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Pollen Tribe & The Blackbird Collective presents:WE ARE THE WATER
Weekend Celebration for Spring Equinox & World Water Day
MARCH 20/21/22 - TOTNES CIVIC HALL
Raising funds for: Friends of the Dart
Join Pollen Tribe & Blackbird Collective for a family friendly water themed weekender event; with music, dance, spoken word and information sharing.
This is a fund raiser event for Friends of the Dart; a local not for profit organisation that are doing valuable work to protect our local river - The River Dart.
Read about their amazing work here:
https://www.friendsofthedart.org/
We have decided to create this event to support their mission. This event is to create awareness, and opportunities for networking, as well as to help raise money for doing vital water testing. The overall aim is to hold the organisations polluting the water responsible, and to align with a vision of a world where we stop the pollution of our waterways, on a global scale. Locally, we can create a protected area of nature that can be enjoyed, and bathed in safely by the thousands of people that love the river so much.
Water is literally the source of life - we must protect and respect it, for the sake of our present and future generations.
Join us for a weekend of water themed activities; both fun & educational!
SUMMARY OF EVENTS:
Friday eve: ATLANTEAN BALL
Saturday Daytime: INFO & ACTION DAY
Saturday eve: MARTHA TILSTON & ANNA LING
Sunday morning: KIDS ACTIVITIES
Sunday afternoon: MUSIC & PERFORMANCE
FRIDAY 20th MARCH
7pm-11.30pm
‘ATLANTEAN FANCY DRESS BALL’
Ancient future sounds. Ecstatic under the water dance! DJs playing uplifting world bass & electronica.
OSARA - BEN TREE -GREEN T - BUBBLES LAFAE
Calling all dancers to come and dance for the water! Mer-people, mythical beings & water creatures are all welcome!
Free Love Potion for fun costumes.
Performance, circus & surprises
Cacao & Treats
Powered by Honeyflower Soundsystem.
OSARA
Osara is a father, DJ and embodiment facilitator with Welsh, Scottish and Sámi roots. Raised on free parties in Wales, he began DJing as a teen. He uniquely braids ancient and future technologies and sound: drum, shakers and yoik-inspired vocals with organic, underground and electronic dance music. Creating transformational dance journeys that are ever responding to the spirit of time, community and place. He founded Ace Collecitv to create alcohol-free, high-production experiences that move with the seasons and weave music, movement, ritual and community. Club-level sound design is an important part of the medicine.
Osara has led Ecstatic Dances in the UK, France, Portugal, Norway and Costa Rica amongst other places. He has DJed at festivals such as Envision, Medicine, Boomtown, Lovejam, Unearthed and All About Love, as well as others.
Links:
soundcloud.com/osarasound
instagram.com/osarasound
instagram.com/acecollectiv
linktr.ee/osarasound
BENJAMIN TREE
Joining us on MC duties, Benjamin Tree brings his own unique blend of old skool hip hop, movement medicine & breathwork training, combined with a grounded & playful lyrical style that will uplift your heart & inspire your mind!
https://benjamintree.org/
GREEN T
Green T is a caribbean born, South West dwelling resident DJ & creative director at Pollen Tribe & the Honeyflower Soundsystem. With a love of a swung beat, fat bass line and a sweet melody; he plays a mix of carnival, dub, world & experimental dance music.
BUBBLES LAFAE
Bubbles the Pixie has come to the human lands all the way from Faerieland. Currently living in beautiful South Devon she says that this is the closest place to Faerieland that she has found in the whole of the human world. Bubbles specialises in incredible bubble shows and super fun bubble parties and workshops. Bubbles travels all over the world bringing the best bubble entertainment and silly little pixie fun wherever she goes!
https://linktr.ee/bubblesthepixie
THE fAe TEAM: ALEXIA LOVE & CO
The fAe Team will transform into Mermaids
Enter the MERMAID PORTAL for eco bio glitter bodyart, UV facepainting, fancy dress fun & mermaid blessings
CAFE SPACE
Cacao powered Cafe Chill zone with yummy treats, and savoury snacks: with Radeks Chocolate.
SATURDAY 21st MARCH
WATER NETWORKING & INFO
10.30am-3pm
Stalls, info & networking.
You are welcomed to drop by and have a chat, learn some info; come & get to know who is working with water in your local area and beyond.
TALKS from 1pm:
ELIZA BOYACIGILLER: Friends of the Dart - Why we stand for river health. What action can you take to make a difference
JACK SKUSE: Ambios - The impact of rewilding on river health & biodiversity
SARAH GREENSLADE: The Seal Project - Seals in the Dart
SAM MANNING: The Woodland Trust - Ocean and forest connections via the river
Refreshments, Savoury Snacks, Tea, & Cake will be available
Hosted by: Friends of the Dart & company
(Free Entry: Donations on the door welcome)
Refreshments, Savoury Snacks, Cacao, Teas, & Treats served downstairs in the bar area: hosted by Radeks Chocolate
ACOUSTIC CONCERT
7pm-11pm
with special guest:
MARTHA TILSTON
“Martha Tilston has carved her niche with sharp, original songs that dissect the modern world. It is an engrossing set.. She captures both the harshness and enchantment of life, with the salt of sea air almost palpable.” - The Guardian
“Sit down with a cup of chai tea and let her silky voice wash over you.” - The Independent
We are very happy to welcome the amazing Martha Tilston to share her songs with us! Always a favourite at festivals and always a sellout when she gigs - grab your tickets early ;)
“With a pure silken voice and lyrics that inspire and captivate, Martha Tilston has developed a successful musical career with a large and loyal following worldwide.
