To bring the Town’s historic but unused Tithe Barn to the cultural and commercial life of the community, with a large scale children’s’ music theatre production of Britten’s Noah’s Flood and accompanying new commission. Use the project as a model for the localised management of this heritage asset.
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New building developments are fragmenting the traditional community spirit with consequent local social tensions. In local education the transition from primary to secondary school within the area cluster is a particular problem for primary school leavers. Current central government management of the Tithe Barn inhibits its use as a regional cultural asset.
Bradford BarnStorm will bring together 400 children, 100 adult performers and 2000 local audience over 3 days in the Bradford Tithe Barn in a professionally led, community music event. The schools lead-up will involve children across the age spectrum thro