Exploring place and story

22 Dec 2024

Claire Raftery and Damian Wright, of Periplum, have led three sessions exploring the indoor spaces of Church House,  locations around the Minster and the Priest’s House Musem garden, bringing to life research material collected by WCT. Tony Horitz, writes: It’s rare for me to have the opportunity to play and devise with a group, rather than having the responsibility to plan and facilitate activities overall. As in the first session, I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. It was great to see how quickly strong images relating to the subject matter of the Great War came into focus. I think a real strength of Periplum’s approach is how they guide participants through structured games and exercises into work that has the potential for performance and is fully grounded in the preliminary activities. They provide you with the tools, show you how best to use them and then leave you to shape the work yourself. This is both empowering and accessible for experienced participants as well as people new to this kind of approach.