An immersive and inclusive workshop where participants are invited to delve into their personal relationship with food. This 2-hour session is a contemplative and creative space designed to explore the deep connections between food, memory, family traditions, and body image. The workshop aims to deepen understanding, spark meaningful conversations, and encourage the exchange of diverse experiences. Join us for a journey into the heart of what food means to you and your community, and walk away with new insights, connections, and a richer appreciation for the stories we eat.

Pepa Duarte is an experienced, versatile Latinx actor across stage and screen. She is a RADA graduate as well as a trained physical performer and improviser. Her training encompasses acting, devising, comedy, physical theatre (Melodrama, Commedia Del’ Arte, Buffon, Clown, Corporal Mime, Neutral Mask and Expressive Mask), yoga, contemporary dance, and singing. Pepa began teaching improvisation in 2019. Throughout her career she has developed workshops for a wide range of people from children to young people, adults and professional actors. Pepa also uses techniques at the heart of improvisation for workshops in the workplace.

B’s Feast reimagines Babette’s Feast in London’s Royal Docks. This intimate, immersive music-theatre piece centres on “B,” a migrant woman who expresses memory and resilience through cooking. Played by a rotating cast of diverse performers, “B” offers a meal that becomes a quiet act of cultural redemption. The piece explores themes of migration, labour, and community healing. Developed in collaboration with Newham residents, it ends with a shared feast where the audience breaks bread together—recipes contributed by local women.

Edible Archives:

Edible Archives create memorable multisensory experiences that boldly explore heritage by bringing together food, art and poetry. They’ve previously created pop-up ice cream parlours full of sound and set celebrating the murals of William Mitchell and The Bradford Selection, a multisensory artwork held within a biscuit tin featuring unique recipes co-created with local communities in Bradford.

Website: https://www.ediblearchives.co.uk/