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THE ALLOTMENT PROJECT : Film

The Allotment Project: Film

Documentary meets dance to celebrate allotments and the communities around them!

THE ALLOTMENT PROJECT is a piece of Documentary Dance Theatre by Casson & Friends, that celebrates allotments and the communities around them!

With interviews from allotment owners & community gardeners of all ages, intercut & combined with compelling movement, THE ALLOTMENT PROJECT is a unique performance that reveals our relationship to the land, nature and each other.

A heartwarming duet that is gentle, human and humorous, the performance connects audiences with the joy of growing plants, food, and relationships across all four seasons.

Based on the live performance, this is a specially created film of THE ALLOTMENT PROJECT was shot on location at the Great South Allotment & the Arches Local Community Garden in Chatham, Kent. Additional footage from Westraven Community Garden, Peterborough.

a note from tim

“Creating this project we met some wonderful communities across the country who shared their beautiful words, thoughts and stories. I hope that the joyful world of The Allotment Project inspires you to get growing!”
— tim casson, director

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CREDITS

  • Co-Created with Allotmenteers & Community Gardeners in Chatham, Corby, Wellingborough, Kettering, and Peterborough

  • Choreographed by Tim Casson in collaboration with the performers

  • Performed by Lucy Starkey & Bethany Edwards

  • Original Score by Paul Rogerson

  • Camera & Edit by Alisa Boanta

  • Audio by John Thorpe

  • Commissioned by Applause Rural Touring, Creative Estuary, and Made With Many

  • Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England

  • Created with additional support from Peterborough Presents, 101 Outdoor Arts Creation Space, Live & Local, Restoke, Westraven Community Garden, Arches Local, Green Patch, Ladywell Allotments, and Wellingborough Eco Group

  • Production Manager Samuel Parker

  • Production Assistant Helen Dawson

  • Special thanks to Hazel McKenna, Sally Lampitt, Ryan Stafford, Leo Kay, and Naziha Arebi

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