Echoes of Time
A joyful celebration of creativity and community. Participants shared powerful stories of ageing in Sheffield through dance, music, poetry, and theatre.
In December 2024, participants presented their work for family and friends in a safe, joyful, and inclusive space. The performance event brought together the culmination of months of creativity, collaboration, and storytelling at UTOPIA Theatre.
Participants developed performances blending dance, music, poetry, and theatre, reflecting their diverse experiences of ageing in Sheffield.
The event, captured on film by Sean Lovell and Ai Narapol, was a heartfelt celebration of months of work with the support of the UTOPIA team of artists (Julius Obende, Juwon Ogungbe, Anita Franklin, Bola Akanbi, and Emmanuel Adetoye), founder Mojisola Kareem, and Executive Assistant Judith Lennox Scott.
Echoes of Time Documentary
The documentary, produced by filmmaker Sean Lovell with support from Ai Narapol, captures this unique process culminating in the sharing event, where participants performed for friends and family, celebrating identity, memory and connection across generations.
Credits
Performance:
- Performer: Amad Alkhakani
- Performer: Saadani Amed
- Performer: Joanne Chapman
- Performer: Dara Dana
- Performer: Monica Dyson
- Performer: Rachid Lyousri Ezzarhouni
- Performer: Maureen Fergus-Ryan
- Performer: Mohammed Ismail
- Performer: Ethel Maqeda
- Performer: Claudette McKoy
- Performer: Clinton McKoy
- Performer: Abdullah Mohammed
- Performer: Hussein Mohammed
- Performer: Aminda Mungula
- Performer: Mostafa Nadisr
- Performer: Gertie Nolan
- Performer: Roy Nolan
- Performer: Charity Rambayi
- Performer: Patrick Watson
- Performer: Leroy Wenham
- Interpreter: Muetesim Ahmed
- Interpreter: Justin Espoir Machongo
- Interpreter: Aline Marora
- Interpreter: Khadija Yasin
- Artistic Director: Mojisola Kareem
- Facilitator: Julius Obende
- Facilitator: Anita Franklin
- Facilitator: Juwon Ogungbe
- Facilitator: Emmanuel Adetoye
- Facilitator: Omobolanle Akanbi
- Project Administrator: Judith Lennox Scott
- Film By: Sean Lovell
Documentary:
- Interviewee: Amad Alkhakani
- Interviewee: Joanne Chapman
- Interviewee: Monica Dyson
- Interviewee: Rachid Lyousri Ezzarhouni
- Interviewee: Mohammed Ismail
- Interviewee: Ethel Maqeda
- Interviewee: Clinton McKoy
- Interviewee: Roy Nolan
- Interviewee: Charity Rambayi
- Interviewee: Patrick Watson
- Interpreter: Muetesim Ahmed
- Interpreter: Justin Espoir Machongo
- Interpreter: Aline Marora
- Interpreter: Khadija Yasin
- Artistic Director: Mojisola Kareem
- Facilitator: Julius Obende
- Facilitator: Anita Franklin
- Facilitator: Juwon Ogungbe
- Facilitator: Emmanuel Adetoye
- Facilitator: Omobolanle Akanbi
- Project Administrator: Judith Lennox Scott
- Filming: Sean Lovell
- Filming: Ai Narapol
- Film Production and Editing: Sean Lovell