Heads, 2 New team members, Knitted Together, & Access

 A lot going on!

Ten years ago whilst writing an Arts Council bid for Doorways ( we go it third attempt! many thanks to all involved in that ) Dot asked me about Shallal continuing and developing and the aim was for succession and Shallal to be independent of me. I was 50 then, I'm nearly 60 now, and I know if I stopped now Shallal would continue, which is a great joy!

Thank you to the whole moveable feast team of the ship Shallal for consolidating and developing Shallal through your gifts, enthusiasm and understanding.

So that was a musing as i realise we need another newsletter soon, as there is again so much going on.

I want to share Passmore Edwards heads! Mr & Mrs... Colin, Toby, Eddie and Caleb began papering this afternoon.

they have to be ready before 24 March! lots to do 
made by Billy Wynter, to be decorated by Shallal artists

                                                     Zoe and Bobby on our team!

Zoe Wilton
Shallal Founding member,
Consultant & Cross Art form adviser.

Bobby Johnson
Artist in Residence Shallal Dance Theatre

                                         see more info on https://shallal.org/meet-team

Huge thanks to Claire Mayle, as she starts a new job, and has left such a good legacy in Shallal Sketchbooks.

Knitted Together Festival on the 18th and 19th March at Back Lane West, Redruth

wonderful workshops and events to join and celebrate this project, more info coming soon.

Recent meetings with: Morwenna the new director of Falmouth Art Gallery, Jack from Feast and composer Matt Thomason were a pleasure and looking forward to a meeting at The Ladder next week.

Our event schedule is filling up and starts on the 24th but more about that soon 

This evening Sapphire, Dylan and George were at 

International Women’s Day Charity Cabaret

despite - The theatre is fully accessible and has an induction loop and state-of-the-art air filtration and extraction systems installed.

sadly there is a new 'raised' stage so Shallal Dance Theatre couldn't perform - access is also for  performers.

Dylan & Sapphire     photo by George

Georges 

introduction notes 

I’ll be creating an 

improvised soundscape 

for Sapphire 

and Dylan’s 

improvised dance 

2nd act, 2nd half.

The 3 of us know each other through the brilliant Shallal Community Dance Theatre which I’ve been a part of 

for over 10 years. 

Dylan is my son!

(Shallal were invited to participate, but:

1) this show runs at a 

frenetic pace 

2) our members are rich with additional needs 

3) the stage is not accessible 

for all…

So Shallal had to sadly decline)

I’m writing to give you 

some idea, some possible prompts regarding 

what we 3 are up to!

We will step out onto the stage with very little idea of what will happen next! 

We have ‘rehearsed‘ just once 

to form a very loose framework for our 4 minute window!

If the audience should know anything beyond our names 

and how we know each other through Shallal,  

it should be that:

We all are

going about to join together 

in something that’s purely improvised. 

As new to us as it will be to you!