Outdoor Performance Days
Outdoor Performance Days
Somerset, England
As a result a total of 18 outdoor performances were arranged with 10 enthusiastic villages to take place while the weather was still a little bit summery! These villages were scattered across Somerset in the villages of Curry Mallet, Norton Sub Hamdon, Hatch Beauchamp, Churchinford, Lamyatt, Goathurst, Holford, Langport, Roadwater, and Dulverton.
The performances took place from mid August to mid September and required a lot of work, communication and commitment from Take Art, the villages and the local artists. The cultural performances included opera, puppetry, dance, storytelling and theatre. Some artists brought their own outside stage and others used outside tables to create a stage. Sometimes it rained and sometimes it did not! Some took place in the day and some in the evening with lighting. Most performances were for family group audiences and some performances were repeated to fit with government guidelines on audience numbers.
With the help of creative and inventive initiative takers, this can be a brilliant way to bring village communities together. Social distancing restrictions may even allow local artists to gain a greater appreciation and therethrough, lead to a regeneration of the local art scene and provide a catalyst for creative grassroots projects where the outcome might be a social meeting place for locals which creates a sense of belonging and pride within the rural communities.
Cultural & Natural Heritage
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