The Soul Exchange has had great responses in the press - and a lively presence on twitter and the like. What did you think? What were the strengths and weaknesses? Favourite moments? Times of confusion? Here are some questions that I'm thinking about since the show, but feel free to add and answer your own:
I'm Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and reflections.
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January seems a long time ago but the Soul Exchange is still fresh in my mind. On reflection I think that the Soul Exchange was a great success. Most, if not all, of the people I have spoke to about the show from Butetown talk positively about their experience. i had a conversation recently with a theater director who wasn't too impressed and thought that the could have been community involvement but as someone who was involved from the early stages I can honestly say that NTW could not have made more effort, she did have a good point about the carbon footprint of 50 taxis, maybe NTW could plant some trees or get involved in the Community Allotment I have set up in Butetown :)
Personally I thought the story gave a good over view of Butetown/Docks/TigerBay but tended to be a bit cliched.
Legacy was a word used a lot. I have been involved in quite a few community initiatives where an organisation would run a project in Butetown, get some photo's of 'ethnic' people for their publicity and then leave, shortly followed by the next. But since the Soul Exchange NTW have continued to work with some of the creatives involved with the show, including myself. Having the support of NTW has helped lend weight and credibility to some of the ideas I/we wish to pursue (more on that soon).
I would also like to thank NTW for the opportunity to be involved in the Soul Exchange and also like to thank them on behalf of AFC Butetown for sponsoring our kit, this has been a great help, the kit we had was looking a bit worn.
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