1st – 23rd May 2021
Citywide
Blast Theory’s Rider Spoke allows participants to navigate the city by bicycle, recording their own stories and listening to the stories of others. The work is narrated by artist Ju Row Farr, asking riders to answer questions and reflect on their lives whilst cycling around the city. With the help of an interactive app, riders are directed to find the perfect place in which to say their answers aloud, recording them into the app. Every response gets linked to its environment and can only be experienced by others at that specific location. The app will reveal the location of stories contributed by other riders, adding a layer of site-specificity to each recording. Rider Spoke features a score by Blanket adding to the cinematic feeling of being the star in your own movie.
“A gloriously enlivening piece of theatre… the show’s greatest gift is that it manages to embrace the remorseless rush of the City while insisting on the individual’s ability to pierce it with quiet reflection.” – Metro
Rider Spoke premiered at the Barbican in 2007, and has since been shown in over twenty cities worldwide. You can experience the work at this year’s Brighton Festival until May 23rd.