past examples and the service on offer bringing true stories from history to life or telling stories that align with that period of time
I find history fascinating and enjoy finding creative ways to bring stories from history to life so that they can be shared with people in interesting and enjoyable ways. This could be me: researching and preparing an historical story about a person or place for performance
It could include public workshops to generate material
Writing a new story for page, print or online
Or collaborating across art forms where I am one of a team creating a final cultural experience. I’ve worked with visual artists, musicians, poets, sound artists, film makers, dancers, puppeteers etc
Blazing Tales
Monica work
I have — give some examples
I’m interested in lesser known stories from everyday history and often marginalised voices. For example, mixed-heritage in Devon, Heathcoat story, Mrs Gulliver,
And – st Nicks priory,
Chasing Crockern
Mrs Gulliver – a 60 minute show about the wife of infamous Dorset smuggler Isaac Gulliver is based on historical fact and local legend. Originally commissioned by the Chase and Chalke National Landscape Partnership for their Characters of the Chase programme. Performed at Cranborne Earth House …
