Projects

Sadlers Wells Theatre
The Research Day explored the resonance of Mary Neal’s archive and the story of Mary and the Espérance Club by asking:

1. How are English indigenous song and dance traditions inherited, and to whom do they now belong?
2. How do these traditions connect to a continuum of participatory arts practice today?

The day focussed on singing, dancing, playing music, teaching, researching, archiving, making, learning and conversing. Each participant had something distinct to give and gain and the day set out to explore the possibility for this exchange. The day provided a successful provocation which was carried into onward projects such as The Mary Neal Day on Feb 7th.  You can read individual feedback from some of the artists by clicking on names listed to the right. 

Resources

• Research Day Outline
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Responses

• Sally McKay's drawings from the Research Day
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• Lucy Richardson's report about the Research Day
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Artists

Sam Lee
Nikki Crane
Laurel Swift
Freddie Opoku-Addaie
Anna Ledgard
Fabio Santos
Paul Brett
Enitan Osinake
Moussa Keita
Tabitha Neal
Chris Wood
Tim van Eyken
Cat Radford
Janet Foster
Chris Pentney
Michelle Bloom
Rosemary Lee
Lucy Richardson
Paul Clark
Verity Sharp
Sally McKay
Damien Barber
Simon Maggs
Jen Walke
Ally Walsh
Lucy Neal
Ruth Holdsworth