Guest Grief Gathering - Lou Robbin
ONLINE
Wednesday 16 June 2021, 6.30-8pm
As part of This Grief Thing, we’re hosting Grief Gatherings, small, free group conversations about grief.
We believe there are many ways to grieve and to talk about grief, so we’ve invited special guests to host their own Grief Gatherings in any way they choose. This session will be led by Lou Robbin. Lou is a multidisciplinary artist, writer and dramaturg, intent on making art that explores the beauty in ritual and healing of the self. Lou aims to invest in the development of artists and makers across multiple platforms with a focus on wellbeing, identity and heritage.
We’re really keen to hear from all sorts of people about how easy or difficult they find it to talk about their own or other people’s grief, and this session is open to people of colour and LGBTQ+ participants. There is no obligation to talk, you’re welcome to just sit and listen.
The Grief Gathering will last approximately 1 ½ hours, takes place on Zoom, and it's free to attend but booking is essential.
If you require captioning or a British Sign Language interpreter, or for any other queries, please contact: griefgatherings@feveredsleep.co.uk
This Grief Thing by Fevered Sleep
Supported by
Arts Council England
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Wellcome
The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
We acknowledge the assistance of the 2018 Banff Playwrights Lab – a partnership between the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and the Canada Council for the Arts - in the development of This Grief Thing.
This Grief Thing Manchester 2019 photo by Richard Tymon
“It was incredibly useful for me to hear others share how they feel. Even just being able to identify my feelings in others made me feel soothed and brought me a feeling of relief. ”
Grief Gathering Participant
“It was so beautiful. Something about it meant we could just talk gently, and openly, and follow the shared lines of enquiry together, in the last light of the day. It felt like a piece of art in itself. ”
Grief Gathering Participant