“Bring Your Own Utopia”: performance “The Forest of Ink and Skin” by David Hartley (UK) and Henri Hütt
Saturday, 11th May
15:00–19:00
Tartu New Theatre
Folktales foraged from painted bark; stories salvaged from inky roots. Welcome to the Forest of Ink and Skin; a place of ancient futures, and pasts that are yet to come. Stroll between the trees and seek the tales written on flesh. Find the symbols of protection and the creatures of transformation, seek the moth, the wolf, and the fox. Go deeper. Watch your step. Keep moving, and do not stop. The Forest of Ink and Skin will take care of you. The Forest of Ink and Skin will take you. Do not be afraid. A unique storytelling experience from Henri Hütt, David Hartley, and a legion of living, breathing trees. If you go down to the woods today…
The performance was sponsored by A. Le Coq.
Read more about “Bring Your Own Utopia” HERE.
David Hartley reminisces about “The Forest of Ink & Skin” in his blog:
“The Forest of Ink & Skin was scheduled to be a major part of the final day of the 2024 Prima Vista Literature Festival and, just as that bottle toppled, the first audience members were making their way inside. Across the two hours, we would perform those eight stories to over 100 torch-bearing people as they wandered through our living forest of tattooed Estonians.”
Read more on David Hartley’s blog.
