TRENCROM
A WILDWORKS Hello Stranger Project.
THE PROJECT:
DRYM at TRENCROM
Set amidst the natural beauty of Trencrom Hill, this event brought together participants from the Drym Valley Centre and artists from Tough Dough and musical director Vicky Abbott to explore connection through movement, music, and visual art. Guided walks through beech woodland and to the summit of the hill became acts of joyful discovery.
‘Being in the woods I felt so calm
and it was all about new life beginning again’
Participant
Exploring Different Sounds...
Participants created flags, banners, and songs reflecting their sensory experience of place. This celebration of new life and expansive horizons echoed themes of renewal, well-being, and belonging in a landscape rich with history and significance.
‘I feel I could fly from up here,
it is like being on top of the world!’
Participant
Film: Neal Megaw, Track: Fly Cellar Unity Heva Cornishe by Dalla
In Response
Back at Drym Valley Centre we looked at our drawings and remembered some of the plants we came across in the woods and the views at the top of the hill. We drew and painted on coloured fabric in response to landscapes we had experienced. Which in turn has been made into bunting and banners to be used at our sharing day at Trencrom.
Vicky has collected sounds with the participants and rehearsals are well on the way ready for our outdoor performance in the woods and on top of the hill.
The Songs
Up Top
Up top
It’s alright
It’s so windy
Middle of nowhere
At the edge
At sea
I feel Wide awake
Clothes flapping in the breeze
We feel alive up top, up top
Oh yeah We feel alive up top, up top
Deep in the woods
What can you see?
What can you hear?
Deep in the woods
There are bluebells all around
And magic as far as you can see
There are bluebells all around
And magic as far as you can see
We feel grounded and calm
As the wind is rustling the leaves
We feel grounded and calm
As the wind is rustling the leaves
"Hello Stranger" is an ambitious project supported by the Good Growth Fund and involves over 60 artists actively engaging with diverse individuals and communities.
The outreach is extensive, from collaborating with St Petroc’s and those experiencing homelessness, working with disadvantaged and marginalised young people in Cornwall, involving Death Cafe’s and people experiencing loss, engaging with Ukrainian refugees, connecting with people living with disabilities, building relationships with the WI, and reaching out to individuals in the hospitality and farming sectors.
As part of this comprehensive project, Wildworks have also fostered partnerships with Cornwall schools.
This includes conducting workshops in ten secondary schools, where they introduce their innovative approaches to theatre in the landscape.
