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News and updates from A Quiet Word…

Published 28/7/13   7:36AM

Support for 365 Leeds Stories

We have just had the great news that Arts Council England has agreed to support the project – so with Moveable Feast, Matthew’s company we will be working with 7 different group across Leeds to create maps of life in the city. The project will take place between September 2013 and June 2014, and we » Read more…

Published 9/6/13   12:02PM

23 June 2013 at The HUB 3 pm and 6 pm

We are really excited to be presenting (The story is not) Set in Stone at Slung Low’s space The HUB in June. We’d love to see you there ….. ‘Mid way through the journey of our life I found myself in a dark wood where the straight path was lost.  It is a hard thing » Read more…

Published 9/3/13   12:34PM

(The story is not) set in stone news

A Quiet Word’ and ‘Some Stories’ have joined forces again to explore the place of stories within our lives. In 2011 they created ‘The Book In My Head Is Now On the Page’ for The Leeds Library. This was a site specific performance piece for Light Night. The audience was welcomed to the library as » Read more…

Published 14/2/13   10:54AM

A look at the map of Leeds

During the City Walk project in Summer 2012 as part of Ludus Festival, we made a new map of Leeds to help guide participants through the city. This map was made to suggest a way of thinking about the history of Leeds and about its future.  We walked from Leeds University into the city centre » Read more…

Published 24/6/12   2:50PM

The owls are on their way...

As part of the City Walk, we are proud to announce that the Owls are on their way – not just the owls that you can see everyday as you take a walk around the city centre.   These are owls with attitude –  they have made a new friend, and they are keen to » Read more…

Published 20/3/12   10:52AM

City Walk for LUDUS Festival Leeds

A Quiet Word will be directing and co-ordinating a City Walk as part of Ludus Festival Leeds.   This programme of international performing arts takes place between 25 June and 1 July at venues all across the City.  The artists and companies of the Yorkshire International Performing Arts Network are working together to create an » Read more…

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