The Centre for Heritage, in partnership with Canterbury for Culture, is co-ordinating the See-Why project funded by Artswork, which culminates with a campus performance on 13 April.
The unique performance will blend drama with research on heritage, particularly the hidden histories of significant real-life women of Canterbury, in a walking tour to discover the little-known life of fascinating characters such as Emma Darwin and Ethyl Smyth.
Directed by Danielle Gare and lasting between 60-90 minutes, this public engagement performance has been scheduled as part of the Gulbenkian ART31 Take-Over, with participation from ART 31, the Gulbenkian Cinema and Theatre, and drama students.
The performance is the culmination of a wider and longer project. Its overall aim has been to understand the range, depth and reach of the current cultural offer for children and young people in Canterbury area. The first phase was to get a better sense of the current provision in Canterbury by conducting research, coordinated by the Centre for Heritage, on the existing cultural provision and engagement for children and young people. The second phase was to involve young people in this project, through a call for activities. Danielle Gare’s project was selected because it fills a clear gap identified by the research – the need for young people to research the hidden heritage and histories of Canterbury and to engage with it.
There will be two performances starting from Gulbenkian at 11am and 4pm places can be booked though the Gulbenkian. For further details, please see the webpage here:
www.thegulbenkian.co.uk/events/theatre/2014/April/2014-04-13-little-girls-secrets.html