Big Skies
Bringing artists and leaders together to re-energise and radically rethink.
Supported through a Stage One Bursary and delivered in partnership with WildWorks.
Live retreat Kestle Barton, Cornwall
Participants were: Artistic Director Alix Harris, Actor/Director Ammar Haj Ahmad, Designer Amy Pitt, Executive Director Emma Hogg, Writer/Director Matthew Dunster, Artistic Director Matthew Xia, Artistic Director/Designer Mydd Pharo, Writer Sophie Ellerby.
With guest artists Sue Hill and Ciaran Clarke
Images from the retreat below.
Thank you to Ammar Haj Ahmad, Alix Harris and Matthew Xia for the use of their photography.
Artwork showcased is from a Wildworks workshop and a trip to Bills Attic artist resource.
Special thanks to Karen and Ryya at Kestle Barton.
Big Skies - Artistic Leaders - planned for March 2020
The live Big Skies residency for Artistic Directors was due to take place in March 2020 - but we all know what happened next. Instead we met regularly online as a group throughout the pandemic.
Tarek Iskander Artistic Director Battersea Arts Centre
Alix Harris Artistic Director and Founder Beyond Face
Carl Grose Co-Artistic Director Kneehigh
Mydd Pharo Artistic Director Wildworks
Justin Audibert Artistic Director Unicorn Theatre
Lotte Wakeham Artistic Director Bolton Octagon
Roy Alexander Weise & Bryony Shanahan Artistic Directors Royal Exchange
John Hoggarth & Ria Parry Artistic Directors The North Wall
Amanda Huxtable Artistic Director/CEO Eclipse
Matthew Xia Artistic Director ATC
Emma Hogg Chief Executive Wildworks
David Lockwood Artistic Director Trowbridge Town Hall