so how is your place the chair you’re sitting in is your place albeit
sitting in is your place albeit
sitting in is your place albeit temporarily you inhabit it you’ve
temporarily you inhabit it you’ve
temporarily you inhabit it you’ve performed it you’ve come into the
performed it you’ve come into the
performed it you’ve come into the theatre you’ve selected the seat you’ve
theatre you’ve selected the seat you’ve
theatre you’ve selected the seat you’ve perhaps put a bag or papers down in a
perhaps put a bag or papers down in a
perhaps put a bag or papers down in a certain position you can shuffle in it
certain position you can shuffle in it
certain position you can shuffle in it whenever you want to it’s temporarily
whenever you want to it’s temporarily
whenever you want to it’s temporarily yours you’re comfortable and the actions
yours you’re comfortable and the actions
yours you’re comfortable and the actions you undertake and have making it yours
you undertake and have making it yours
you undertake and have making it yours three weeks ago I was up at the
three weeks ago I was up at the
three weeks ago I was up at the Edinburgh Festival sitting in the
Edinburgh Festival sitting in the
Edinburgh Festival sitting in the pleasant courtyard having drinks with
pleasant courtyard having drinks with
pleasant courtyard having drinks with friends very comfortable
friends very comfortable
friends very comfortable it was very familiar one of my places
it was very familiar one of my places
it was very familiar one of my places that same weekend was the start of the
that same weekend was the start of the
that same weekend was the start of the UK football season and hundreds of
UK football season and hundreds of
UK football season and hundreds of thousands of fans returned to their
thousands of fans returned to their
thousands of fans returned to their stadium their place probably more their
stadium their place probably more their
stadium their place probably more their place if their team won obviously also
place if their team won obviously also
place if their team won obviously also that weekend a friend of mine went to
that weekend a friend of mine went to
that weekend a friend of mine went to her allotment she took her two young
her allotment she took her two young
her allotment she took her two young daughters
daughters
daughters it’s the place of history and
it’s the place of history and
it’s the place of history and contentment for her it’s her place but
contentment for her it’s her place but
contentment for her it’s her place but for everybody who is comfortable in
for everybody who is comfortable in
for everybody who is comfortable in their place there is someone whose place
their place there is someone whose place
their place there is someone whose place is disrupted maybe even torn apart this
is disrupted maybe even torn apart this
is disrupted maybe even torn apart this photo is a replaced project in Oldham
photo is a replaced project in Oldham
photo is a replaced project in Oldham near Manchester in the UK most of the
near Manchester in the UK most of the
near Manchester in the UK most of the people in the photo are migrants Oldham
people in the photo are migrants Oldham
people in the photo are migrants Oldham was once the largest mill town in the
was once the largest mill town in the
was once the largest mill town in the world it had a long history of welcoming
world it had a long history of welcoming
world it had a long history of welcoming migrants this is another place project
migrants this is another place project
migrants this is another place project in London with adults who are in care
in London with adults who are in care
in London with adults who are in care 24/7 supported living relatively new to
24/7 supported living relatively new to
24/7 supported living relatively new to the location
the location
the location I’ll return to these later concepts of
I’ll return to these later concepts of
I’ll return to these later concepts of place and belonging are difficult for
place and belonging are difficult for
place and belonging are difficult for the people in these projects feeling a
the people in these projects feeling a
the people in these projects feeling a sense of place feeling a sense of
sense of place feeling a sense of
sense of place feeling a sense of belonging doesn’t happen as easily for
belonging doesn’t happen as easily for
belonging doesn’t happen as easily for them
them
them it does for most of us I suspect and
it does for most of us I suspect and
it does for most of us I suspect and because of major changes globally there
because of major changes globally there
because of major changes globally there are going to be less people who feel
are going to be less people who feel
are going to be less people who feel comfort in place but we can do something
comfort in place but we can do something
comfort in place but we can do something about that
about that
about that we can help people feel comfortable in
we can help people feel comfortable in
we can help people feel comfortable in place and that’s what this talk is about
place and that’s what this talk is about
place and that’s what this talk is about what is place how can we build place
what is place how can we build place
what is place how can we build place such an attachment and how can
such an attachment and how can
such an attachment and how can performing places help us make place
performing places help us make place
performing places help us make place when I’m talking about place I’m talking
when I’m talking about place I’m talking
when I’m talking about place I’m talking about a physical place somewhere that’s
