What Makes A Village?
A free, 2 hour discussion and gentle movement workshop for local residents to explore what rural life means to them
Presented by: Ashburton Arts Centre| 0 | ASHBURTON: Arts Centre (info) |
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| P | Saturday 2nd August, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 2:15pm Start time: 2:30pm |
| . | All ages (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult) |
| C | Other |
Event information
A free workshop for local residents to explore what rural life means to them. 2.30 – 4.30pm
Join artist Rachel Elizabeth Coleman for a free workshop to discuss and unpack what life in rural places means and looks like.
This workshop is part of the creation of a new dance-theatre show VILLAGERS, being made in the South West this summer.
What Can I Expect from the Workshop?
Participants will be guided through a series of activities to open up honest and compassionate conversation on what rural life means to them. These will include gentle movement and structured conversations with other participants. You might take a walk around the studio with another participant or have a discussion through writing.
The hope is that by bringing together gentle movement, participants will be able to share their experiences, ideas and questions in a new way, one that helps us listen and learn more from one another.
Who is the workshop for?
This workshop is open to anyone who lives rurally, or who has experience of living in a rural or small place. You might live in a village, or have grown up in one but left. You might be a farmer or live in a hamlet, or be living in a van or caravan in a rural place. You might be none of these things but still have a connection to rural life in some way. Everyone is welcome.
There’s no age limit on this workshop, however anybody under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian — they will be your responsibility during the session.
Why is this workshop happening?
This workshop is part of the development of a new dance-theatre show made by Rachel Elizabeth Coleman. The piece is exploring the theme of rural life. You can learn more about this here
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Reflections from this workshop will inform the final show. Any contributions will be anonymised.
Ashburton Arts Centre
This is a free event
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Please note, this workshop is happening in the Studio upstairs. There are 20 steps, and no lift. Apologies to anyone who is excluded by this.
