Phoene Cave and Transit Collective

Photo by Antony Edwards

What is TRANSIT?

Inspired by three days of experiential cross-arts collaboration hosted by Towner Eastbourne, lead artist Phoene Cave proposed transitioning these collective improvisations into the public facing non-gallery spaces during the Turner Prize 2023 exhibition. These act as a response to Eastbourne ALIVE and East Sussex Art Partnership question of “Is it Art?”.

TRANSIT will showcase different creative responses during the first week of February 2024. Through sound, gesture, movement, spoken and sung narrative, the collective will respond to community voices gathered from prior workshops with a wide range of participants.

TRANSIT will be influenced by local people (identities) and place (landscapes) exploring journeying, connections, and crossing boundaries.

Expect the unexpected as we animate the space, offering passive or participatory engagement in a way that suits all visitors, including those from our community partners who may have never visited Towner.

Photo by Emily Pearce

Who are TRANSIT?

TRANSIT is a collaboration between twelve local creatives - eight from Eastbourne, two from St Leonards-on-Sea and two from Brighton - from different disciplines of dance, music, spoken word and creative writing. .

It is a group that is representative across LGBTQIA+, neurodivergence, gender, age and ethnicity. All are experienced performers and socially engaged arts facilitators ably supported by a Director and Movement Director.

We are testing the contextual resilience of a new cross arts collective working responsively through improvisation. This will pave the way for making future creative community connections sustainable.

TRANSIT artists:

More details and community partners can be found on the TRANSIT website

Photo by Emily Pearce

TRANSIT Eastbourne dates and timings:


4.00pm – 8.00pm on 2 February 2024
11.00am - 4.45pm on 4 February 2024
11.00am - 4.45pm on 7 February 2024
12.00pm - 4.45pm on 9 February 2024


For further information:

www.transitcollective.org

All welcome, free admission.

Photo by Emily Pearce

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