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Sun Up, Rain Falls, River Rises

by Phosphoros Theatre with Mira Siegel and Pickle Illustrations

Sun Up, Rain Falls, River Rises was first presented at Journeys Festival International digital edition in 2020. Illustrations accompanied audio stories and soundtracks for people to enjoy at selected locations. Due to the pandemic in 2020 the first edition offered people the opportunity to enjoy the content at a destination of their own choice. After the pandemic the project was delivered again in Leicester, Manchester, Portsmouth and Nottingham as part of Refugee Week and Liberty UK Festival in Runcorn and Widnes, both in 2021. During the live festival presentations audience members were pointed to selected locations at which they could access the content by scanning a QR code at a previously selected destination.

Let Sun Up, Rain Falls, River Rises take you to three different countries as you listen to the memories shared by the writers. We recommend listening to The Dawning after sunrise, imagining Goitom’s journey as you experience the same calm and stillness of the early morning. After The Rain is best heard after a rain shower, as life resumes its usual pace and the ground and trees are still wet from the downpour. Whether by a lake, a canal or even your garden pond, listening to My Life as a River by water reminds us of the immense power Mohamed witnesses as he grows up by the Nile.

The Dawning by Goitom Fesshaye, music by Mira Siegel and illustration by Pickle Illustration.

Click the following links to download The Dawning Word document and artwork or click here and the image below for the audio file.


The image shows a poster with the words The Dawning on it and illustrations of people in a village feeding birds, nearby is a bicycle on the floor and a young boy seems to be running away from the women in the village. There is a lot of text in the story on the image which can be accessed in the Word document link too.​

After the Rain by Syed Haleem Najibi, music by Mira Seigel and illustration by Pickle Illustration

Click the following links to download the After the Rain Word document and artwork or click here or the image below to download the After the Rain audio file.

The image shows a poster with the words After the Rain on it and illustrations of a man, in one area he is holding a tv in the rain, in another area he is climbing a tree and in another area taking a rest, all in the rain. There is a lot of text in the story on the image which can be accessed in the Word document link too.

 

My Life as a River by Mohamed Abdu, music by Mira Seigel and illustration by Pickle Illustration

Click the following links to download the My Life as a River Word document and artwork or click here or the image below to download the My Life as a River audio file.

The image shows a poster with the words My Life as a River on it and an illustration of a man climbing a mountain that has a river pouring down it and the sun beaming out of the top. There is a lot of text in the story on the image which can be accessed in the Word document link too.

 

Commissioned by Journeys Festival International as part of the Liberty EU Programme.

The image shows a red poster with the words Sun Up, Rain Falls, River Rises on it. The poster is tied to a lamppost near a lake and has a QR code to access hidden content.
The image shows a poster with the words Sun Up, Rain Falls, River Rises on it. The poster was shared at selected locations and a QR code to on the poster linked to hidden content.
The image shows a poster with the words Sun Up, Rain Falls, River Rises on it. The poster was shared at selected locations and a QR code to on the poster linked to hidden content.
The image shows a poster with the words Sun Up, Rain Falls, River Rises on it. The poster was shared at selected locations and a QR code to on the poster linked to hidden content.