Theatre on the Edge
Festival 2024
Proudly presented by Shuswap Theatre Society & Salmon Arm Arts Centre
Playing Fields
by The Chop
4:00PM & 6:00PM Saturday June 15th 2024
Artist Talkback Session - 7:00PM June 15th 2024
SAS Jackson Field
*this venue is outdoors, please dress accordingly!
Playing Fields is a youth driven, outdoor, participatory sound performance about teenage longing, that takes place on your local field.
Created using interviews with youth ages 13-17 about land use, ownership and belonging, this aural performance comes from communities around the world that have experienced some form of colonization. Playing Fields uses sport as a creation entry point, but the focus is on where the game takes place: the field itself. This is also the place where the performances happen. The recorded audio interviews are interwoven with prompts for the audience on the field - each wearing individual headsets - who will be led through a series of movements that will accumulate into a sort of choreography that resembles playing a field game.
This show is intended for all ages, particularly youth.
Duration: approximately 60 minutes, with no intermission. This performance is outdoors and involves moving on an uneven field; please dress accordingly.