about a physical place somewhere that’s
about a physical place somewhere that’s inhabited
inhabited
inhabited I mean residence location dwelling we’re
I mean residence location dwelling we’re
I mean residence location dwelling we’re connected to place its knowledge we know
connected to place its knowledge we know
connected to place its knowledge we know it it’s familiar we feel it mostly when
it it’s familiar we feel it mostly when
it it’s familiar we feel it mostly when we talk about place it’s positive not
we talk about place it’s positive not
we talk about place it’s positive not always but usually we have the impulse
always but usually we have the impulse
always but usually we have the impulse to speak with warmth or with a slight
to speak with warmth or with a slight
to speak with warmth or with a slight smile about place and terms such as
smile about place and terms such as
smile about place and terms such as place attachment and place making
place attachment and place making
place attachment and place making proliferate UK local authorities are
proliferate UK local authorities are
proliferate UK local authorities are bedding place into new local strategies
bedding place into new local strategies
bedding place into new local strategies and they’re calling on creative
and they’re calling on creative
and they’re calling on creative activities to help place belonging it’s
activities to help place belonging it’s
activities to help place belonging it’s become important but there are problems
become important but there are problems
become important but there are problems with place as well it’s not always so
with place as well it’s not always so
with place as well it’s not always so positive when we become embedded we can
positive when we become embedded we can
positive when we become embedded we can be territorial excluding defensive and
be territorial excluding defensive and
be territorial excluding defensive and then we delimit our horizons literally
then we delimit our horizons literally
then we delimit our horizons literally and any stillness that we once sought in
and any stillness that we once sought in
and any stillness that we once sought in place seeking that stability and
place seeking that stability and
place seeking that stability and solidity that so many of us have yearned
solidity that so many of us have yearned
solidity that so many of us have yearned for that stillness can turn to a sealed
for that stillness can turn to a sealed
for that stillness can turn to a sealed inertia and then we protect sometimes
inertia and then we protect sometimes
inertia and then we protect sometimes fiercely so in defending our place we
fiercely so in defending our place we
fiercely so in defending our place we exclude others or even displace others
exclude others or even displace others
exclude others or even displace others and we know from recent events about
and we know from recent events about
and we know from recent events about such
such
such faith in localism and protectionism
faith in localism and protectionism
faith in localism and protectionism nationalist populist rhetoric that
nationalist populist rhetoric that
nationalist populist rhetoric that enforces borders and erect walls as we
enforces borders and erect walls as we
enforces borders and erect walls as we know so let me talk a little bit further
know so let me talk a little bit further
know so let me talk a little bit further about what’s happening now and how place
about what’s happening now and how place
about what’s happening now and how place could be affected in the future
could be affected in the future
could be affected in the future we are moving more we’re moving around
we are moving more we’re moving around
we are moving more we’re moving around the globe there’s more people moving and
the globe there’s more people moving and
the globe there’s more people moving and that’s increasing there are we are told
that’s increasing there are we are told
that’s increasing there are we are told 1 million people in the air at any one
1 million people in the air at any one
1 million people in the air at any one time always 1 million new Silk Roads are
time always 1 million new Silk Roads are
time always 1 million new Silk Roads are being built from Shanghai to London and
being built from Shanghai to London and
being built from Shanghai to London and Lisbon whether we are moving around the
Lisbon whether we are moving around the
Lisbon whether we are moving around the world out of choice because we have the
world out of choice because we have the
world out of choice because we have the wealth the power the status or whether
wealth the power the status or whether
wealth the power the status or whether it’s we’ve been forced out of our homes
it’s we’ve been forced out of our homes
it’s we’ve been forced out of our homes and our nation’s we are moving more
and our nation’s we are moving more
and our nation’s we are moving more we’re increasing rail and road networks
we’re increasing rail and road networks
we’re increasing rail and road networks and we’re expanding airports since 1960
and we’re expanding airports since 1960
and we’re expanding airports since 1960 there has been a 200% increase in
there has been a 200% increase in
there has been a 200% increase in migration to such an extent apparently
migration to such an extent apparently
migration to such an extent apparently that if we put all migrants together in
that if we put all migrants together in
that if we put all migrants together in one country not that we do that it would
one country not that we do that it would
one country not that we do that it would be the fifth largest country in the
