As part of Galoshans 2025 X Feral Takeover Programme
FLOCK: Live dance poem!
FLOCK invites you to a live dance poem, celebrating our connection to Port Glasgow, nature, and each other. Inspired by mesmerizing bird murmurations, this event will transform Port Glasgow library into a temporary, moving artwork. It asks: “How can a group become ‘a single thought’ while retaining ‘a thousand voices’?”
Join us to draw and dance with your imagination alongside a ballet dancer! You’ll use giant chalk to help create a beautiful visual poem that unfolds across the park.
All ages are welcome, and no experience is needed! Join our pre-show workshop for creative fun with words, movement, and drawings about birds and community. Then, help us make a beautiful, temporary artwork that moves with the dancer – a visual poem unfolding in the streets!
Glasgow-based artist Bex Anson explores expanded choreography for site-responsive contexts; examining social politics, co-creation, and engagement within urban landscapes. Previous shows include STRUT, KID_X and RUINS. Her outdoor work has toured Scotland and featured at festivals like GDIF and Spraoi International Street Arts Festival. Anson is a recipient of the Stomping Ground Commission (2022) and a Four Nations Outdoor Arts Bursary (2023), alongside Made In Scotland and Total Theatre Awards.
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FLOCK supported by Galoshans festival, Govanhill International Carnival and Feral.
Image credit: Joseph Dalton
V: Highly Visual / No or Little Text
R: Relaxed Performance
– audience can come and go as they please/make noise/move around.
Port Glasgow Library, Fore St, Port Glasgow PA14 5EG
Port Glasgow Library is a 5-minute walk from Port Glasgow Train Station and a 5 minute walk from Port Glasgow Bus Station.
There is a car park behind Port Glasgow Library just off Bay St.
More info on Parking in Port Glasgow here:
Port Glasgow Library has step free access
The toilets at Port Glasgow Library are located on the ground floor behind the stairs and to the left. They include accessible toilets and there are free period products available in one of the toilets
Yes on request.
Our goal for FLOCK is to be inclusive for all ages and abilities, with no prior experience necessary.
*While we’ll be on our feet devising and exploring movement for periods, we aim to accommodate any physical barriers within our means.
*The movement vocabulary is highly adaptable, often led by ideas from the group. Bex Anson will guide individuals, but also encourage everyone to participate at their own comfort level, finding a collective movement palette that embraces the entire group.
*To support this, chairs will be available (participants can move while sitting down), we’ll take frequent breaks, and participants are welcome to ‘flock in and out’ of activities as they wish, or simply observe.
*For drawing exercises, we’re creating long chalk pencils so you don’t have to be on the ground, and we’ll provide knee pads for those who prefer ground-level work.
*We’ll start with a group check-in, inviting participants to share anything that makes them feel at ease. Alternatively, you can chat with Bex Anson discreetly beforehand for accommodations during our warm-*Filming: The workshop will be filmed for private, personal development purposes only.
What to Bring/Wear: Participants should wear comfortable clothing and bring waterproofs if needed.
Refreshments: Drinks and fruit will be provided.
Experience Level: No previous experience necessary in movement, poetry, or drawing.
Rig Arts: Charity No: SC042242
Supported by The National Lottery through Creative Scotland.
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