At the heart of the project is a desire to make space in which children can be seen, and can truly be heard.

Experienced in a playground in Thamesmead at dusk, The Sky Is Filled With Thunder features the voices of local children in a multi-layered audio artwork about home, migration, family history, hope, anger, fear and joy. 

It celebrates children in all their emotional complexity, with all their wild dreams and uncertain futures.  They have something to tell us.  They want - they need - to be heard.

This project is a part of Greenwich and Docklands International Festival (GDIF) 2022.

Meet the team

PARTNERS

Greenwich+Docklands International Festival
Peabody
Windrush Primary School
Hawksmoor Youth Hub

ARTISTIC DIRECTORS

David Harradine
Sam Butler

PRODUCTION

Hansjorg Schmidt, Lighting Designer
Andrés Saenz de Sicilia, Sound Design
Sam Evans, Production Manager