ARTIST STORIES
Hear from the incredible artists we work with.
Opportunities Round Up
Central to our work at Good Chance is creating opportunities for displaced creatives to become an integral part of the UK theatre ecosystem, as well as amplifying opportunities that are open to all, and making connections for people in the industry. Here is our e-round up of opportunities for artists from around the world and across the whole creative spectrum.
Stage Door 10
Marking 10 years since Good Chance began in the Calais Jungle
by supporting 10 creatives from refugee backgrounds in paid placements with 10 leading arts organisations across the UK. This is Stage Door 10.
Basel Zaraa: Good Chance Commissioned Artist on ‘Dear Laila’
Good Chance Commissioned Artist Basel Zaraa tells us about Dear Laila, an installation that investigates the idea of ‘Home’ and what it means to him.
Thomas Tegento: Telling Stories That Matter
Meet Tom! Our first ever Trainee Director who worked with us on Kyoto at the RSC. Here Tom shares more about working with Olivier Award winning Directors Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin and the importance of Artist Development opportunities like this one.
My Dream of the BIG Screen!
Amir, Good Chance’s brilliant Production and Marketing Assistant, tells all about his experience working with Academy Award Winning Slick Films and Studio Good Luck on Largo, a brand new short film about a young refugee.
A vision for the Future of the Refugee Sector
Amir and Mel from the Good Chance team joined Comic Relief at the Across Borders Summit in Athens.
“This was my Second Chance.”
Sule, our most recent Stage Door placementee tells us about her experience starting life again in the UK and finding a new community and home with Good Chance!
Yellow: A Short Film by Elham Ehsas
We’re so thrilled to have collaborated with Elham Ehsas, an incredible filmmaker and long term friend of Good Chance on his new short film ‘Yellow’. Filmed in Afghanistan / UK, Yellow is now showing worldwide as part of OVER 40 short film festivals.
Hamed Moradi: Good Chance Commissioned Artist on ‘Passage’
Good Chance Commissioned Artist Hamed Moradi tells us about Passage, an installation that reminds us of the ways we communicate outside of spoken language.
Andrea Ling: Good Chance Commissioned Artist on ‘PACHA’
Good Chance Commissioned Artist Andrea Ling tells us about PACHA, an installation that explores ecology, heritage and connectedness.
Museum of the Home
We are collaborating with the Museum of the Home on our next exhibition ‘Home, Migration, Belonging’. As a company that centres stories of migration and works so closely alongside people who have experienced forced displacement, it is vital that we acknowledge the Museum’s history.
Introducing Diyo Mulopo Bopengo: our new Change the Word Collective Coordinator
Change the Word poet Diyo Mulopo Bopengo officially joins the Good Chance team!
Our Change the Word Fellows at The Festival of Home!
Our first ever Change the Word Poetry Fellows, Diyo Mulopo Bopengo and Sarah Orola, will appear as part of the Festival of the Home on Sunday 19th September at the Museum of the Home.
Change the Word with Emily Webb
Marketing & Administration Assistant Elizabeth Carpenter learns all about Change the Word with Director of Poetry Emily Webb.
Girum Bekele
Girum’s passion for circus arts was ignited when a juggler visited his Ethiopian village, and he joined the Good Chance family in the Calais Jungle Dome…
Exploring Outdoor Theatre with Kneehigh
Last week our Artistic Directors Joe and Joe and two brilliant Good Chance Ensemble artists Girum Bekele and Mohamed Sarrar, visited our friends at Kneehigh.
Landry’s Story
Landry Affton, who took part in our Change the Word project in Coventry 2019, writes about capturing the human heart through words.
“We can Learn Anything with Patience”
Ensemble Artist, Mo Sarrar, talks about meeting Good Chance and the importance of music to his life.
Tanisha Changes the Word
Tanisha has written poetry with Good Chance since February this year. In our very first workshop together, Tanisha tells us how she feels about being part of Change the Word in Coventry.
Mohammed finds friends at Good Chance
“I found friends at Good Chance, who made me feel like a human being.” That’s Mohammed Mostapha Gardaya speaking, and you can watch his powerful new short film, “Them”, on NOWNESS.