About the event
Join us for Imagine if… a week-long, online celebration of the life and work of Sir Ken Robinson Phd. Sir Ken passed away in August 2020, and he leaves behind him an incredible legacy for us all to continue.
The event will champion our diversity of talents through performances, talks, discussions, and of course videos of Sir Ken himself.
Our event has two components – March 1st – 3rd: the Imagine If… fringe festival featuring a range of third party organised celebrations, and March 4th: Sir Ken’s birthday will be the official Imagine If… broadcast event. Please stay tuned for the official line-up.
At its core, Imagine if… will act as a launchpad for everyone who is dedicated to continuing Sir Ken’s work.
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"We’ve pressed pause on many of our social systems, it’s time to press reset on them as well.”
- Sir Ken Robinson, 2020
About the provocation
During our Imagine If… broadcast on March 4th we will be launching a global campaign called “Imagine if…”. The idea is inspired by Sir Ken’s observation that what separates us from other life on earth is our power of imagination – the ability to bring to mind things that are not present to our senses. It is imagination that allows us to create the world in which we live, rather than just exist in it. It is through imagination that we have both the power and agency to recreate it.
Imagine if… is a provocation to reimagine the parts of life we take for granted and that no longer serve us. Join us by submitting your own response.
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Schedule
March 1st - 3rd
Imagine if… fringe festival
The following events are part of the Imagine if… official Fringe Festival. These events are third party organised by friends of Imagine if… and our amazing community, and therefore Imagine if… is not responsible for the content and material included in them.
We will be attending these fringe events ourselves, and look forward to seeing you there!
March 4th
Imagine if… event
Join us on Sir Ken’s birthday for a series of broadcast events inspired by Sir Ken and the Imagine if… provocation.
There will be performances, talks and discussions, as well as feature videos – some you may know, and others have never been publicly released before.
How to get involved
There are three ways to get involved…
1. Respond to the provocation
Your Imagine if… response can take any form that you wish. For example, it could be a video message, a painting or drawing, a spoken word piece or a dance performance. We leave the medium up to you.
Upload your submissions below. If you would like to respond on your social media channels during the event, please use #weimagineif
We will feature some video submissions across the Imagine if… event.
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2. Join an event as part of the Imagine if… fringe festival
Sir Ken’s impact was both widespread and personal.
The following events are part of the Imagine if… official Fringe Festival. These events are third party organised by friends of Imagine if… and our amazing community, and therefore Imagine if… is not responsible for the content and material included in them. We will be attending these fringe events ourselves, and look forward to seeing you there!
3. Join us for Imagine if… March 1st - 4th 2021
March 4th will be the official livestream event. Please register your interest below for further information on where to watch, and stay tuned for our official line-up announcements on our social channels.
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