Many of us feel alienated from the vision of Albion which has existed in the British imagination for centuries as a green and pleasant land of tall ships and hay wains, white cliffs and country houses. Underlying that chocolate box take on rural life are histories of power, control, exclusion and the kind of acquisitiveness and exploitation which has led us to a state of planetary emergency.
This self-directed workshop is first in a series, Re-Enchanting the Land, which aims to reclaim a feeling of enchantment with the land and a renewed sense of wonder and connection inspired by contemporary folk and outsider artists, place-based writers, poets and performers.
Reimagining Albion plays with the received ideas of our imagination and playfully invites us to create new Albions that respond to the fantasies and preoccupations of now. Drawing on the work on Sharon Blackie, Amy Jeffs, Stephen Elcock and others, this self-directed workshop will lead you through auditory, visual and embodied practices that will inspire new writing and reignite your love of the land.
If you are a carer or on a small income, pay what you can via donation is available. Please email juliette.morton@dialect.org.uk to arrange.