About this Event
Participation is open to all Iranians living abroad who identify, in any way, with exile.
We will meet outside the British Library (NW1 2DB), and walk towards UCL main campus.
Welcome to Walking Elsewhere workshop series, exploring the relationship between bodies, public space and migration, by artist, urbanist, and researcher Dr Saba Zavarei.
Each workshop consists of toughly one hour of walking, followed by one hour of reflection and discussion at the UCL IAS centre in Euston. Sessions can be booked individually– there is no requirement to attend every workshop–though participants are warmly encouraged to join more than one, as each walk and workshop explores different routes and themes.
Please dress comfortably and bring your sense of adventure, you never know when London rain might join the walk!
The exercises draw on theatre and performance trainings, mind-mapping, counter- mapping, drift, and site-specific methods.
WEEK THREE: Invisible Cities
How do the structures and patterns of the urban fabric invite us in—or hold us at a distance? How might we rediscover their meanings through our embodied memories?
In this workshop we walk from King’s Cross through Euston towards the UCL campus, paying close attention to the organisation of public space and the patterns of the urban fabric. Through a series of exercises, we explore how these spatial orders shape our sense of attachment or exclusion, and reflect on how our performances might reconfigure our relationship with the city.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
UCL Main Campus, Gower Street, London, United Kingdom
USD 0.00
