Pool Piece
Track listing and credits for Pool Piece
In June Oily Cart were involved in two weeks of intensive work in the hydropool at Amwell View School in Hertfordshire as part of Apple Cart, a collaboration between THEATRE IS... and Apples & Snakes, England's leading organisation for performance poetry.
Apples & Snakes poets Aoife Mannix and Joseph Coelho creatively engaged in the rehearsal process of Pool Piece. To view a blog about their experiences and to read the latest poems please click here
The residency at Amwell View School was followed by a five week project involving a series of repeat visits to three special schools in London: Michael Tippett School, Watergate School and St Ann's School. Oily Cart worked in the hydropools with 16 students and their carers from each school. This intensive approach enabled our performers to develop a much closer involvement with the young people, their families and the staff.
Throughout the preparation and performance period Pool Piece was documented and analysed by Dr Suzanne Zeedyk, Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology at the University of Dundee, who specializes in parent-infant interaction and communication. It is likely that this new relationship will prove highly significant to the Company’s future work.
