I have lived in Wales for most of my life. I am deeply influenced and moved by the resonances generated within the ancient layers of the land around me. Resonances that I am seeking to explore and share with others in order to create new work.
My practice has been developed by theatre and live performance. I produced and directed Equilibre Horse Theatre for 15 years, a company known for its unique and diverse work. Horses were central, their mythic and symbolic presence permeating all the work.
I like to create performances and interventions that are visually led and I am interested in exploring the space that exists between theatre and the visual arts. My work is eclectic; I welcome the synchronicity generated within process, I embrace stitching together a patchwork of ideas to create responses that are textural, detailed and emotional.
Seeking to provoke a reconsideration of the landscape and our place within it, I try to offer a physical experience, drawing the audience in with subtle clues and detail, playing with attentiveness as a strategy for engagement. With the aim of developing new and more binding connections between the audience and the world they live in.
Hello Jane
We met at the Hydro-Citizenship meeting team dinner on Thursday evening, and talked about rivers, river swimming, source to sea and sea to source journeys, and holy wells.
Please send me an e-mail, as I can’t seem to find yours.
Peter Coates