Tuesday 15th October, 2PM St. George's Hall, Bewdley.
It's a treat when old gems are recovered and refreshed. One such gem is "Penda's Fen", it's a magnificently ambiguous metaphysical journey first broadcast in 1974 as part of the BBC's "Play for Today" series.
As a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the first broadcast of the play that now boasts the status of a cult favourite, Kinver based author Martin Wall shares his personal memoir of the play, and its influence on his own spiritual journey, and with Richard Bruce Clay explores the lingering psychic legacy on the local and national artistic terrain.
Taking in themes of psycho-geography, myth, history, and 'Land Wights', this mixed media presentation challenges us to construct our own imaginary terrain, inspired by the landscape all around us.
The legacy of the play will be discussed, together with its prescient foreshadowing of an English landscape and society in transition. What is it about this otherworldly drama that still enthrals, disturbs, and provokes us after half a century? Join us for an afternoon of conversation, nostalgia, and celebration of one of the greatest exemplars of the 'Golden Age of Television Drama'.
'Mired in Penda's Fen': Outline Schedule for Talk - see attachment below.
"Keep the magic of Penda's Fen alive, MASLab hopes to screen director Alan Clarke's potent mix of mysticism, music and landscape later in the year, which will be followed by conversations with artists, filmmakers, and curators on the night."
Kevyn Gammond - MASLab
Underworld's Karl Hyde, friend and supporter to MASLab over the years, recently met up with Kevyn Gammond and discussed their development and engagement with creative work in the community and the relevance to Karl's work with homelessness in Manchester, which was conceived by Karl Hyde and Rick Smith, also of Underworld.
Manchester Street Poem, which brought to life the stories of people in Manchester who are homeless. You can visit the Manchester street poem website to view the live feed and hear the stories of Manchester's homeless in their own voice.
Amongst other things discussed, where we are at and where we are heading, was how music now exists in terms of its usefulness as a vehicle for projects in the community and in the role it could play. Building new networks together for future development and the presentation of projects in our communities through new collaborations with the JHAC - Jellymans Heritage Arts Charity - Puxton Lane, Kidderminster.