A performance walk exploring the extraordinary creative energy of the two women
who created A la Ronde, a unique sixteen sided house on Devonʼs south coast.
A performance walk exploring the extraordinary creative energy of the two women
who created A la Ronde, a unique sixteen sided house on Devonʼs south coast.
A performance walk exploring the extraordinary creative energy of the two women
who created A la Ronde, a unique sixteen sided house on Devonʼs south coast.
Saturday 11th September 2010 A performance walk exploring the extraordinary creative energy of the two women who created A la Ronde, a unique sixteen sided house on Devonʼs south coast.
Take a turn around the grounds with Katie Etheridge,
an artist-performer who has been exploring how the beautiful and painstaking work the Parminter cousins created at A la Ronde might give us an insight into the lives of its makers, and into the creative process itself.
Katie has been rummaging through drawers marked
“The fascinating history of the instant likeness from silhouettes to polaroids”, “This seasons must have- create a home shell grotto in 173 easy steps”, and “Unique storage solutions for the busy woman- cabinets of curiosity”, and looks forward to sharing her findings with you.
This event is free as part of A la Rondeʼs Heritage Open
Day. Entry to the house and gardens is also free. Other attractions include Willet and Pattersonʼs Amazing Camera Obscura.
Times 11.30am, 2pm and 4pm
(performance lasts approximately 70 minutes)
Further Information 01395 265514
alaronde@nationaltrust.org.uk
Katie Etheridge is an artist working across disciplines to create
new work for a wide variety of contexts. Her work is often concerned with exploring lost, hidden, and imagined histories. Katie loves working outside in streets and fields, and enjoys projects that create the possibility for meaningful connections with local people and places. www.oldclockshop.co.uk
A la Ronde is a unique 16-sided house built on the instructions
of unmarried cousins Jane and Mary Parminter, on their return from a 10 year grand tour of Europe. Completed c. 1796, the house is decorated with the cousins intricate work in shells, feathers, seaweed and paper, and contains many objects they collected on their travels. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w- alaronde