Theatre on the phone? Artist Stacy Makishi takes socially distanced performance to new levels

As part of Normal Festival of the Brain, Creative Folkestone present Homeward (House) Bound by artist Stacy Makishi

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A one-to-one performance over the phone that is perfect for anyone living in lockdown!

As part of Normal? Festival of the Brain, Creative Folkestone presents a magical one to one performance over the phone with multi award-winning artist Stacy Makishi. Homeward (House) Bound, offers everyone to experience theatre from the comfort of their own home.

Stacy Makishi describes herself as being like a Bonsai Tree; small and old. She has been making art for over 30 years at ranges across solo performances for stage, large-scale outdoor participatory projects and intimate one-to-ones. 

For her latest work she is adapting to these strange times and wants to ask you some questions on the phone. How do we satisfy our longing to touch? How do we continue to make meaningful contact? Will we choose to hold or withhold our love? How can being house-bound set us free?

Homeward (House) Bound offers homemade rituals to help us surf through uncertainty, boredom, re-runs and grief. Mundane encounters with household appliances are suddenly charged with gravity and magic. Familiar actions like opening a window become a moment of transformation; an epiphany along the long road to redemption. Homeward (House) Bound will set your heart free.

This is a show about grief and loss so please consider when booking if this may be a trigger for you.

6th, 13th, 20th December 2020
Performance times: Every half an hour, 11:00-17.30
Duration of each call: 25 minutes

This production was originally a New Earth Theatre Homemakers commission in association with HOME, Manchester and is developed for Future Arts Centres’ Here & Now presented as part of Normal? Festival of the Brain.

Normal? Festival of the Brain is co-curated by Creative Folkestone, Living Words and Folkestone Fringe.

https://www.creativefolkestone.org.uk/whats-on/stacy-makishi-homeward-house-bound/ 

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