She has played on some of the world’s most prestigious stages and festivals, recorded and released several critically acclaimed albums, gained a nomination for BBC best newcomer, appeared as a guest vocalist for Zero 7, toured internationally and worked with the some of the world’s most inspiring musicians.
The past few years have seen Martha venture in to the world of film making, gaining nominations for best arts film for The Clifftop Sessions and recently releasing her first feature film (with an accompanying Soundtrack Album) - The Tape - which is garnering much praise and excitement.”
https://www.marthatilston.co.uk/
supported by:
ANNA LING
“’Mesmerising” - BBC Introducing
“Anna pushes the edges of contemporary folk and creates music which offers something beyond some of the safer more conventional albums which have appeared this year." - Fatea
Welcoming enchanting local songstress Anna Ling in support.
Anna Ling is a Devon-based singer, composer and producer making DIY mythopoetic alt-folk from a yurt near the River Dart. Her music weaves layered vocal harmony through playful rhythm, and raw, emotionally resonant songwriting.
https://www.annaling.co.uk/
Refreshments, Savoury Snacks, Cacao, Teas, & Treats served downstairs in the bar area: hosted by Radeks Chocolate
SUNDAY 22nd MARCH
WORLD WATER DAY
Celebrating World Water Day! We thought this to be a good day good to focus on activities for the kids; as they ultimately will inherit the future.
More info here on World Water Day:
https://www.unwater.org/our-work/world-water-day
KIDS ACTIVITIES:
10:45am-2.30pm
10:45am - CALLITHUMP
Storytelling & Games! Join Callithump’s crew for tales of stormy seas, hideen treasures, and creatures of the deep! Prepare yourself for interactive storytelling, songs, and lively games! Fun for all the family!
12:30pm - MERMAID ISLAND & WATER DISCO DANCE
Join ALEXIA LOVE on Mermaid Island and receive mermaid water blessings, and sparkling eco bio glitter wishes
Enjoy DJ DOLPHIN, and practice your aquatic dance moves with some flipper funk and water songs.
Refreshments, Savoury Snacks, Cacao, Teas, & Treats served downstairs in the bar area: hosted by Radeks Chocolate
-INTERVAL-
MUSIC & PERFORMANCE:
3pm-6pm
(Entry by donation; arrive from 2.30pm onwards)
Join us for the closing of the weekends activities; a Sunday afternoon of live music & performance.
WOWJOYWOW
WowJoyWow is a Totnes afro-cuban inspired supergroup, founded by George Burns and Elio Warwick from Totnes Latin Band: Los Costureros. After selling out the Great Hall at Dartington on their debut album gig with Los Costureros, George and Elio decided to create a new project together inspired by travels to Morocco and Senegal.
A fusion of Funk, Cuban, Brazilian, Mali, Ghanian & Moroccon music: WOWJOYWOW takes you on a journey of original compositions “from heartneat to heartbeat” celebrating the joy of life with trance-inducing kora & guitar melodies, four part vocal harmonies, solid bass lines, and irresisible rhythms.
AMBA LUCY CHENERY - ‘Bodies of Water: Every Tear a Small Blue’ — dance, poetry & ritual theatre inspired by
water, Bidwell Brook & the human journey
BIO:
Ambă Lucy Chenery is a multidisciplinary artist based in Devon exploring the confluence
of body, land and mystery through movement, performance, sound, writing, poetry and
visual art.
Her practice is grounded in an intimate relationship with the body as a living instrument,
meeting place and vessel of perception. Through deep listening and sensorial inquiry, she
engages with place, the elemental and the unseen, cultivating an embodied re-membering of
how it is to be human within the web of life. Improvisation, animism and a commitment to
living the seasons of decay and renewal shape her practice.
‘Bodies of Water: Every Tear a Small Blue’ is an evolving body of work created in close
dialogue with Bidwell Brook, River Dart, Dartington Spring, the human body and the
primordial ocean, giving expression to water as memory, mirror and matter.
This particular performance—a moment of ripening in the creative process—unfolds as a
listening: a weaving of dance, poetry and ritual theatre inviting a shared encounter with the
fluid resonance rippling through land, psyche and soma; an embryonic journey into the
overlapping waters of the personal, collective and universal.
ALICE TO - Dance Performance
Multidisciplanary artist Alice To weaves a dynamic tapestry across the mediums of visual art, poetry, and dance performance. As a mixed-race Chinese woman, her work explores the intricacies of identity and ancestral rememberance. Informed by her Butoh practice (a Japanese theatre & dance form), Alice is interested in communing with the underworld, intending to draw light & reflection from her shadow side. Her inspiration over the past year has revolved around the cycles of life/death/life; assesing the nature of compost & decay; the place from which all life is born.
SELENA MARA - Sacred Waters
Local musician Selena Mara will close the weekend with her song 'Sacred Waters' which she wrote to honour and bless the water; to pray for it, and to pour our love into it. She would love it if people could sing along.
Refreshments, Savoury Snacks, Cacao, Teas, & Treats served downstairs in the bar area: hosted by Radeks Chocolate
TICKETS
RASING FUNDS for FRIENDS OF THE DART
We are aiming to raise awareness & money for Friends of the Dart, whilst also making this as affordable as possible; early bird deals will be in abundance!
The Saturday info action day is free; but donations are welcome - please just turn up on the day
Please note:
-We are unable to process refunds
-This is a family friendly event
-Children must be supervised at all times
-Advance purchase of tickets is recommended
Thanks for your support! See you at the event.
Pollen Tribe:
https://pollentribe.com/
& The Blackbird Collective:
https://www.facebook.com/theblackbirdcollective/
in support of Friends of the Dart:
https://www.friendsofthedart.org/
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Event Venue
TOTNES CIVIC HALL, Civic Hall and Forecourt, South Street, Totnes, TQ9 5SF, United Kingdom
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