EDEN'S CAVE
FORESTS
Created by
Emma Bonnici,
Eleanor Buchan,
Adam Clifford,
Henry McGrath,
Charles Sandford
Music composed by
Adam Clifford
Dramalogical support by
Patrick Campbell,
Ian Morgan
Photography by
Patrick Dodds
Videography by
Conor Deedigan
Ned Espeut-Nickless
'Forests' is an emblematic story for our times. A woman, Argyll, begins to recount a tale in which each character seeks change. Music soars and doorways open, but lives begin to fragment as they trail towards a destruction. In this fervent tale, the very nature of connection and culpability is questioned as Argyll investigates what could be done, reaching her hands into the soil to pull out the fresh sprouts of a new forest.
An ode for our time, a lamentation for a closing world before the birth of a new one.
‘Forests’ was a three-year project in the making, championing the interplay between movement, song, the cultural heritage of the British Isles, and symbolic imagery. Our durational process created a layered performance, drawing from conversations, meetings, natural encounters, and personal stories threaded through the fabric of the material.
Supported by The ASHA Centre, Adrian Locher, Mark Gifford, Maris Meos, Stefan Đurasović, Vanja Đurasović, Renaud Maurer, Mark Moodie, Elisabeth Crarer, Vincent Manna, Emma Abel, Sioned Jones, Naomi Zara Wilkinson, The Grange Village Community, Judy Bailey, Michelle England, Helen Edwards, Kath Burlinson, The Authentic Artist Collective, Paul Oertel, Nancy Spanier, Eva McGrath, the team at The House, RADA, Reckitt Arts Trust, Arts Council England and all our sponsors