During October and November 2011 Christine has been Artist in Residence in Kökar, the outermost part of the Åland Archipelago which lies between Sweden and Finland at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia. There was a Work-in-progress demonstration of material created during the residency
WORDS TO LEARN AND USE/ORD ATT LÄRA OCH ANVÄNDA
in Kökar on 24th November 7pm and Mariehamn 29th November 7pm.
If you'd like to drop in on the daily ups and downs of residency life, visit the blog on www.christinewatkins.tumblr.com
A new work for performance, commissioned by Ledbury Poetry Festival in celebration of International Year of Astronomy. Premiered to a full house at the Market Theatre Ledbury on 10th July 2009 and toured on in Autumn 2010. more details here...
Performance project exploring the work of poet-scientist Ronald Ross and humanity’s struggle to understand and combat malaria. Mosquito Night was performed at The Courtyard Centre for the Arts, Hereford in February 2008 and combined monologue by Christine Watkins, lecture by Dr Angela Priestman, choral song cycle composed by Mary Keith and floorscape installation by Emily Campbell. www.mosquitonight.info
THE TIDE TABLES - a vibrant new work which casts its gaze across the art/science boundary to survey the landscape of midlife. Following a successful premiere the show toured the UK in May/June 2011 with its special fusion of poetry, biology, vocal harmony and wry humour...
The tour was a co-production with The Centre for Performance Research. To see a short video extract from rehearsals and audience comments click here...
