Leeds Playhouse are proud to welcome the Grief Series (UK) by Leeds’ very own Ellie Harrison & Zion Art Studio (Mexico) to the Playhouse as they welcome you to celebrate Day of the Dead reimagined with the people of Yorkshire.

All That Lives is a 9-day celebration of those we’ve loved and lost taking place at Leeds Playhouse, Leeds City College, and Centre for Live Art Yorkshire (CLAY) from 27 October to 4 November.

Enjoy provocative live performance exploring grief and “loss through amazing visual and digital art, immersive activities and heart-touching conversations about death and love.

Learn about Mexican Day of the Dead traditions and contribute objects to an immersive public Ofrenda to celebrate those you have loved and lost.

With its fair share of provocative events programmed by Centre for Live Art Yorkshire (CLAY) we hope you’ll laugh ‘til you cry, remember the good times and leave with a lighter heart.

Signposting to practical help, advice and local services will be available via our facilitated Crossing sessions with facilitators trained in holding meaningful, helpful conversations around the themes of life and death.

Create, make and decorate Day of the Dead paper crafts with artists from Mexico at Leeds Playhouse. Come along for alternative Halloween and crafting activities that  are fun, creative and suitable for all ages and abilities!

Dates: Fri 27 October – Sat 4 November

Locations: Leeds Playhouse, Leeds City College and Centre for Live Art Yorkshire (CLAY)

All info available on Leeds 2023 website here

 

Events at Leeds Playhouse

All That Lives: Journey With Absent Friends
Playhouse Gardens
Fri 27 Oct – Sat 4 Nov
Free – drop in

Opening times
Fri 27 Oct, 11am – 7pm
Sat 28 Oct,10am – 5pm
Mon 30 Oct – Fri 3Oct – 10am – 5pm
Sat 4 Nov, 11am -7pm

This Caravan was built as part of Journey with Absent Friends to house our mobile museum of memorial. It travelled with Ellie Harrison from Leeds, to Oxford, to Hamburg and the Isle of Arran as she tried to answer questions about where the memory of the dead lives. Along the way it collected stories from the people that visited it.

Now it is here for you to explore, and potentially contribute to, as part of All That Lives.
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All That Lives: Zion Studio Mexico City Sculptures and Ofrenda
Leeds Playhouse
Fri 27 Oct – Sat 4 Nov
Free – Drop in

Join Zion Studios creating a little patch of Mexican Sunshine in Leeds with the help of local hosts The Grief Series. Zion Studio are renowned Cartoneria Paper Sculptors responsible for making Dia De Los Muertos installations in Mexico City from the famous Zocalo square to the parks of Chapultepec.

Experience the beauty, colour, sites and sounds of Day of the dead with a Yorkshire twist. Learn about Mexican remembrance traditions and add your own photos, flowers and offerings to our epic Ofrenda display.

Grief Series UK has been collaborating with Zion Studio Mexico since 2017 and can’t wait to welcome you to our collaboration.
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All That Lives: The Crossing
Leeds Playhouse
Fri 27 Oct – Sat 4 Nov, 12pm – 7pm
Free – drop in

Join us for a cuppa, a chat and explore The Crossing. You can also find signposting to practical help and advice.

The Crossing is a collection of illustrated resources, designed to help you plan a funeral celebration.

The Crossing is designed to help you think about, talk about and plan an end of life celebration. It might be a celebration for yourself or a loved one. It’s been designed to highlight the wide range of cultural perspectives and traditions about death and what follows.

Drop in and stay for ten minutes or two hours. Find a cosy corner to reflect, talk or plan. And if you want a Crossing kit to take home with you, they will be available for sale.
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All That Lives: Day of the Dead Papercraft Workshops
Leeds Playhouse

Opening times
Sat 28 Oct, 10am & 2pm
Wed 1 Nov, 10am & 2pm
Sat 4 Nov, 10am

Free, pre-bookable event
Suitable for ages 5+

Creative activities bringing a little patch of Mexican Sunshine to Leeds.

You’ll work with Zion Art Studio, renowned Cartonería Paper Sculptors responsible for making Día de los Muertos installations in Mexico City.

More info and book here 

 

All That Lives: Halloween Mask Making and Papercraft
Leeds Playhouse
Tue 31 Oct, 10am
Free, pre-bookable event
Suitable for ages 5+

Day of the Dead drop in workshop for families and people of all ages.

Make a mask to wear trick or treating or try out other authentic Mexican papercrafts

More info and book here

 

All That Lives: Meet the Artists
Leeds Playhouse

Thu 2 Nov, 3pm
Free, pre-bookable event
Suitable for ages 16+

To celebrate Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) with our incredible guest artists. We are holding a very special papercraft workshop particularly aimed at adults young and old, artists and makers. This is a chance for people with a keen interest in art and craft techniques to find out more about Day of the Dead, the culture around Mexican cartonería papercraft and the artists who make it.

Experience the beauty, colour, sites and sounds of Day of the dead with a Yorkshire twist. Grief Series UK has been collaborating with Zion Studio Mexico since 2017 and can’t wait to welcome you to our collaboration.

More info and book here