Guest Grief Gatherings - Deepa Shastri (BSL)
ONLINE
Thursday 10 June 2021, 6.30-8pm
As part of our project This Grief Thing, arts organisation Fevered Sleep are hosting Grief Gatherings. They’re small, free group conversations about grief and they're open to all.
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 Deepa Shastri, a deaf presenter, interviewer, actress, creative producer, BSL consultant. Deepa is keen to provide a safe space for people who are comfortable in communicating in BSL to share their experiences and thoughts about grief.
This event will have both BSL interpretation and live subtitles and is for D/deaf participants.
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. There is no obligation to talk, you're welcome to sit and watch.
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 have any questions, 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