Over the course of 8 weeks in spring 2026, we visited Holyrood Academy to work alongside a group of Year 9 students. The young people brought brilliant energy to the project, as well as their skills from football, boxing, majorettes and more, though none of them had been involved in a dance project like this before. They worked alongside Terrestrial’s artists to develop their own choreography.

The film’s title - The Storm & The Stream - is taken from conversations with the students. They shared their feelings around different aspects of their personalities that are ‘seen’ and ‘unseen’. Many of them talked about the different energies they experience; you might spot a ‘fireball’ or ‘flowing water’ in their movement.

Performers: Amber, Ava, Beth, Catt, CJ, Harmony, Jess, Jess, Kyan, Matilda, Ollie, Vinnie.

Filmed on location at Great Mead, Chard.
Film by Black Bark Films.
Music by Paul Rogerson.

Supported by funding from Somerset Association of Local Councils (SALC) Health & Wellbeing Fund and Arts Council England.