In the lead-up to new Nuffield-based show Dinner With America (see WHAT'S ON section), London based artist Rajni Shah delivers a free participatory experience taking place in St Nicholas' Arcade in the centre of Lancaster.
Drawing on Shah's ongoing research into gift-giving as intervention in public space, this interactive performance takes place in busy communal areas. Passers-by are greeted by a large dinner table, where other members of the public are seated. Newcomers are invited to take part by accepting a gift, entering into a relationship with the gathering for as long or as short a time as they choose. This project was originally commissioned by the Nuffield Theatre and Futuresonic Festival, and first took place in Manchester’s Picadilly Gardens in April 2008.
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