Cambo with another normal Saturday? What’s the craic? Come down to Canterbury city centre on the 21st June and discover something nang!
Discover British cities mapped over Canterbury; which cities will you find where? How do we understand our city and how do others understand theirs? And what gets lost in translation?
Kent’s premier performance company, Accidental Collective reveal their new work, Lost in Translation, on Saturday 21st June in their home city of Canterbury. Accidental Collective has performed in shop windows, beaches, and bars, and now this up and coming young company are taking to the streets.
Accidental Collective has collected slang words from young people in a number of cities across the U.K. Lost in Translation will span eight sites and include seven cities, including Canterbury, Manchester and Inverness, amongst others. The slang words collected have helped to create a series of small performances and installations that will be unpacked and performed at various points from Westgate up to St. George’s clock tower (opposite Fenwick). Accidental Collective will unveil Oxford outside the Library and create the Thames along Guildhall Street…
Lost in Translation is part of Canterbury City Council’s 'Summer in the City’ programme and is one of the works that will be representing Canterbury in The Capital Of Culture's 'Portrait of a Nation' project in December in Liverpool. Lost in Translation is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and made with the kind support of Canterbury City Council.
