Memento Mori: R&D Workshop: Highgate Cemetery West - October
Photo: Robin Savage
2024
In 2024 Geraldine was awarded an Arts Council England Research and Development grant in partnership with Highgate Cemetery, for ‘Memento Mori’ a site-specific performance / installation journey in Highgate Cemetery West Side - integrating visual and performance imagery with sung voice and live music - of remembrance, grief, and resolution.
A Weekend Workshop (with commissioned music by the composer Felix Cross) with participant choirs supported by a professional choir and participant performers was held on the 11, 12, and 13 October 2024 with Sharings of the ideas so far on the Sunday 13 October. The evaluation and positive feedback from these Sharings have encouraged us to develop the piece further (funding dependent) and to reimagine it ideally not only for each of the “7 Magnificent Cemeteries” but also for National and International Cemeteries in 2025/26/27.
Watch this space for updates on progress.
In 2024 Geraldine was awarded an Arts Council England Research and Development grant in partnership with Highgate Cemetery, for ‘Memento Mori’ a site-specific performance / installation journey in Highgate Cemetery West Side - integrating visual and performance imagery with sung voice and live music - of remembrance, grief, and resolution.
A Weekend Workshop (with commissioned music by the composer Felix Cross) with participant choirs supported by a professional choir and participant performers was held on the 11, 12, and 13 October 2024 with Sharings of the ideas so far on the Sunday 13 October. The evaluation and positive feedback from these Sharings have encouraged us to develop the piece further (funding dependent) and to reimagine it ideally not only for each of the “7 Magnificent Cemeteries” but also for National and International Cemeteries in 2025/26/27.
Watch this space for updates on progress.
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