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Voice Up Theatre Taster on Love and Devotion

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  • Free
  • Workshop
  • 16+
  • Limited audio description
  • Hearing loop
  • Relaxed
  • Wheelchair accessible

What you’ll do

Join us for a performance-based workshop exploring love and devotion, and how they shape ideas about health and wellbeing.

We’ll be sharing poetry and writing by mystics, artists and lyricists from a range of cultures and time periods – from medieval India and ancient China to the West, as well as more contemporary voices.

Guided by our facilitators, you’ll step into these perspectives by reading their words and bringing them to life using movement, performance or acting. Afterwards, we’ll explore what it means to embody these ideas and feelings, and reflect on how love and devotion intersect with agency, hope and healing.

This event is aimed at people aged 16 and over. No experience is needed. We recommend you wear clothing and footwear that you’re comfortable to move in.

If you want a break from the activities at any point, you can head to our Chill-Out Room to lie down or relax.

There will be an optional script read-through at 13:30 for anyone who wishes to hear the content before the workshop starts. If you don’t need to hear the script ahead of time, you can turn up at 14:00, when the workshop will begin. 

We can also send you an audio recording of the script before the event. If you’d like this, please email info@wellcomecollection.org. 

Dates

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Need to know

Location

We’ll be in the Wellcome Kitchen, which you can find by taking the stairs or the lift to level 2.

Accompanying adults

You can have a parent, guardian or support worker come and drop you off. If you’d like someone to stay and support you during the event, just let us know in advance or on the day.

Drop in

Just turn up to this event. It's likely to have room for everyone.

Place not guaranteed

Booking a ticket for a free, in-person event does not guarantee you a place. You should aim to arrive 15 minutes before the event is scheduled to start to claim your place. If you do not arrive on time, your place may be given to someone on the waiting list.

Waiting list

If this event is fully booked, you may still be able to attend. We will operate a waiting list, which opens 30 minutes before this event starts. Arrive early, and we’ll give you a numbered ticket. If there are any unfilled places just before the start time, we will invite you to enter in order of ticket number.

Limited audio description

The host and speakers will describe themselves and key visual elements they refer to. There will not be a separate audio description track.

Hearing loop

There will be a hearing loop at this event.

Relaxed

This is a relaxed event. You are welcome to move freely around the space. You can leave and re-enter whenever you wish, and you can make noise at any time.

Wheelchair accessible

This event is wheelchair accessible, which means people in wheelchairs can access the location with relative ease.

For more information, please visit our Accessibility page. If you have any queries about accessibility, please email us at access@wellcomecollection.org or call

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About your facilitators

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Sin Ying Joelle Li

(she/her)

Joelle is an independent curator and Engagement Facilitator at Wellcome Collection, where she explores creative approaches to making the museum and collection more relevant to contemporary audiences through object research. She values lived experiences and is passionate about fostering empathy, dialogue, and co-learning through equitable representation. She is particularly interested in the intersection of theatre, play, and museum. 

Anja Richardson

Anja is an artist and a Visitor Experience and Engagement Facilitator at Wellcome Collection. Originally trained as an engineer before moving into art and research, she is interested in how bodies, materials and systems shape our experience of the world. She often collaborates with scientists, including work on stroke rehabilitation, and enjoys creating spaces for curiosity, dialogue, and shared learning. 

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reid smith

reid is a Visitor Experience and Engagement Facilitator at Wellcome Collection. Before working here, reid worked in the arts for many years. reid's first job was as a greengrocer. Since then, he's been a theatre maker, performer, community arts outreach worker, musician, illustrator and has worked in cinemas and galleries. He is currently training as a celebrant.