Home Is Where… is an oral history performance project inspired by interviews on cross-cultural identity. The piece has been developed at Camden People’s Theatre, Rich Mix, and Theatre Delicatessen in 2016 & 2017.
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DEVELOPMENT HISTORY
“I just belong to this world, that’s my nationality. I’m global.”
Home Is Where… is a devised verbatim theatre project inspired by interviews with Cross Culture Kids, people who grew up in a different culture than their parents and created a hybrid identity. Using headphone verbatim techniques, movement, music, and multimedia, we are creating a dynamic performance around themes of home, identity, and belonging.
Home Is Where… weaves together verbatim material from CCK interviews with the personal stories of the performers, to create a vibrant tapestry of the culture of modern Britain.
Our interviews contain stories from all over the globe, but they carry common themes which resonate powerfully here in the UK. By focusing on personal stories we hope to create a feeling of openness and community, empowering our audiences to share their own stories with us and with each other.
Read more about creating Home Is Where… on my blog.
2016 CAMDEN PEOPLE’S THEATRE: Whose London Is It Anyway Festival
directed by Amy Clare Tasker
written by Guleraana Mir
music by Yaiza Varona
movement direction by Paula Paz
featuring performers Sharlit Deyzac, Joanna Greaney, Anna-Maria Nabirye, Mark Ota, and Kal Sabir
A 20-minute headphone verbatim performance, weaving together interviews from Cross-Cultural Kids in an imaginary setting: an embassy for those who don’t belong to just one country.
2016 RICH MIX
directed by Amy Clare Tasker
written by Guleraana Mir
music by Yaiza Varona
movement direction by Paula Paz
featuring performers Sharlit Deyzac, Joanna Greaney, Anna-Maria Nabirye, Mark Ota, and Kal Sabir
A full-length performance setting the interviews in the context of a dystopian future: when everyone is being sent back where they came from, where do you go if you don’t know where ‘home’ is?
2017 THEATRE DELICATESSEN: @HOME Festival.
directed by Amy Clare Tasker
created with writer Guleraana Mir and movement director Elizabeth Mary Williams
featuring performers Carmina Bernhardt, Sharlit Deyzac, Rachel Handshaw, Bert Roman, and Andrew Troy
A short developmental performance testing a new, simpler framework for our cross-cultural interviews. Welcome to the Library, where you can listen to stories from the collection and add your own. Saturday, 17 June 2017 at the Old Library in Burgess Park.
