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Harvest it!

...a festival of autumn delights

Sunday 23 September 2007

Free event for all in Myatt's Fields Park, Camberwell, London SE5.

Harvest it! transformed the Park into a bountiful village of delights with collective artworks and spectacular performances with the participation of hundreds of local people, who gathered to celebrate harvest in the heart of the city.

A major participatory programme, involving artists working with city farms, allotment organisations, schools, choirs and other local groups explored the theme of harvest, weaving together multiple cultures and revealing new expressions. On the day there was a giant sculptural figure adorned with produce grown in the park, a massive maze, live music, tango and Latin American dance, circus and carnival, collective embroidery and stitching, craft making activities, food and craft stalls, touch tour and audio description. Produced in collaboration with home, Harvest It! is leading on from Light it!, the spectacular communal celebration which attracted over 3,000 people last year.

Artistic Director: Ali Zaidi
Artists: Barby Asante, Fergus Drennan, Jan Hendrickse, Eleanor Margolies, Myriam Ojeda Patiño with ArtLAT, Shane Waltener.
Producers: Janet Waugh, motiroti; Laura Godfrey-Isaacs, home
Learning Director: Janice Galloway
Administrator: Alison Bean
Participants: Aid Fund for Africans, Arte y Compañia, artLAT Tiempo de Tango, the Barefoot Company – Martha Harrison & Dela Seward, Bengali Women's Group of Southwark, Bramah Green Community Centre, Beats of Polynesia, Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses, Camberwell Choir School, Collectivo Mayor, Club Años Dorados, Diane Sullock, Emmanuel the Magnificent, Kakatsitsi Drummers, Lambeth Asian Centre, Loughborough Primary School, Make a Difference, McAlpine Dance School, Myatt's Fields Park Allotment Volunteers, The Nest, Penny Walsh & Dyeworks, Roots & Shoots, Rosendale Allotments, St Johns Senior Citizens Project, South Island Workshop, DJ Eric Soul, Streatham Darby and Joan Club, Synergy Centre, Tunde Jegede & Maya Jabarteh, Vassall Voices, Vauxhall City Farm, The Watu.
Funders: Arts Council England Grants for the Arts and the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Coutts Charitable Trust and the Local Network Fund.
Supporters: Camberwell Arts, Myatt's Fields Park Project Group, The London Borough of Lambeth Events and Parks, Veolia and Visit London.
Media Partner: Southwark News
Production Management: JOULE
Touch Tour and Audio Description: Pickles Norman