Ada Lovelace wrote the world’s first complex algorithm in 1843 and then was written out of history. In Ada.Ada.Ada, Lovelace tells her story using an LED dress which she operates – live on stage – using her wearable tech satin glove.

Ada.Ada.Ada exists to help people, especially girls and women, engage with technology and stem as a career.

Ada.Ada.Ada is a high impact performance with associated talks, workshops and events for schools, businesses, public engagement and conferences.

Whether established or just starting out, or yet to choose a career in STEM Ada.Ada.Ada inspires EVERYONE to engage with STEM and innovation, whatever their age.

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Ada.Ada.Ada is written, directed and designed by Zoe Philpott in collaboration with world leading technologist and founder of Hackspace London, Charles Yarnold, and associate AV designers to the National Theatre: Helen Atkinson and Matt Haskins.

SUPPORTERS AND AMBASSADORS OF ADA.ADA.ADA. INCLUDE:
Steeldeck Rentals, Phundee, Thwaites Communication, Mary Keane­ Dawson, Rhyannan Hall, Chris Grady, Karen Sticher, Matt Howey Nunn, Suw Charman­Anderson, Helen Arney, Tasweer Anderson, Gavin Starks, Emma Thwaites and everyone in the ADA community of funders.

TEAM ADA INCLUDES:
Charles Yarnold, Sam Howey Nunn, Helen Atkinson, Myra Appannah, Matt Jarvis, Matthew Haskins, Helen Desmond, Adrian Philpott, Kady Howey Nunn, Kat Behague, Holly Seager, Kira Goodey, Gemma Burditt, Kath Burlinson, Liz Barber, Patricia Kelly, Zoe Philpott, Rachel Burnham, Hugh Turvey, Chris Nash.

Ada.Ada.Ada is a PHILPOTTdesign production. We create visual communications and interactive storytelling for visionaries.

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HOW ADA.ADA.ADA IS CHANGING THE WAY LIBRARIES ARE USED

We can all trace the route back to our local library in our heads; the way it smelt as soon as you walked through the doors, the quiet, calm atmosphere that welcomed us, all of those books standing alert on the shelves just waiting to be opened. In whatever way we remember them, or use them today, there’s no denying the impact these cornerstones of the community have had on the lives of many across the country. In fact, in 2016 alone, more people visited libraries in England than the cinema, Premiere League matches, and the top 10 tourist attractions combined (Gov.uk).

But the way people use libraries is changing. Libraries are evolving into a place of personal and collaborative exploration. A place that welcomes the tools of digital learning as well as from books. A place conducive to hands on learning through workshops and performances. It is the goal of the Arts Council of England to facilitate this evolution through grant funding of innovative projects that bring a new life to libraries. And it was this life that the Arts Council recognized in Ada.Ada.Ada.

Created by Philpott Design, Ada.Ada.Ada is a high impact performance that is combating the gender and skills gap in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). Using the words of Ada Lovelace, an LED dress and half a kilometer of string, Ada.Ada.Ada brings a powerful interactive performance to embolden its audience, especially women and girls, to be more ‘Ada’ and get creative with science, technology, engineering and maths in the pursuit of STEM careers.

With the help of a Grant for the Arts from the Arts Council of England, Ada.Ada.Ada is trailblazing the new idealism for libraries that the Council envisions with a library tour from October to December this year. Ada.Ada.Ada will utilize the local connections of libraries to bring this free innovative experience to a diverse audience across England. Libraries will open the door for the Ada show into underserved and remote communities where the tools the show provides could be pivotal to an audience that may not have experienced much technology and never something like Ada.Ada.Ada before.

Director of Libraries for the Arts Council, Brian Ashley remarked on the importance of this best, “Libraries are there for everyone, but their special role in helping people overcome disadvantage is second to none. They are the gateway to opportunity.”

Ada.Ada.Ada will change the way these communities use their libraries by strengthening their connection to each other. Along with the performance, the Ada show works with each library to create a personalized activity programme that serves as a hub for local schools and community groups to engage with. The Ada.Ada.Ada. tour will showcase just how versatile library spaces have become. From the interactive show, to “Electronic/Wearable Tech Workshops” where children can play with conductive paint and LEDs to create paper, wearable tech costumes for Ada.

By touring in libraries, the inspiring message of Ada.Ada.Ada is free and accessible to all audiences. The life of this spellbinding show will bring the excitement of never ending discovery back into communities, and back into the libraries they are so tied to.

Get involved! See Ada.Ada.Ada at a library near you!

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