PIER TO PIER
10 May - 6 June 2021
Brighton Festival
A public art and sound installation played from a fixed audio bench positioned and travelling along the edge of the South Coast.
‘Vivid, timely, poignant.’ Audience Feedback
Coastal audiences were invited to visit the bench at different locations across the 14 miles between Brighton and Worthing Piers as part of the Brighton Festival. They listened to a soundscape which included fragments from 14 people who live and work along the coast, accompanied by a coastal choir.
14 miles between Brighton Pier and Worthing Pier
14 interviews & Coastal Choir
14 coastal sites for public art and sound installation
Through moving autobiographical stories, Pier to Pier takes a tour between two coastal locations accompanied by a composition by Jocelyn Pook (Eyes Wide Shut, Gangs of New York) sung by over 50 choir members living along the coast.
Interviews were conducted on the seafront and give a snapshot of coastal living across financial, environmental and political lines – taking in personal loss, migration and ideas around identity and community.
What is it like to live on the edge? What keeps us balanced?
The edge of an island, the edge of understanding, the edge of society, the edge of a decision, the edge of our voices, the edge of life.
Here is an interview with Radio Reverb / BBC Radio Sussex about the project….
“The best piece I have seen in the Brighton Festival. My soul felt uplifted.”
For more information, contact Emma Higham at rapt.theatre@gmail.com