The Rage Portfolio
A few representative examples of our work Creating productions with film, theatre and music Giving people the opportunity to work with professionals to create productions Rage Rage educates people of all ages through film and theatre both as creators and as audience
Rage gives people skills to enable them to play a full part in society through them creating their own productions working with professionals
Rage was set up in 1996 as a small scale touring theatre company and became a registered charity in 1997.We started by touring an annual Christmas production which was seen by over 5,000 young people and their families. This production tours to a wide variety of venues from traditional theatres and community venues to marquees.
Rage is now an arts organisation working on projects incorporating film and theatre. These have included multi media productions, arts management and administration of events, touring theatre, productions and events inside and outside and website design.
A key part of what we do is about giving others the opportunity to work with professionals to create their own productions and through this giving them skills to help them in life.
Rage was short listed in 2004 for a Life Long Learning Award from Birmingham city council.
Rage's Interests
Allowing people of all ages to tell their story
Film, Theatre and Digital Media
Giving people skills through their interest in the arts
Giving people the opportunity to work with the latest technology to enhance their performance
Allowing people of all ages to tell their story using film, theatre and digital media giving people skills through their interest in the arts. Giving people the opportunity to work with the latest technology to enhance their performances. Rage has assisted a number of organisations and individuals by providing equipment and other expertise including:- - Lighting equipment and expertise for Sargam music and dance event.
- G5 Final Cut Pro editing system for the Frames partnership for their short film Milk.
- Minibus for Troika productions, JD Theatre Company, New Century Theatre Company He’s Sparticus and New Mercury theatre company.
- Lighting equipment for Troika productions Piaf, a schools Christmas panto, equipment and expertise for Encore Theatre Company’s production of The Importance Of Being Earnest and for New Century Theatre production of Hobsons Choice and equipment and design for Heart Productions multi media production Time After Time.
- Film equipment for a charity fashion show for Barnados.
- Working with writer Gezim Alpinon to develop his new play If Only The Dead Could Listen through script development for this play. If Only The Dead.....produced by Dreamscape - premiered at the MAC in Birmingham on the 7th and 8th February 2006. Misha Gill to develop and produce his new musical Fairytale.
- Providing equipment to the Birmingham International festival and the Birmingham fringe network.
- Rage provided a placement for a student doing an MA in Arts Policy and work experience for people at various stages of their career.
Since 2000 we have run The Rage Ensemble, an arts organisation for young people. The Rage Ensemble offers an alternative for those not suited to the traditional education system. Rage was short listed for a Birmingham City Council's Life Long Learning Award for The Rage Ensemble. Eeach of the first three years this was run as a thirty week company funded through the Neighbourhood Support fund, a DFES initiative. We now run various projects throughout the year in film and theatre funded through organisations including Connexions, the Arts Council and the European Social Fund. Rage Ensemble projects have included short films, theatre and multi media performances and a workshop with Brazilian street theatre company Guetto Poetico which culminated in a performance as part of the Birmingham International festival. This featured a 10ft Giant carnival puppet which was made by the workshop participants. working with professionals to create their own productions participants gain skills eg improved self confidence and self esteem to help them back into education or to gain employment. www.therageensemble.org.uk The Rage Ensemble's The Release wins TIC Short Digital Film Festival 2003 | |  | The first Short Digital Film Festival held by Birmingham's Technology Innovation Centre (the tic) at Millennium Point has been won by locally-based Rage Ensemble - a performing arts company for 14-19 year olds. The Release, Rage's debut movie was a dramatic 10 minute-long story of a young man released from prison trying to go straight. The film, produced with financial support from Severn rent, was judged to be well written, shot, directed, acted and edited. Rage Ensemble students who made Release are working towards foundation GNVQ qualifications in performing arts encouraged and mentored by the Rage professional community arts organisation. Rage seeks to educate people of all ages through performing arts. | | | | | | | Commended runner-up was Daytrip, a 15 minute comedy written and directed by Northern Media School masters-graduate Dominic Green and produced by his wife, Jenny. This caused audience laughter which was in contrast with the powerful drama of Release. These two productions triumphed in competition with 29 other films from a total of 16 directors.
Sub categories for under 5-minutes and 5-10 minutes were won by The Jagged Little Pill, by the tics own Tai Luing, and Plethora by Pardeep Sangha from Wolverhampton, respectively.
The Film Festival judges were made up of Midlands film, TV and video production experts - Mike Burch, Executive Producer with Carlton TV, Jane Slater, Executive Producer with Screen West Midlands (responsible for digital shorts and first cut), and Stephen Gordon, Course Director for TV Technology and Production at Sandwell College.
This specialist panel was chaired by the educational correspondent of the Birmingham Evening Mail, Tony Collins who said of the standard: It was genuinely very high and gave me and my judging panel of screen professionals some tough decisions. We were most encouraged by the wealth of talent revealed in this Festival which is just what the tic wanted to achieve. Technology Innovation Centre (tic) 2003 | Night Club Divas Supported by the Arts Council Youth Arts Fund.  
Night Club Divas was made possible thanks to a grant from the Arts Council which enabled the group to work with professional musicians from Punch Records, film maker Joseph Potts and producer Nerina Villa. During the making of the film the group gained skills to help them re-engage with society including working as a team, improving written and verbal communication and increasing self esteem. The Rage Ensemble - Training Project Supported by Connexions Development Fund and European Social Fund Journeys – A Live Performance 
Journeys Ten young people working on multi media production Journeys – A Live Performance which combined film and theatre. Over four weeks Journeys a Live Performance was created by the young participants themselves working with professional artistes including a producer. They started by working with the director to improvise and develop the story alongside a writer who then produced a script. They then had two weeks in which to rehearse the script before performing Journeys A Live Performance for two nights at the Allardyce Theatre at Birmingham University. During the rehearsal period they worked with a professional actor. King Arthur  Toured King Arthur and his knights to schools and community venues throughout the West Midlands and surrounding counties introducing children to the magic of theatre. The production was directed by Tina Hofman, featured original music by Mark Taylor and the script was by Martin Smith who has written all our Christmas productions to date. The cast of three were:- Martin Tomms, Tina Hofman and Owen Radmore. Balti Rap @ Rage
An original story from the streets of Birmingham by people who know the facts.
 
Chad and Ben are in opposing gangs. Things are coming to a boiling point and Ben is looking to hurt Chad in a way that will never mend.
Chad is trying to change his ways and follow the example of his friend Jade and study to be a lawyer. Denilila is trying to be a girlfriend to Ben.
Then one night a gun is fired, someone is murdered and their lives are twisted. Using a fusion of rap, words and dance this story of gun and gang related crime unravels. With frightening truth.
Essential viewing.
Suitable for 14+
Wheels of Dreams  Over a seven month period Rage worked with the young people at the Vine in Walsall to create Wheels of Dreams thanks to the support of Black Country Connexions. A number of films which merged drama and docummentary were created by the young people imaginately exploring their hopes and dreams. Young people were involved in all aspects of the production from creating and developing the story, finding the locations, props and costumes to appearing in the final film and atttending the premiere. 
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