Postcards

Postcards, 2024

A series of films created by Rob Grange as a part of our 2024 projectPostcards.

From June to October 2024, the About Being dance group worked with nature practitioner, Jen Grange.

Jen took us to four different outdoor locations in Cumbria: Messenger Mire Woods, Armathwaite, Tullie House Secret Garden and Gosling Syke – Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s Carlisle nature reserve. At each location, she took us through a sensory journey engaging with the nature around us. To close, participants were invited to reflect on their time with Jen and record on a postcard.

The postcard reflections along with what we had experienced outside was then taken into the studio to explore through movement and music.

All sessions were filmed by Rob Grange and can be seen here: Postcards – 8 short films

In addition, Jilly Jarman, director of Blue Jam who led on the music aspect of the project, created a song in response to the sessions, which can be listened to here:

And About Being participant – poet, Rachel Beadle, a poem, ‘Winter’:

Postcards was made possible by funding from Peoples Postcode Lottery & Postcode Neighbourhood Trust