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

Senior Citizens Hall

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

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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
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)

Thursday 28th October

The Weirding Technical Rehearsal/Dry Run (on Location)

Saturday 30th October

The Weirding

Sunday 31st October

Get Out – Repairing & Repurposing Equipment Session

Celebration!

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    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

    Senior Citizens Hall

    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.

    Workshops & Showcases – Coming Soon

    We will be releasing workshops and showcases here. If you would like to get involved or be kept informed, please get in contact here.

    Find IDST! Resources

    The Weirding Gallery

    See our Showcase

    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.

    More about IDST!