Kin

A Playful Performance for a Library

Small Children watch then take part in this site-sensitive participatory performance about kinship and connection. Kin was made for library and bookshop spaces and was part of the Art of Libraries project.
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Kin was developed especially for the Library’s’ Space Chase Challenge and follows a simple narrative of an alien creature trying to connect with earthlings through the language of books. With a minimalist soundtrack, sculptural set and dance-like performance, the piece was loved by young children and their adults alike.
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Performed as a Work-In-Progress at Tuffley and Quedgeley Library, Gloucestershire, the development of Kin was paused by Covid 19.

Creative Team

Concept and Direction: Lucy Cassidy
Deviser and Performer: Brenda Waite
Dramaturgy: Katy Costigan
Produced by: Lucy Cassidy
Funded and Supported by: Art of Libraries, Create Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire Library Service

"It was beautifully surreal . . . balletic almost . . ." [Staff Member, Tuffley Library]

"My 2 year old found it very funny!" [Parent]

"It was very child-centred, children can really engage & connect & feel part of it . ." [Parent]

"There was this moment of quiet when everything in the library seemed to stop and listen
and focus" [Staff Member, Quedgeley Library]