Folk Customs Now!
Sat 29th Apr 2023 - 10:30 - 15:30
Folk Customs Now! – all free
Post Workers Theatre perform autohoodening, a consciousness-raising custom for the age of A.I. capitalism, updating an ancient midwinter ritual to engage with the horrors of the contemporary workplace.
Mark Norman is a writer (Black Dog Folklore, Dark Folklore) and broadcaster (Folklore Podcast). He will be talking about West Country Obby Oss customs and his Black Dog Oss.
Ben Edge, celebrated artist of the Frontline Folklore paintings and film, will be discussing his work.
The Autohoodening film is an epic folk opera, based on Amazon workers testimonies and interviews with union organisers, written and produced collectively by Post Workers Theatre and Infinite Opera. Captain Swing returns from past worker uprisings in a consciousness-raising custom for the age of A.I. capitalism.
10.30 Walkabout by Post Workers Theatre
11.00 Mark Norman talk (in Library)
12.00 Ben Edge talk (in Library)
1.00 Play by Auto Hoodeners
1.30 Curator’s tour of Animal Guising with James Frost
2.00 Screening of Autohoodening: The Rise of Captain Swing (1hr 21m) followed by Q&A.
Afternoon only – Design your own folk costume
Folk Customs Now! - Timings
10.30 Walkabout by Post Workers Theatre
11.00 Mark Norman talk (in Library)
12.00 Ben Edge talk (in Library)
1.00 Play by Auto Hoodeners
1.30 Curator’s tour of Animal Guising with James Frost
2.00 Screening of Autohoodening: The Rise of Captain Swing (1hr 21m) followed by Q&A.