Wordquest Devon’s Dance of Discovery on Exeter Cathedral Green 10am to 3pm Saturday 25th June
Fancy dancing with flying books, led by a ‘librarian’, while reading out bits of prose and poetry written about Devon? At 11:00am on Saturday, June 25, gather on Exeter Cathedral Green at the Wordquest Devon marquee (near the War Memorial and Processional Steps) to dance with words and get involved at the start of fifteen months of walks, writings, readings –– a hodgepodge of creative events and activities celebrating the richness of Devon’s inspiration of the writers of the past and those of the present!
At the Wordquest Devon marquee, from 10am to 3:00pm you can pick up your free Wordquest literary map for Devon. Donate your favourite words to Project Artist Charlie Henry’s collection which she’ll use as the source for an infinite number of chance poems appearing on the Wordquest Devon website as text and sound-shuffles. Bring along a book to the mini-library and make a swap with books donated by Exeter Book Cycle.
If you get lost in Exeter City Centre follow the chalked fragments of poetry, prose and historical facts back to the marquee on Cathedral Green. And –– come prepared to help the promenading mystery man find his lost words.
Get out your dancing shoes, come in costume, come as you are, bring friends and family –– come prepared to do some synchronised and syncopated dancing with books and words on Exeter Cathedral Green at 11am on Saturday June 25th.
For more information:
http://www.wordquestdevon.info
email:
intern@auneheadarts.org.uk
ring:
01364 72 046
Wordquest Devon is Devon County’s response to the call for participation in London 2012’s Cultural Olympiad. There are four project partners: Aune Head Arts, Devon County Council Libraries, Exeter University and Cyprus Well (the South West’s Literature Development Agency). Major funding for the project is from Arts Council England and the Heritage Lottery Fund.