be the fifth largest country in the
be the fifth largest country in the world some of those migrants or refugees
world some of those migrants or refugees
world some of those migrants or refugees well actually over 20 million globally
well actually over 20 million globally
well actually over 20 million globally are refugees even from the most recent
are refugees even from the most recent
are refugees even from the most recent crisis Uganda is hosting a million
crisis Uganda is hosting a million
crisis Uganda is hosting a million Syrian refugees which is more than the
Syrian refugees which is more than the
Syrian refugees which is more than the whole of Europe put together and Jordan
whole of Europe put together and Jordan
whole of Europe put together and Jordan 1.2 million and it’s not just political
1.2 million and it’s not just political
1.2 million and it’s not just political refugees who will be on the move it’s
refugees who will be on the move it’s
refugees who will be on the move it’s climate refugees which potentially
climate refugees which potentially
climate refugees which potentially climate refugees the countries in the
climate refugees the countries in the
climate refugees the countries in the planetary south are struggling with the
planetary south are struggling with the
planetary south are struggling with the climate injustice from the planet Earth
climate injustice from the planet Earth
climate injustice from the planet Earth from the countries in the planetary
from the countries in the planetary
from the countries in the planetary north the excess of energy use from the
north the excess of energy use from the
north the excess of energy use from the north is damaging countries in the South
north is damaging countries in the South
north is damaging countries in the South land
land
land our diminishing places are disappearing
our diminishing places are disappearing
our diminishing places are disappearing and whilst the annual growth rate of
and whilst the annual growth rate of
and whilst the annual growth rate of renewables that’s renewable energy
renewables that’s renewable energy
renewables that’s renewable energy sources is increasing thank goodness
sources is increasing thank goodness
sources is increasing thank goodness fossil fuels still it’s still 80 percent
fossil fuels still it’s still 80 percent
fossil fuels still it’s still 80 percent power is power 86 percent power is
power is power 86 percent power is
power is power 86 percent power is powered by fossil fuels and that’s
powered by fossil fuels and that’s
powered by fossil fuels and that’s worrying so lands will diminish places
worrying so lands will diminish places
worrying so lands will diminish places will disappear populations will move
will disappear populations will move
will disappear populations will move let’s take another interpretation of
let’s take another interpretation of
let’s take another interpretation of movement of course we have increased
movement of course we have increased
movement of course we have increased digital connectivity most of us here
digital connectivity most of us here
digital connectivity most of us here could probably contact some on the other
could probably contact some on the other
could probably contact some on the other side of the world instantly now through
side of the world instantly now through
side of the world instantly now through cyberspace and cyberspace offers
cyberspace and cyberspace offers
cyberspace and cyberspace offers alternative places in the ether it’s not
alternative places in the ether it’s not
alternative places in the ether it’s not something that I dump it’s something
something that I dump it’s something
something that I dump it’s something that some of you may have done which is
that some of you may have done which is
that some of you may have done which is to take on an imagined avatar and to
to take on an imagined avatar and to
to take on an imagined avatar and to inhabit an alternative place a fictional
inhabit an alternative place a fictional
inhabit an alternative place a fictional place a cyber place cyber place will
place a cyber place cyber place will
place a cyber place cyber place will certainly impact upon the way that we
certainly impact upon the way that we
certainly impact upon the way that we think about physical places but we don’t
think about physical places but we don’t
think about physical places but we don’t actually know what will happen with
actually know what will happen with
actually know what will happen with physical places hmm so I’m going to move
physical places hmm so I’m going to move
physical places hmm so I’m going to move off global projections and I’m going to
off global projections and I’m going to
off global projections and I’m going to move to the to the individual and the
move to the to the individual and the
move to the to the individual and the personal those that would feel the lack
personal those that would feel the lack
personal those that would feel the lack of place most many of us don’t want to
of place most many of us don’t want to
of place most many of us don’t want to jog through places with only fleeting
jog through places with only fleeting
jog through places with only fleeting connections some do and that’s fine
connections some do and that’s fine
connections some do and that’s fine that’s great but many of us don’t want
that’s great but many of us don’t want
that’s great but many of us don’t want that we want the qualities of long-term
that we want the qualities of long-term
that we want the qualities of long-term place the ease and the belonging even if
place the ease and the belonging even if
