We also encouraged the pub to share details of the evening with their regulars. Holding ‘Sea Change’ in the Prospect of Whitby added a further nautical appeal people were encouraged to stay for a drink and a chat after the event itself had finished, sparking more informal discussions.īetween us, we could reach a wide range of different audiences via our social media channels, including theatre, participatory arts and storytelling communities, harpists and people interested in folk music, and members of online folklore communities. London has a lively and active storytelling community who stage performance nights in similar types of venues, so ‘Sea Change’ was ideally placed to attract audiences who attend these sorts of events. Who was your intended audience? How did you go about reaching them with your event? After our performance, we had informal discussions with the audience about the stories and music, where people could ask questions and share other versions of some of the stories they had just heard. We held our event in an atmospheric upstairs room at The Prospect of Whitby, a sixteenth century pub on the bank of the Thames reputed to have been frequented by sailors, smugglers and other characters from London’s maritime underworld. Emma shared sections of the Odyssey which described the sirens and the terrifying Scylla and Charybdis, I retold stories of mermaids, selkies and sea monsters from various folklore traditions, and Tamsin accompanied these on the harp, as well as discussing how harps have been used in storytelling over time. ‘Sea Change’ was an evening of sea-themed folktales and songs in a historic riverside pub, bringing together three people from three different disciplines: Classicist Emma Bridges ( Institute of Classical Studies), harpist, composer and sound designer Tamsin Dearnley, and me, a folklorist with a background in immersive arts. Read on to find out the important role her venue played in attracting attendees and how she managed the tricky situation of knowing how many people will actually show up at a free event!Ĭan you tell us a little bit about your event? In this case study Dr Elizabeth Dearnley ( Institute of English Studies) explains how she connected with her intended audience over folktales and music at her event 'Sea Change' as part of Being Human festival 2019. By Dr Elizabeth Dearnley, Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of English studies, University of London.
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