EVERYTHING THERE EVER WAS

11 Mar

2018

Everything There Ever Was brought a magical, large-scale, participatory performance to Crimdon Dene, Co. Durham.

Everything There Ever Was brought a magical, large-scale, participatory performance to Crimdon Dene, featuring songs, theatre, a live band and a huge community cast for hundreds of local people. The work produced was part of No More Nowt’s (formerly East Durham Creates) commission strand, ‘This Place We Call Home’, which commissioned collaborative, relevant, exciting and inspiring art from 2018 - 2020.

The beautiful nature reserve of Crimdon Dene came alive with performance and song and attracted over 500 local people. It was a large outdoor event that told the story of the past, present and future of the Dene, and the many different communities for whom it has been – and ceased to be – home. Starting at the top of the hill next to the car park, the audience encounters a family who are about to move away from the area and the magical Watchers by the Sea choir. The crowds then followed the Trimdon Colliery band, the choir and the actors down into the sheltered area of Crimdon Dene where there was a performance about a family appreciating their roots in East Durham.

This was followed by the world premiere of the original songs written for the commission all based on local people’s memories of holidays at Crimdon Dene. The songs were performed by the Everything There Ever Was choir which included members of the local community, some of which had been rehearsing regularly over the summer and some of whom only joined on the day.

LISTEN TO THE SONGS FROM THE PROJECT

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LISTEN TO THE SONGS FROM THE PROJECT —

No More Nowt · Everything There Ever Was - Commissioned by No More Nowt

“A magical day”

— Audience Member

Project partners:

— Commissioned by No More Nowt, as part of the ‘This Place We Call Home’ three-cycle commissioning process 2018-2020, with kind support by Durham Heritage Coast.

— Everything There Ever Was brought together That There and Unfolding Theatre.

— Performance credits;