The second in the series of investigations into how opinions on conflict and war form, using short abstract live art performances as a medium to engage during a lightening storm in a darkened cemetery.
Taking place in Brockley cemetery during in darkness and a lightening storm, the audience weaved through poets, dancers, musicians and installations along a narrow path, giving a taste of the foreboding that might be sensed when heading to a battlefront.
Background
This event followed on from a similar performance in 2009, assessing how war and conflict manifests and escalates, while nations and charities embody the symbolism and motifs of destruction.
Response and Accompanying Essay
Read the accompanying essay here with audience comments below;
Lovely evening – thank you
Nice music and thought provoking too
It was really lovely! Wonderful atmosphere, I’ll remember it for a long time xxx
Never knew how big the place was
I really enjoyed the walk and the poems. Very peaceful. Thank you
I love the diary and the film and piano
A wonderful idea thank you
Gloomy
A great event – very moving
Brilliant organisation. Please do it again
Very well done
Traditional – a song from one of the wars
Very spooky
I liked the poems a lot
Music and lighting was lovely – very atmospheric
Gloomy
Absolutely great – I hope it happens once again next year
I hope you do this again next year
Great music
Thank you – beautiful and very moving
Really enjoyed the poems! Enjoyed the tour was a very nice peaceful atmosphere
Very apt and well put together
Very peaceful and great event
Very scary I wish I was nocturnal
It was very interesting
Absolutely fantastic thanks
Great atmosphere
Very impressed will come again
Wow so beautiful very very moving my granddad was very happy to be here tonight xxx heart
A great event brilliant organisation please do it again
I love it heart heart heart
Lovely words and very atmospheric – loved the music particularly thank you
Excellent overall
Liked the glowstick path
Extraordinary
Very good
I thought it was very good but not as good as last years
Weird
Very reflective experience
Fantastic event and a great way to commemorate Armistice Day really wonderful well done
Brilliant
I liked it a lot but I’m sad there wasn’t any hot chocolate
Cold but beautiful liked the piano and poems by the women war poets
I enjoyed it about as much as last year (smiley)
Excellent, especially liked the music
Came last year and so glad you did it again, again next year please
John McKiernan
Supported by London Borough of Lewisham