Alongside our touring programme we also support artists to co-create work with communities, bringing people together, strengthening relationships and empowering them to realise their creative potential.
Ongoing Project - Aquanauts
Applause Rural Touring in collaboration with Gravesham Borough Council have commissioned outdoor theatre company Enter Edem to develop a new walkabout show for outdoor touring in 2025. The show will be developed with the local community and shared with all at the Gravesham Light Festival on 24 and 25 January 2025.
As part of our commitment to supporting the development of local artists this project is supporting three artist development roles to support local practitioners interested in developing skills as both performers and makers of small-scale outdoor work. Click here to find out who we’re working with and their interest in developing outdoor work.
Case Study - The Allotment Project
In 2023, Applause and Creative Estuary co-commissioned Casson & Friends, a UK based Dance Theatre Company, to create a new show in collaboration with the local community in Chatham. With interviews from allotment owners & community gardeners of all ages, intercut & combined with compelling movement, THE ALLOTMENT PROJECT is a unique performance that reveals our relationship to the land, nature and each other.
Choreographer Tim Casson and performers Bethany Edwards & Lucy Starkey spent a week in residency in Luton, interviewing and working with allotment holders and community gardeners. Their responses were then used to inform the creation of the new work, providing verbatim text and recorded dialogue. The final dance piece connects audiences with the joy of growing plants, food, and connecting with others across all four seasons.
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