Eyes Peeled and Make It Better CIC present: Space Is the Place

‘Space is the Place’

“In an effort to bring unity and equality to African-Americans, an interstellar traveller and musician lands on earth and duels with an evil overlord for the souls of people.”

Space is the place sounds like Bergmans ‘The 7th seal’ and looks like a blacksploitation movie. However, Sun Ra (more noted for his Jazz compositions) hoped to do more than capitalise on the trends of the day, perhaps that’s why he never signed off on the movie.

Critically brilliant moments occur when performance and documentary merge to create powerful sets and situations, like when the kids in the youth club ask the space mystic traveller Sun Ra ‘wat it is?’

If you ever felt undervalued or out of place, the ideas in this film may resonate with you. Space is the place reminds us that identity is not fixed, we can always creatively reinvent ourselves beyond rigid categories.

For the past three months, as part of the creative residency program at Tehidy Country Park, I’ve been leading Maskala, a project exploring disguise, uprising, and our deep connection to the changing seasons.

This screening is a tribute to Sun Ra and others who have inspired me. It opens a weekend of events that celebrate the changes in the seasons and our right to create, connect, protest and live well.

Join us Make it Better CIC the next day for ‘A day of radical reimagining’s for a better future’

On Saturday June 14th Tehidy Country Park, I am proposing the birth of ‘kernowfuturism’ a mix of science fiction, history and fantasy. This emerging ideology is a mash up of creative expressions embedded in the identity of the black diaspora and its links to Cornwall.

Sound

The Gwedhen Project, connections between trees, people, and landscape.

Join Laurie Huggett to study Tehidys famous twisted beech tree, discover the ecology and folklore of Cornish

woodland. Capture your ideas in words and learn some Kernewek to create a song and an immersive artwork.

10AM- 1.15PM

Booking essential https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1153890791419?aff=oddtdtcreator

Costume

Join Jollygoodh CIC to create scrap costumes with outer space and futuristic Kernow vibes.

Prizes will be awarded for the best ensembles. Suitable for all ages.

12.30PM-2.30PM

Spoken word

We invite local groups and individuals, to share their vision for the future and inspire us with powerful words

from the past. This might be a poem, a speech, lyrics from a song or any words of hope and justice that shape

their cause or help them to get out of bed in the morning. Dress is Kernow Futurist, grab the megaphone take

your place on the soapbox. Bring a banner and stake your claim to the soil.

To book your place and meal ticket email – contact@mitber.com

3PM-5PM

Music and Food

DJ Sounds like Cornwall playing the finest choirs of Kernow, connecting people across generations and

geographic boundaries through vinyl.

Join us to eat food made with love from Cocobean Cornwall

5PM-6.30PM