Refuge Island
by Whispered Tales
22 and 23 July 2023
1.00pm–1.20pm
3.45pm–4.05pm
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Refuge Island is an interactive digital art installation and dance performance.
Refuge Island explores stories of female migration and the human capacity to offer a place of refuge in times of crisis.
As a lone woman appears on a surreal pedestrian refuge island, we begin to hear just why she braved the elements to leave her home and settle here in a new place of refuge.
Created by Whispered Tales, choreographed by Lisa Simpson, film design by Parang Khezri, with a stunning performance by Shahada Nantaba Sekajja, Refuge Island is a captivating emotive dance performance not to be missed.
Access information:
What to expect:
- Suitable for all ages
St Peter’s Square is a wide open space between Highcross Shopping Centre, John Lewis, and a restaurant area, it is fully pedestrianised, flat and open with no kerbs at all.
If you have any concerns over access or need to request some additional provisions to assist you in attending this performance, please contact Lisa@artreach.org.uk
Credits:
Commissioned by Art Reach and funded by Arts Council England.
Image: Esther Simpson
