-zero future

Introducing the strategy room

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For everyone making stories about climate and climate action, this is a great list of things to remember 👀 (Up your street @UCL_CAU) goodenergystories.com/playbo…

Weaving In Climate Change: A Cheat Sheet

Ideas to keep in mind while approaching this vital new aspect of your storytelling.

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Our friends at @agencyofconey have a new thing this Thursday! 👀
Coney@agencyofconey
16 May 2023
Fancy sparking some positive change in your life? A Magic Trick is happening this Thurs 18 May at 8pm - it's not too late to sign up! Wondering what to expect? Check out our Playing Audience's Guide for everything you need to know. More info & tickets👇 bit.ly/ConeyTrick
Text that reads: Playing Audience’s Guide: What is the playing experience of A Magic Trick going to be like? You’ll play over Zoom, where you will be invited to play creative games that will invite interaction with others, always with the choice to sit out. You’ll be invited to write down some (private) reflections as you play. Running time: <120 min, with a short break roughly halfway through. You'll be invited to join a Tail to the experience, if and only if you choose...

ALT Text that reads: Playing Audience’s Guide: What is the playing experience of A Magic Trick going to be like? You’ll play over Zoom, where you will be invited to play creative games that will invite interaction with others, always with the choice to sit out. You’ll be invited to write down some (private) reflections as you play. Running time: <120 min, with a short break roughly halfway through. You'll be invited to join a Tail to the experience, if and only if you choose...

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What's that? FF are still alive and survived a BUSY start to the year? Correct! And now we're sharing what we learnt over on the blog - about a climate action project called The Strategy Room. First up is about the design process. workroom.fastfamiliar.com/th…
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There's also a short video about the project here, (which features Rachel talking waaaay too much.) It's a project we're mega proud of, hopefully the findings will be useful.
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Really nice opportunity here from the excellent AND.
Abandon Normal Devices@ANDfestival
8 Dec 2022
Open Call📢 Are you an early/mid-career artist/filmmaker working in new cinema & exploring the boundaries of filmmaking? We’re excited to announce a new creative development lab for cinema of the future in Apr '23, find out more & apply: rb.gy/qoygtc @home_mcr @sodamcr
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What’s that? After 6 months’ gap, did we finally manage to send a fa-MAIL-er? Yes we did - including some excellent stuff from @danteordie @RaucousCaucous @helenskisound, @dandbarnard’s podcast picks and some recipe book recs in time for Xmas shopping. mailchi.mp/3ba907c7500c/fast…

Fa-MAIL-er #18

Pastries on trains, a new climate action project and a plethora of podcasts...

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We're doing a short workshop version of Smoking Gun next week... 👀
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Throwback to Social Sandwich… lovely to revisit this project with a bit of distance and less a feeling of rising panic 🤣
Abandon Normal Devices@ANDfestival
23 Nov 2022
Feeling peckish this lunchtime? Grab a butty with us and our collaborators @FastFamiliar, as we delve into their Social Sandwich project. Part of the Networked Condition project andfestival.org.uk/blog/the-…
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Here we go. First stop of London to Copenhagen by train. 2 people travelling with a show in a bag (well, two bags) on a 6 day round trip, to be part of Relocations festival. The Eurostar always feels fancy, so looking forward to this one! 1/?
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Maybe one day we’ll get to be part of it… the whole adventure has made us more determined to hold onto our European identities. Also thrilled that I got to communicate in French today… all that Duo is finally paying off 🤣
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In short, we would totally recommend travelling by train because a. Easier b. You see more c. psychologically it made us feel closer to some amazing places and cultures. (d. Great food and drink) ✌️
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