Uprooted - Who Owns the Story
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Uprooted - Who Owns the Story
The Collaborative Creative Process
3:00pm | Sun 11th July
Photo credit: Peter Martin
Event Details
Time & Date:
3:00pm | Sun 11th July
Duration:
60 minutes
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Admission:
Free
Venue:
Hawk's Well Theatre
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This event is being run in collaboration with Exchanges Sligo. Exchanges is a programme of events from Sligo Arts Service aimed at funding culturally diverse and socially engaged art.
Uprooted is a collaborative theatre project which has been running for three years between a culturally diverse group of performers in Sligo, facilitated by Cairde Sligo Arts Festival (CSAF) supported by Hawk’s Well Theatre Sligo (HWT). For this In Conversation event, we bring together some of the creative team behind the project.
We are joined by cast members & co-creators - Abigail Ramaabya, Charmaine T. Matonsi, Isabel Claffey and Donovan Siziba along with Gary Keegan and Feidlim Cannon of Brokentalkers in conversation with Jess Majekodunmi. The panel will discuss the making of the original theatre project, the collaborative process, working on the project during Covid and the switch from theatre to film. They will talk about the themes which have arisen over the course of this work and how they have developed a long term artistic working relationship where group ownership and consensus is central to the ethos of the work.
The event, which features behind the scenes footage & interviews, will be hosted by Jess Majekodunmi, design historian and innovation designer. Jess is also a co-founding member of Beyond Representation, an organisation championing women of colour who are breaking new ground in Irish media, arts & business. Jess says she tries to be fearless when battling impostor syndrome and gracious when asked where she is from.
Uprooted cast are: Abigail Ramaabya, Charmaine T Matonsi, Donovan Siziba, Elaine Hanson, Feidlim Cannon, Grace Moyo, Izzy Claffey, Melissa Mpofu, Nokwanda Siziba, Noreen Callaghan, Rosemary Chilufya
Co-directed by Gary Keegan & Feidlim Cannon of Brokentalkers.
Uprooted – Who owns the Story will be live streamed. We welcome questions and comments from the viewers through using the comments section. The event is free but booking is essential.
Jess Majekodunmi | Credit-Photo: Ruth Medjber
The Uprooted Project is funded by The Arts Council
The Uprooted Project is supported by collaborative partners Hawk's Well Theatre and Earagail Arts Festival. Development funding has been provided by MSLETB and Creative Sligo.
This panel talk as part of Exchanges Sligo which is funded by The Arts Council and runs in partnership with Cairde Sligo Arts Festival, Create, Hawk’s Well Theatre and The Model.