An Ancient / Modern Ritual for Portland
We have been working in Portland for a while now, getting a sense of the island, its inhabitants, human and animal, its history. We are aware of its ancient beginnings and have been reading speculative histories that tell stories of a land of ritual, ruled by the seasons and their symbolism and where fire was used as a celebration, as a source of community cohesion, as a beacon for seafarers. We have been looking for the traces of these ceremonies, in the land, in the archives, in the memories of people. We are inspired to create a modern ritual where people and symbolic animals will come together in celebration. At the coming of dusk, the borderline hour between light and dark, when anything is possible.
