An amazing collaboration of the arts.
The Ceres Project
The project used folklore, rural heritage and craftskills as a backdrop for a show with a story which explored the history of rural life, local justice and the lives of 18th Century women through the rituals and customs of the time. It used circus, physical theatre, music and storytelling and was totally amazing
It was a colaboration between DOCA , Bassline Circus and Full Tilt Aerial.
The participants created objects from corn which were used in the show as decoration for the set, for the actors or representing offerings for the goddess. Some people joined just one craft session, others came for up to six sessions and became quite profficient at working with straw.
Images from the workshops.
An opportunity for me to learn more with Ashley Peevor
We used reeds rather than straw to make costumes
The reeds have been hung and knotted onto string
One of the two layers of costumes
More complex shaping
Images from the showMore images at:- www.basslinecircus.com/ceres