Synopsis
Eyes On Stalks
$31.99
John Fox - Welfare State International - Foreword Adrian Mitchell
Published by Methuen
Welfare State International, the inspirational theatre company
founded in 1968 and based in Cumbria, creates and facilitates celebratory
art and theatre, ranging from carnivals, lantern processions and rites
of passage, to flags, banners and pyrotechnics
In a mixture of personal stories, clear instructions, poems and artists' sketches, Eyes on Stalks is a detailed and practical guide to their production techniques
It includes sections on caravans and street shows, community regeneration, comedy extravaganzas and alternative naming, betrothal and funeral ceremonies
"Welfare State International are brilliant at making an audience of strangers into a community" ~ Guardian