Artists' Response
In this clip, roughly three months after the project finished, Vishni talks about how the youth group
had developed commitment and improved its performance practices. She talks of how the showcase performance
was ‘an epic’ moment for them in terms of that shift in theatrical understanding. Vishni spoke with pleasure
of how she had engaged with the theory around the work and that she rarely had the chance to deconstruct what
she’s doing in relation to theory.
When asked, she talked of when she had dwelt on ideas of place after the performance and how these ideas are
more vivid e.g. in Aberystwyth; the new foyer at Half Moon. Patrick commented on how much he’d taken away for
his own practice, understanding how the ‘puzzle pieces’ of parts of the project fitted together. He, too,
talked of how the group were uncomfortable with the abstract ideas of the piece – but that this was now within
their memory.
Additional insightful comments from the artists are offered here about the effect of the project on the group
and also on themselves: Impact of activity on artists (pdf).