enchanted parks – talk to the trees
whilst charlotte holds the fort back in scarborough, i’m up in gateshead this week with theatre director-writer lizi patch. together we’ve been commissioned to produce an artwork we devised called ‘echo funnel’ as part of enchanted parks.
enchanted parks is a festival that runs 7-11 december when you’re invited to explore the delightful saltwell park transformed by magical lights, sounds and artworks. just some of the wonderful things this year include the chance to meet medusa in a copse, discover a strained glass rose window made entirely of ice, watch a 3-D snowman zoetrope and, of course, have a conversation with a tree.
opening night was magical with children and adults alike suspending disbelief to tell the tree what’s on their mind through the funnel and hear its response. the tree will be listening and replying every evening until sunday so if you find yourself around the north east of england do pop along and tell it what’s on your mind.
you can catch a glimpse of echo funnel in action courtesy of the BBC by clicking on ‘wonderful things’ above. i’ll add some of our own photos as the festival progresses.
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