When was the last time you thought something was truly impossible?

Join facilitator Timna Krenn and Staffordshire St for an afternoon of collaborative play involving movement, writing and sound as part of Are the Stones Standing Still.

 Dive into a playful warm-up, get to know fellow creatives and participants, and then jump into the heart of our workshop: the Impossible Tasks. This devised theatre approach invites you to write down what you believe can't be done. Watch as your ideas transform into powerful performative actions, sounds, or words. This is your chance to challenge perceptions, foster collaboration, and spark creativity. At the session's end, participants are invited to present their collaboratively created work to each other. 

No experience? No problem! No prior experience is necessary! Just bring your enthusiasm and a willingness to explore new creative territories together. 

Info:

Friday 30thAugust
16.00 - 18.00

Tickets:

Free or PWYC

If you are financially able, please consider paying more, to keep Staffordshire St events accessible to all.

Materials:

Pens and paper will be provided

Timna Krenn | @timna.k :
Timna Krenn is a European performer originally from Austria, with a background in acting and linguistics. As a performer, creative facilitator, and researcher, she is driven to question dominant narratives.

Her work, influenced by intersectional feminism, is divided into two areas. In recent years, she has collaborated internationally with artistic collectives such as The People Speak (UK), Les Livreurs (FR), and PlayTogetherNow (AT). These projects primarily focused on community-based work, where she served as a creative facilitator and performer.

The second part of her work centers around practice-based performance research. In this domain, her expertise lies in a creative devising method. She employs a multidisciplinary approach grounded in movement, storytelling, and object work. Some of her recent projects include the Vivaar project at the Venice Biennale, Making Expansive at the Austrian Cultural Forum London, and her solo performance piece Invisible Targets, which will be featured in this year’s VOILÀ European Theatre Festival in London.

About the exhibition:

Are the Stones Standing Still is a symposium, a gathering of collectives from around the UK to come together and protest.

Curator Dinosaur Kilby has invited five collaborative artist groups to come together: Prayer Room in Birmingham, Test Space from Bristol, PINK in Stockport, Studio Cybi from North Wales and The Field in Derbyshire to participate. Each collective is asked to produce a banner; a statement of intent about who they are, what they are doing and where they want to be in five years. During the four day event the banners will be raised as a makeshift tent for collective practice to shelter under. The symposium will seek to examine questions such as: what does rurality mean? How do artist-led ecologies talk to each other? What’s important for artists now?

The four day exhibition cum weekender will activate the project space with screenings, performances and conversation below, between and around the waving flags. Are the Stones Standing Still is a follow up to If It Thunders on All Fool's Day, which took place at Eastside Projects in 2023.

Accessibility: There is step-free access to the gallery via the door to the left hand side of the main entrance. There is a wheelchair accessible toilet. The event will be taking place in the exhibition space, which is a large open room with bright lighting and some seating available.

Staffordshire St is an independent project space in Peckham, South East London. The venue facilitates arts and cultural events and provides affordable studios for artists, makers and designers. ​

Staffordshire St is not-for-profit and all income is invested into developing our public programme which launched the summer of 2022. The venue was established as an art gallery in 2017, before then it was vacant for many years after a community centre closed. Originally it was built as a Methodist Hall. We intend to support a range of cultural events for the local community.

Staffordshire St will build on the established record of these histories, opening up again to the neighbourhood and developing a welcoming interdisciplinary arts space. More information on upcoming events at : info@staffordshirest.com or @staffordshirest

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