Following three years of intense exploration into the complexity of women’s lives, the core group of women living and working in Rialto began working towards a major public performance. The team invited Brokentalkers, a theatre company nationally recognised for their innovative approach to theatre making and their work with non professional participants to enter the process. Together all partners… Continue reading Natural History of Hope Performance (May 2016)
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New School for Girls (2014/15)
Drawing from a range of ongoing processes operating under the banner of Natural History of Hope, 16 females from four generations gathered in this temporary ‘school’. This included the core group of six women leading the project. There were no teachers. There was no curriculum. Taking power, solidarity and personal truth as the three values of the… Continue reading New School for Girls (2014/15)
Listenings Series (2012/13)
Listenings #1 took place in March 2012 and marked the first public engagement from Natural History of Hope. Following a year of creative story gathering processes developed by the core group of eight women with a range of groups, a scripted reading was compiled and performed in Rialto on International Women’s Day. The reading knitted… Continue reading Listenings Series (2012/13)
The Natural History of Hope (2012–16)
Natural History of Hope was a four-year inter-generational project between Rialto Youth Project and artist Fiona Whelan, exploring contemporary equality issues for women and girls living and working in Rialto. This longitudinal enquiry drew on the strong relationships between the organisation and generations of females living locally. It formed part of a long-term artist residency in Rialto… Continue reading The Natural History of Hope (2012–16)