West London Story Forums Summaries: Site specific work - Finding out about west London’s nooks and crannies(23rd Feb, Lighthouse)
Key points of discussion:
Identified locations:
Dance Attic,
Harrow Arts Centre (site-specific promenade theatre; storytelling; living history),
Earls Court Olympia (outside space using archives),
Ealing Broadway (art on the Underground),
Commonwealth Institute,
Pitzhanger Manor,
Paddington Basin,
Open Garden houses and squares,
Ealing Hospital/ St. Barnados,
Hanwell Asylum,
Brent River,
Harlseden Jubilee Clock (dance around the clock),
Kensington Gardens,
Dissidents Chapel,
Holland Park (mothers with pushchairs)
Arts Officers as key contacts. Keep stories of the sites alive and retaining a multimedia approach. Attracting a wider diverse audience. Urban Design group. Involving young people in project development research.
Key Actions
• Develop ideas with further future contact
• Shared a contact list, exchanged information
• Inspired with new ideas and networking contacts
March 12th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Hi - I was part of this group, and I don’t think either the title - “Finding out about west London’s nooks and crannies”- on the opening page, or the content on this page (based on notes taken during discussions) really reflect the fact that this session focussed mainly on identifying interesting sites across West London suitable for developing site specific work (mainly performances but with an emphasis on collaborative work between different art forms). Please could the title be changed to something like “Site specific work - Finding out about west London’s nooks and crannies” ? What do other people who were in the group think?
Also the ideas being suggested for Harrow Arts Centre were focussed on developing a site-specific piece of promenade theatre which was also a living history project, which could then be delivered to local school children. The piece could use sound, theatre & story telling - perhaps also projected visuals. There was also the idea of involving local children & young people in the development of the project.
So please could the text in brackets after Harrow Arts Centre be amended to say - in brackets - “(site-specific promenade theatre; storytelling; living history)” ? Thanks
March 12th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
I was at the same day but didn’t manage to get to this group. However, as a site specific practitioner (both through movement and visual art) I would be interested in hearing more about this idea as it develops. I can be reached via my website at http://www.juliebrixey-williams.co.uk. Many thanks.