THEN and NOW
Marking the centenary of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles
Marking the centenary of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles
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CELEBRATING WOMEN
Salute! is a tribute to the mothers, wives, sisters and daughters of Haghill who fought battles of their own on the Home Front, here in Glasgow while war raged in Europe and beyond. Battles against injustice; battles for the right to have a say in how their country was run – battles to put food on their tables and holds their families together in the face of Change. These were strong women and formed the bedrock of their community: their worlds were shattered by loss – but they picked up the pieces, as women always do, to rebuild what was lost in their own small corner of a much bigger world.
One hundred years ago, these women faced great challenges and pulled together to overcome those challenges. One hundred years on, in 2019, the women of Haghill and wider Dennistoun can – and ARE – doing the same thing.
Let us emphasise, that this project does not celebrate or glorify war. Rather, it celebrates lives of ordinary women of Glasgow that lived in times of uncertainty, loss, and sadness. Yet, even with horrifying impacts of war, they stayed strong and rebuilt their shattered lives.
We, at Asylon Theatre, strongly believe that by learning about our heritage, we become stronger, wiser and more appreciative of our lives today. We become peace-builders, so needed in times, when there is still violence, conflicts and wars- 100 years after the end of World War I...
One hundred years ago, these women faced great challenges and pulled together to overcome those challenges. One hundred years on, in 2019, the women of Haghill and wider Dennistoun can – and ARE – doing the same thing.
Let us emphasise, that this project does not celebrate or glorify war. Rather, it celebrates lives of ordinary women of Glasgow that lived in times of uncertainty, loss, and sadness. Yet, even with horrifying impacts of war, they stayed strong and rebuilt their shattered lives.
We, at Asylon Theatre, strongly believe that by learning about our heritage, we become stronger, wiser and more appreciative of our lives today. We become peace-builders, so needed in times, when there is still violence, conflicts and wars- 100 years after the end of World War I...
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INTERGENERATIONAL WORKSHOPS
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Thematically, the subject of Salute! is the Challenge of Change: how we handle change, how we resist it – how we can become instruments of change ourselves, transforming our own lives, the lives of those we love and our local communities.
Sparked off by the lives of real women from the period and using Census records, we will be holding a series of intergenerational, family-friendly creative workshops and events for the general public, during May/June 2019, to investigate the connections and discover resonance between where we live now and who lived there 100 years ago. These workshops and events will be held in local community spaces in East End of Glasgow are are free to attend!
By learning and sharing these women's stories we can begin to tell - and share - our own. And these first, small steps can effect big changes in all our lives.
Sparked off by the lives of real women from the period and using Census records, we will be holding a series of intergenerational, family-friendly creative workshops and events for the general public, during May/June 2019, to investigate the connections and discover resonance between where we live now and who lived there 100 years ago. These workshops and events will be held in local community spaces in East End of Glasgow are are free to attend!
By learning and sharing these women's stories we can begin to tell - and share - our own. And these first, small steps can effect big changes in all our lives.
ETTA'S WAR- the play
The culmination of these workshops and events will be a performance of “Etta's War”, an immersive, site-specific drama set over the years 1914-1919, written by local playwright Jack Dickson, which will be performed on the evening of Friday 28th June 2019, exactly a century after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. Inspired by real women from Haghill and using material generated during the workshops, “Etta's War” will involve professional actors, spoken chorus made of local people and workshop participants, young musicians and singers. If you fancy being part of this get in touch!
The project has been kindly supported by National Heritage Fund
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