NEW WORLD
“New World” will immerse you deep into a lush rainforest to encounter an Amazonian tribe. Designed for inclusive audiences for a highly sensory experience.
This new immersive show for children with complex needs will engage all of their senses; visual, auditory, smell, taste, touch and kinaesthetic. This will create a truly immersive experience. They will feel the ripples of water; hear sounds of distant birds calls echoing through the forest canopy; feel the the rumbles beneath their feet; smell the decay of the forest ancestors; and taste the fresh fruit offered from the forest
Credits
Writer, Director, Producer & Evaluator
Debbie Bandara
Maker and Costume
Stella Cecil
5G & Haptic Technologist
Chris Ball
Haptic Technologist
Matt George
Spatial Sound Designer
Ben Challis
Actor & Dancer
Claudio Carta
Singer & Performer
Mikhael Baque
Marketing Designer
William Lee
Set Designer
David Freedman
Special Thanks to
Special Educational Needs Consultant
Nikki Hallam
Accessible Needs Consultant
Agi Burley
Social Story Consultant
Connor Gregory
Living Wall Designer
Richard Russell
Real Tropical Plant Foliage Specialist
Richard Boyd
360 Virtual Videographer
AV Immerse
Filmmaker Annatic TV
Funders
Arts Council England | Digital Catapult | Creative XR | Cheshire East Council
Personal Comment from Debbie
“New World” is a response to the pandemic to reach audiences that are unable to access arts and creativity. I want to create a truly holistic immersive experience using haptics alongside close-up interaction. This is a very special form of theatre that should be integrated across all platforms filled with compassion and care for others. It will have a greater impact to those who are hard to reach. It is this reason that making this work is so vital where touch and human warmth are so greatly missed. It will reveal how awe-inspiring our natural world is, how we are all connected and share a collective responsibility.
TESTIMONIALS
"Forest Tribe Theatre have actively sought our input as they want to ensure they meet the needs of the children in their audience on every level. They have allowed us to be part of the development process and this collaboration has been highly beneficial. They have also been willing to embrace advice around the physical and sensory needs of the children and their challenges around communication and behaviour. This ultimately means that children can immerse themselves in the theatre experience in the certain knowledge that they are fully understood and that their diverse range of needs will be met.
The recent pandemic has limited the opportunities for children with special needs even further and this has highlighted the growing need to seek multisensory experiences for them. They deserve to access the magic of theatre but clearly require a very specialised approach towards it and this is what Forest Tribe Theatre Company are specialised in"
Nikki Hallam, Special Educational Needs Specialist