From the 30th of May to the 11th of June, the Vital Spaces Company is touring an interactive performance piece titled On Our Terms around Devon.
Visiting various schools, youth clubs, and county offices, the hour-long show blends workshop and physical theatre to create a the VSC's unique blend of a resonant and vivid show with dialogic outcomes.
The audience ranges from invited members of Devon County Council, to various youth club groups, to school classes and administrators.
Aiming to open up dialogue around what the 'youth' represent and how they can have a voice in society, the piece veers away from traditional issues-based Applied Theatre and manages to look almost like a real performance - studded with poignant moments of conversation and honesty for its blended audience.
Drawing on work by companies like Sojourn Theatre (Portland, Oregon), the aesthetic represents the final outcomes of two years of research, and is a launching pad for future work in partnership with local authorities and youth organisations.
