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High Rise Connecting Conversations
A festive experiential installation at Hastings' The Stade Hall.
27-31 Dec, 11am-5pm. FREE ENTRY
With LIVE LUNCHTIME MUSIC at 1pm.
Domestic stories of races to the top of the stairs, pets that greet visitors and door handles that are the feel of home, ExploreTheArch Theatre Company in partnership with SERIA__ project from Ukraine opens a joyous, interactive installation experience connecting Hastings with Kyiv this festive season, supported by Hastings Borough Council with European Cultural Foundation funding.
The high rise communities of the Four Courts Hollington and a mirror Kyiv neighbourhood have shared their warmth and vitality in heart-warming stories that connect; the creative team conjure them in a remarkable, multi-sensory journey in The Stade Hall.
Visitors step into the inner life, the intestines of modernist tower blocks. Interactive portals are stuffed with the paraphernalia of domestic every day experience for viewers to explore humorous tales that connect.
A stunning score by composer-musician Frank Moon, working with Kyiv harpists Catherine and Elizabeth Rajhans and Hastings violinist Sam Brown accompanies the installation. Live music by the musicians every day at 1pm with authentic Ukrainian and UK food and drink to connect you in this nourishing international collaboration.
Time: 27-31 December 2022, 11.00-17.00 GMT
Venue: The Stade Hall, Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings, TN34 3FJ
Explorethearch.com/highrisecc
For further information: explorers@explorethearch.com
Additional Information:
High Rise Connecting Conversations experiential installation in Hastings features alongside events in selected Culture of Solidarity cities Athens, Bratislava, Brussels, Budapest, Dresden, Glasgow, Helsinki, Kyiv, Madrid, Paris, Sofia, Warsaw. In Lithuania activities are taking place in various cities.
Supported with a grant from the Culture of Solidarity-EUNIC Ukraine Fund, in partnership with the European Cultural Foundation and EUNIC with core financing led by the Goethe-Institut and additional funding by the Institut Français and Instituto Cervantes. EUNIC London facilitates the project with project partners Polish Cultural Institute, Goethe-Institut London and the Estonian Embassy in London and Hastings Borough Council.
High Rise Connecting Conversation is created from the the reflections of the Four Courts community in Hollington, Hastings, and a mirror neighbourhood in Kyiv. Two communities situated 1,500 miles apart and united through domestic connection. Community Engagement Team who have worked with contributors: Yasmin Aishah, Hannah Collisson, Etienne Cutmore-Kourouma, Rhonda Cutmore, Jac Holt, Zoe Oliver.
Hands on, fun and relatable experiences by visual art team Gail Borrow, Svitlana Dolbysheva, Rod Morris, Elena Orap, Dasha Podoltseva.
A stunning soundscape with voices and music by UK composer-musician Frank Moon with UK violinist Sam Brown and Ukrainian harpists, Catherine and Elizabeth Rajhans.
A collaboration between ExploreTheArch Theatre Company in Hastings, UK, and SERIA_project in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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