‘Dying to Meet You’ / Performance Provocation

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Each participant selected 3 envelopes that each contained facts related to the refugee boat crossings by migrants attempting to reach mainland Europe via Lampedusa. The engagement piece lasted for a set time and participants were caged inside the work. The work was repeated three times.

‘A third of those desperate enough to make this perilous journey are children…dying to meet you’

Bivouac is a bringing-together of artists, arts professionals, scientists and practitioners.

Previous conversation starters have included Prof. Charles Quick (In Certain Places), Stuart Nolan, Stella Duffy (Fun Palaces), John Sidney (Sellafield), Daniel York (Actor), Rebecca Chesney (Artist0 

'It was a talking, sharing, confiding, considering, thinking, walking, drinking, death-discussing, faerie-making, magical (literally), gathering.'

- Stella Duffy, Writer, Theatre Maker, Fun Palace Creator

2016

Eden Arts, Penrith, Cumbria