Take Art & Dartington based theatre company Broken Spectacles would like to invite you to join them at the beautiful Dartington Hall Trust in Devon TQ9 6EL, where we will be hosting performance and presentations about the European rural touring project RIOTE2.
Funded by Erasmus+ RIOTE2 is a partnership between Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovenia and the UK. The aim is to bring together outdoor theatre companies to create a skills sharing programme, learning from each other and developing new rural touring networks across Europe.
Our aim for the future is to bring more international touring work to SW England and to offer opportunities for our own home-grown talented companies and performers to take their work into Europe.
So please come join us and find out more about RIOTE and how the project could strengthen connections between the South West and European arts organisations.
This invitation is open to rural touring schemes and their promoters as well as theatre and dance makers and anyone else who is interested. Numbers are limited so please contact us before you come to make sure there are still places available.
Programme for the Day
12:00 Welcome from Dartington Trust
12:15 Performance of The Feast by Broken Spectacles; a theatre show about joy, love and heartbreak
13:30 Light lunch provided
14:00 Presentations from the RIOTE team
14:30 Performance of Indian Dance from Teatro Tascabile di Bergamo
15:00 Tea break and chance to wander the grounds
15:30 Matt Harvey, Devon based spoken word artist, will introduce some short provocations, followed by open discussion groups:
Discussion Groups
- How do we use language / words when touring work in Europe and vice versa
- How to tour Summer outdoor theatre with rural touring promoters
- What is it like to be a theatre company in Europe at the moment
- The issues around making theatre for rural touring
- How do we get involved with European festivals and networks
- How can we tour our work into Europe
17:15 Final session
18:00 Optional evening meal (menu and prices attached)