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LIFT Festival presents Calling Tree by Rosemary Lee & Simon Whitehead

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Time 17:00
Date 30/06/16
Price Free
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Calling Tree is a free durational performance cycle of music, movement, and messages on an extraordinary stage.

In a park in Tottenham sits a magnificent ancient Oak tree – a 500-year-old symbol of permanence that dominates a corner in this forever-changing pocket of the city. Bird-like calls, songs and messages echo out from the canopy of the tree as performers continually appear and disappear, fluctuating between restful perching to passionate vocal and physical activity. The performers beckon knowing audiences and unwitting passers-by alike, enticing them to stop, look up, contemplate and enjoy. Bring your blanket or rug, lie on the grass, and expect to see – and hear – the iconic tree in a completely new way.

An associated programme of activities developed with the local community will also be woven into the daily performances. Using the tree as a gathering point, these will range from spoken word, songs and dance events; a local history talk and a walk with an ecologist and bird specialist.

***Located in and around an ancient tree in the heart of Tottenham (Bruce Castle Park, Tottenham London N17 8NS) 

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Thursday 30 June  

4-8pm: performance (cyclical)

4-8pm: performance (cyclical)

Friday 1 July        

4-8pm: performance (cyclical)

8.15-9.45pm: Beneath the Boughs: spoken word and music with special guests including:  Abraham Gibson; Kerry Fletcher; Deanna Rodger; Jess Hardie; Sianed Jones; Isaac Lee-Kronick; Sam Lee; Jenny Minton, Helen Chadwick & Rebecca Thorn; Phil Minton; Rebecca Gyasi & friends.

This event will also feature the poetry of local school children and from entrants of the international poetry competition Ways to be Wilder - Poetry Society Young Poets Network.

Saturday  2 July 

10 - 11pm: movement session with Rosemary & Simon

1.30pm: local walks - ornithologist David Cotteridge & urban ecologist Bob Gilbert* 

2.30pm: talk - stories of the tree’s biology & history & legacy - Bob Gilbert

3pm: circle and line dances led by Kerry Fletcher with Ravi Sawney (fiddle) and Lucky Moyo (drum)

4 - 8pm: Performance (cyclical)

 

***No booking is necessary. Just turn up and join us between 4pm and 8pm.

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