place the ease and the belonging even if we’re only there for a short period of
we’re only there for a short period of
we’re only there for a short period of time so what can be what can be done how
time so what can be what can be done how
time so what can be what can be done how can we make permanent impermanent
can we make permanent impermanent
can we make permanent impermanent temporary places satisfying and quickly
temporary places satisfying and quickly
temporary places satisfying and quickly belonging needs to be speeded up
belonging needs to be speeded up
belonging needs to be speeded up particularly for those who had risk or
particularly for those who had risk or
particularly for those who had risk or ill –’tis who need belonging more well
ill –’tis who need belonging more well
ill –’tis who need belonging more well it’s possible we can do that we can
it’s possible we can do that we can
it’s possible we can do that we can fracture place we can accelerate place
fracture place we can accelerate place
fracture place we can accelerate place attachment by using performance
attachment by using performance
attachment by using performance practices we can speed up location
practices we can speed up location
practices we can speed up location dwelling residents placemaking i’ve been
dwelling residents placemaking i’ve been
dwelling residents placemaking i’ve been undertaking some practical research with
undertaking some practical research with
undertaking some practical research with colleagues and with some highly
colleagues and with some highly
colleagues and with some highly experienced facilitators using
experienced facilitators using
experienced facilitators using performance practices in community
performance practices in community
performance practices in community contact contexts to do just that what we
contact contexts to do just that what we
contact contexts to do just that what we have found is if we work with groups
have found is if we work with groups
have found is if we work with groups subverting subverting places through
subverting subverting places through
subverting subverting places through performance their feelings and response
performance their feelings and response
performance their feelings and response to that place can change through
to that place can change through
to that place can change through subversions or if you like performing
subversions or if you like performing
subversions or if you like performing the unexpected they feel place more they
the unexpected they feel place more they
the unexpected they feel place more they feel at home and attached more quickly
feel at home and attached more quickly
feel at home and attached more quickly because they’ve made or they’ve joined
because they’ve made or they’ve joined
because they’ve made or they’ve joined in making changes to those places
in making changes to those places
in making changes to those places they’ve inputted they’ve shifted generic
they’ve inputted they’ve shifted generic
they’ve inputted they’ve shifted generic sites into meaningful places they
sites into meaningful places they
sites into meaningful places they performed the place they see the place
performed the place they see the place
performed the place they see the place through new eyes let me give you some
through new eyes let me give you some
through new eyes let me give you some examples let me talk through some
examples let me talk through some
examples let me talk through some examples and show you them in a northern
examples and show you them in a northern
examples and show you them in a northern town new and existing residents who are
town new and existing residents who are
town new and existing residents who are there are tensions between cultural
there are tensions between cultural
there are tensions between cultural groups they’re prompted to review their
groups they’re prompted to review their
groups they’re prompted to review their local streets foreign beings have landed
local streets foreign beings have landed
local streets foreign beings have landed of course they have they’ve landed and
of course they have they’ve landed and
of course they have they’ve landed and they’re there for a week and those
they’re there for a week and those
they’re there for a week and those beings are there to have a good look
beings are there to have a good look
beings are there to have a good look round but also they’re seeking positive
round but also they’re seeking positive
round but also they’re seeking positive energy from that area from the people
energy from that area from the people
energy from that area from the people from the walls from the balloons from
from the walls from the balloons from
from the walls from the balloons from the cracks in the pavement and that fuel
the cracks in the pavement and that fuel
the cracks in the pavement and that fuel that positive energy which I’m sure you
that positive energy which I’m sure you
that positive energy which I’m sure you will recognize is going to fuel their
will recognize is going to fuel their
will recognize is going to fuel their spacecraft which will then take them
spacecraft which will then take them
spacecraft which will then take them back to their planet so residents
back to their planet so residents
back to their planet so residents look at their place differently they’re
look at their place differently they’re
look at their place differently they’re looking at it through the eyes of new
looking at it through the eyes of new
looking at it through the eyes of new strangers London youth lose their fear
strangers London youth lose their fear
strangers London youth lose their fear of threatening places or simply review
