Project Description
Project One:
MADE IN MACCLESFIELD
Saturday 30th October
An amazing live action adventure exploring the Cheshire countryside.
Let’s Make it Happen!
Whether you are an experienced maker or performer or someone who just wants to try something new and fun get involved!
Play your part in our free
Theatre Group
with Theatre Macc
Sundays 6pm
Preparing for The Weirding event including physical theatre, live art and performance training for games, events and happenings. With specialist IDST! Invisible Theatre training.
Join us at our free
Art and Tech Makers Sessions
Thursdays 6.30pm | Saturdays 3.30pm
at the new IDST! Creative Hub in the
Old Sunday School Heritage Centre
Places are limited to 10 participants (for Covid Safety) so book early
Autumn Workshop Schedule
September Sessions
Saturday 4th September – 3.30pm
Get Ready for The Weirding
Project Introduction and Demo of Weirding Artworks
(including Games, AR Demo, Magic Book and Stranger Things lighting)
Thursday 9th September – 6.30pm
Hieroglyphs and Strange Languages – Pattern Making & Tracing (Illustrator Skills)
Saturday 11th September – 3.30pm
Evil Things Making Session – Scarecrows and Gargoyles (Hands on Skills)
Thursday 16th September – 6.30pm
Laser Cutting Machine Induction
Saturday 18th September – 3.30pm
Forging The Weirdstone – Creative Jewellery & Wearable Tech Design (Arduino / Fabrication Skills)
Thursday 23rd September – 6.30pm
Evil Things Making – Making Mythical Animals (Hands on Skills)
Saturday 25th September – 3.30pm
Adding Scary Eyes – Learn to use Arduino with adjustable LEDS and conductive materials
Thursday 30th September – 6.30pm
Capturing Sound Effects (Audacity)
October Sessions
Saturday 2nd October – 3.30pm
Stranger Than Life Drawing – Still Life
Thursday 7th October – 6.30pm
Eeerie Noises – Audio Recording with Audacity
Saturday 9th October – 3.30pm
Things that go Bump – Using Raspberry Pi’s and Audio HATS to make triggers
Stranger Than Life Drawing – Make A Scene!
Thursday 14th October – 6.30pm
AR/VR Artworks – Using TiltBrush
Saturday 16th October – 3.30pm
Sensors, Smoke and Mirrors – Using Arduino to trigger things
Thursday 21st October – 6.30pm
Making Props for The Weirding Performance – Building Camo Nets, Bivouacs and Covers
Projection Mapping Workshop
Saturday 23rd October – 3.30pm
Making Props for The Weirding Performance – Building Found Objects from nature
Monday 25th October
The Weirding Installation/Testing (on Location)
Tueday 26th October
The Weirding Testing/Dry Run (on Location)
Thursday 27th October
Technical Rehearsal
Saturday 30th October
Performance of The Weirding
| October |
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| Saturday 2nd October
Stranger Than Life Drawing – Still Life |
| Thursday 7th October Eeerie Noises – Audio Recording with Audacity |
| Saturday 9th October Things that go Bump – Using Raspberry Pi’s and Audio HATS to make triggersStranger Than Life Drawing – Make A Scene |
| Thursday 14th October AR/VR Artworks – Using TiltBrush |
| Saturday 16th October Sensors, Smoke and Mirrors – Using Arduino to trigger thing |
| Thursday 21st October Making Props for The Weirding Performance – Building Camo Nets, Bivouacs and CoversProjection Mapping Workshop |
| Saturday 23rd October Making Props for The Weirding Performance -Building Found Objects frrom nature |
| Monday 25th October The Weirding Installation/Testing (on Location) |
| Tuesday 26th October
The Weirding Technical Rehearsal (on Location) |
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Thursday 28th October The Weirding Technical Rehearsal/Dry Run (on Location) |
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Saturday 30th October The Weirding |
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Sunday 31st October Get Out – Repairing & Repurposing Equipment Session Celebration! |
Sign up Here
We are designing and building our next big show:
The Weirding
Whether you are an experienced maker or performer or someone who just cares about the town come and get involved!
Theatre Group
with Theatre Macc
Sundays 6.30pm
Including physical theatre, live art and performance training for games, events and happenings. With specialist IDST! Invisible Theatre training
Art and Tech Makers Sessions
Thursdays 6.30pm | Saturdays 3.30pm
at the new IDST! Creative Hub at
Old Sunday School, Heritage Centre
Including practical making skills, Illustration/graphic design (Illustrator/Inkscape), animation, electronics (Arduino and Raspberry Pi), 3D visualisation software and other fabrication.
Our Crew
We are IDST!
*IDST! are a group of makers, artists, techies and experimenters working together to make community artworks.
* Creating artworks, performances, games and events that are playful, purposeful and people powered and celebrate community strength.
*Collaborating with others, training and running experiments, workshops and projects so people can learn and get involved and communities can own their ideas.
