Rise Up – 2020

11th December 2019 – Kuumba Centre
16th December 2019 – Hartcliffe Community Centre

Knife crime, family breakdown, anti-social behaviour, racism and stigma were just some of the themes explored in RISE UP, two forum theatre performances made by residents of St Pauls and Hartcliffe about their personal stories and experiences.

Watch our video about the project here: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/383727719

Over 40 people took part in workshops over 10 weeks in a project run by Bristol based mental health and performance charity Many Minds and black women’s playback theatre company, Breathing Fire, supported by Bristol City Council. Performances took place in front of audiences in the Kuumba Centre and Hartcliffe Community Centre.

Forum theatre invites audience members to take part in the conversation and together find ways to take action on the barriers that are faced in their areas. It enables the audience to change what they have seen on stage.