Walk the Season with Fleur Darkin

Walk the Season with Fleur Darkin 
A series of four seasonal walks noticing trees, landscape and the water’s edge. An invitation to be present in the changing season with artist Fleur Darkin.

About the event
Join us for a free group walk that uses embodied and gentle physical practice to connect with the natural environment around Forgan Arts Centre.

The walk draws on mindfulness techniques found in movement practices such as breathing techniques and yoga, and takes us a distance into the landscape of forest and the river’s edge. The walks are circular, starting and ending at Forgan Arts Centre. They include some gentle hills and uneven woodland terrain. The pace will be unpressured and all participants will be encouraged to go at a consensual speed as we journey together. Led by renowned movement artist Fleur Darkin, the walks draw on diverse knowledge systems, the varied ways different cultures and communities understand and interact with their environment, and uses embodied practices and uses the body and senses to heighten sensitivity to the world around us.

The walks are social and we don’t take ourselves too seriously! Past walks have been with people at all ages and stages and it is really nice to bring people together. Everyone is warmly welcomed. Participants are invited to join us post-walk for coffee and tea.

Dates

Tue 20 January, 10am-11am

Tue 27 January, 10am-11am

Tue 3 February, 10am-11am

Sat 7 February, 10am-11am

This is a free event, but booking is required.

What to bring
Wear water or rain-proof clothing as well as comfortable and warm layers. Sturdy footwear is recommended if you have it. You may be invited to sit or lie on the ground so no need for your smartest gear! Dogs are welcome to join.

Access
If you have any anxieties or concerns about accessibility, please get in touch. For participants who find walking a challenge, we can look at finding an alternative that suits you.

About the artist
Fleur Darkin is a choreographer, writer, director and teacher. She is Artistic Director of Presence Projects, a new company focusing on creative processes and expanded choreographic practice. She lives local to Forgan Arts Centre and makes work which tours extensively across Scotland and the UK, and to Germany, Italy, Ireland, Greece, South Korea, and repeated tours in India, China, Mexico and Brazil. Her work in different spaces and places has created a choreographic practice that is open and embracing of cultural exchange. Presence Projects generate new ways of seeing and feeling and with a particular responsiveness to the natural world to generate new ideas and experiences.

Image courtesy of Stephen Grant.