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Fashioning a City
Meet our community practioner for Castle, Andy Reeves
On the 8th and 9th September, our Fashioning a City Castle group presented their performance of Leicester City Centre through the ages, 'Curses and Hangings' at Curve. See more images from their performance here.
The Castle group discovered the Roman history hidden in Leicester city centre, including the 'curse' tablets.
From the discovery of King Richard III's body to the crowning of Leicester City Football Club as Premier League champions - working with Heritage Expert Lynda Callaghan and Creative Practitioner Andy Reeves, the Castle group discovered stories and quotes from Leicester distant and recent history.
Based at Curve, the Castle group explored Leicester's heritage and history in rehearsals for their devised work. See more images and a video with the participants here.
Fashioning a City's Castle group explored the history of Leicester from Roman times to present day in their performance piece. Read the full script, created by the group, here.
Fashioning a City leader Andy Reeves and participants Megan (Castle) and Tawakalt (Saffron speak about the project with Presenter Geeta Pendse on BBC Radio Leicester's The A Word. Listen to the interview here.
