A voice counting numbers
steam hiss on metal
the dawn is making an entrance
soon, we will leap for the skies
empty, yet full of noise
40 years after man landed on the moon, video artist Maria Santos and poet Al Robertson combine words and images to remember growing up in space, and then falling back to earth.
The performance – part of the Southwark Playhouse Secrets season – begins at 1.00pm, on the 18th and 20th August, and lasts for 45 minutes. It will be held in the bar area of Southwark Playhouse, Shipwright Yard (corner of Tooley Street and Bermondsey Street), London SE1 2TF – here’s a map.
Tickets are £5.00 (which includes a sandwich and a drink), or £3.00 for entry only, and are available here – book in advance to be sure you get one!
Image from NASA/courtesy of nasaimages.org.