of threatening places or simply review
of threatening places or simply review dull everyday places differently by
dull everyday places differently by
dull everyday places differently by playing out an art room or changing a
playing out an art room or changing a
playing out an art room or changing a playground with a personal ribbon
playground with a personal ribbon
playground with a personal ribbon responses to site change we have as I
responses to site change we have as I
responses to site change we have as I said earlier we have been working with
said earlier we have been working with
said earlier we have been working with adults in care to change to improve
adults in care to change to improve
adults in care to change to improve their response to their localities so
their response to their localities so
their response to their localities so they’ve sprinkled sprinkles on their way
they’ve sprinkled sprinkles on their way
they’ve sprinkled sprinkles on their way to sprinkles ice cream parlor so that
to sprinkles ice cream parlor so that
to sprinkles ice cream parlor so that local roots feel as though they belong a
local roots feel as though they belong a
local roots feel as though they belong a triangle of pavement is turned into an
triangle of pavement is turned into an
triangle of pavement is turned into an hour-long party site for themselves and
hour-long party site for themselves and
hour-long party site for themselves and for passers-by I can’t pass that
for passers-by I can’t pass that
for passers-by I can’t pass that triangle anymore without remembering
triangle anymore without remembering
triangle anymore without remembering that transformation residents in a Welsh
that transformation residents in a Welsh
that transformation residents in a Welsh town regret a loss of community they
town regret a loss of community they
town regret a loss of community they identify an old close down greatly
identify an old close down greatly
identify an old close down greatly missed a lead Oh an open-air swimming
missed a lead Oh an open-air swimming
missed a lead Oh an open-air swimming pool as a symbol as an icon of that lost
pool as a symbol as an icon of that lost
pool as a symbol as an icon of that lost communality so I persuade some
communality so I persuade some
communality so I persuade some performers to Don some swimming costumes
performers to Don some swimming costumes
performers to Don some swimming costumes that they might otherwise not have
that they might otherwise not have
that they might otherwise not have donned and we reaper form that old site
donned and we reaper form that old site
donned and we reaper form that old site new memories are created are added to
new memories are created are added to
new memories are created are added to that community layering of place
that community layering of place
that community layering of place refugees and asylum seekers as I said
refugees and asylum seekers as I said
refugees and asylum seekers as I said earlier up in Oldham create a different
earlier up in Oldham create a different
earlier up in Oldham create a different response to thoroughfares that they know
response to thoroughfares that they know
response to thoroughfares that they know such that they can smile at those three
such that they can smile at those three
such that they can smile at those three ways they won’t forget a curious
ways they won’t forget a curious
ways they won’t forget a curious subverted Tea Party
subverted Tea Party
subverted Tea Party they make small models in the nearby
they make small models in the nearby
they make small models in the nearby beauty spot that they’ve not been to and
beauty spot that they’ve not been to and
beauty spot that they’ve not been to and then they leave something of themselves
then they leave something of themselves
then they leave something of themselves in that place so what I’m saying is that
in that place so what I’m saying is that
in that place so what I’m saying is that we can accelerate place attachment
we can accelerate place attachment
we can accelerate place attachment through such a detailed and creative
through such a detailed and creative
through such a detailed and creative approaches to local places with the
approaches to local places with the
approaches to local places with the people who dwell there places are going
people who dwell there places are going
people who dwell there places are going to be disrupted we know that we know
to be disrupted we know that we know
to be disrupted we know that we know that will move or other people will move
that will move or other people will move
that will move or other people will move in or it will structurally change but we
in or it will structurally change but we
in or it will structurally change but we can enhance attachment by undertaking
can enhance attachment by undertaking
can enhance attachment by undertaking slightly alternative bit off the wall
slightly alternative bit off the wall
slightly alternative bit off the wall marginally radical participatory
marginally radical participatory
marginally radical participatory performance practices performing place
performance practices performing place
performance practices performing place increases place attachment place
increases place attachment place
increases place attachment place attachment increases well being we can
attachment increases well being we can
attachment increases well being we can indeed keep a sense of place in a
indeed keep a sense of place in a
indeed keep a sense of place in a disrupted world thank you
disrupted world thank you
disrupted world thank you [Applause]
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