Conference programme (may be subject to change)
8.30am Registration opens
9.30am Opening ‘Ceremony/Performance'
9.45 Ritual Trends in Society today Linda Woodhead, Professor in the Sociology of Religion, Lancaster University
10.15 Creating community through artistic events John Vara, Artistic Director of Same Sky, Community arts charity in Brighton
10.45 Crafting meaning through community art Martin Poole, Founder of Beyond, Creator of the Beach Hut Advent Calendar
11.15 Coffee and networking
11.45 The Connection between Art and Ritual Claire Raftery, Artistic Director of Periplum, Producers of largescale art/performance pieces
12.15 The Ritual of opening and closing ceremonies Clare Amsel, Producer of opening & closing ceremonies for Olympic and Commonwealth Games
12.45 Lunch - including Gravetalk cafe
2pm Finding Spirituality in Art Ian Adams, poet, writer and artist, Author of Running over Rocks
2.30 A personal reflection on art, religion and death Amy Mason, writer and performer, Author of the one woman play ‘Mass’
3pm Cultural shifts in Funeral Practice from Hackney to Accra, John Harris, T. Cribb funeral directors
3.30pm Ritual in a non-religious context Isabel Russo, Head of Ceremonies, British Humanist Association
4pm Modern Ritual and the Loss of Lament Jeremy Brooks, Author of Heaven’s Morning Breaks a book about funeral practice in the UK
4.30 Death and the Digital Domain James Norris, Founder of DeadSocial and the Digital Legacy Association, Working with people and their digital legacy
5pm Reflections on the day – Cole Moreton
5.30pm Tea and networking
Leave for Beach Hut Advent Calendar
8pm MASS A performance by Amy Mason
9.30am Opening ‘Ceremony/Performance'
9.45 Ritual Trends in Society today Linda Woodhead, Professor in the Sociology of Religion, Lancaster University
10.15 Creating community through artistic events John Vara, Artistic Director of Same Sky, Community arts charity in Brighton
10.45 Crafting meaning through community art Martin Poole, Founder of Beyond, Creator of the Beach Hut Advent Calendar
11.15 Coffee and networking
11.45 The Connection between Art and Ritual Claire Raftery, Artistic Director of Periplum, Producers of largescale art/performance pieces
12.15 The Ritual of opening and closing ceremonies Clare Amsel, Producer of opening & closing ceremonies for Olympic and Commonwealth Games
12.45 Lunch - including Gravetalk cafe
2pm Finding Spirituality in Art Ian Adams, poet, writer and artist, Author of Running over Rocks
2.30 A personal reflection on art, religion and death Amy Mason, writer and performer, Author of the one woman play ‘Mass’
3pm Cultural shifts in Funeral Practice from Hackney to Accra, John Harris, T. Cribb funeral directors
3.30pm Ritual in a non-religious context Isabel Russo, Head of Ceremonies, British Humanist Association
4pm Modern Ritual and the Loss of Lament Jeremy Brooks, Author of Heaven’s Morning Breaks a book about funeral practice in the UK
4.30 Death and the Digital Domain James Norris, Founder of DeadSocial and the Digital Legacy Association, Working with people and their digital legacy
5pm Reflections on the day – Cole Moreton
5.30pm Tea and networking
Leave for Beach Hut Advent Calendar
8pm MASS A performance by Amy Mason