Whilst researching for content for my QR codes, I stumbled across a link to the website of Blind Ditch projects who “bring together varied voices from the communities we work with, to create unexpected arts and performance events in everyday spaces.” (Blind Ditch, 2013)

I was inspired by their work “This City’s Centre” because their focus on performing a different view of the city centre was similar to our aims. But more importantly I was inspired by their method of live streaming and method of encouraging the public to upload their own elements of performance directly on to their gallery. Taking photos of their view of the city from their windows offers anonymous and always different views of the same space, making me reflect back on the idea of revealing ‘layers’ of our own high street from my previous blog.

“By hearing the voices of your neighbours, of people who have walked the same stretch of pavement over and again, just like you, and having their ideas, opinions and thoughts flow into your ears as you contemplate the exact same view that inspired those thoughts, you just might – as I did – feel increasingly connected to the people around you.” (Exeter Insider, 2013)

This lead us to consider the benefit of organising a separate blog specifically for our QR codes that the audience and members of the public can access on-line on the performance day or at a later stage by scanning a QR code to access it.

A number of videos were available on their website that enabled me to view their work further. Although the link would not allow me to import the video to this blog as it has been made private, I am able to produce the link to the webpage in which readers can view the video of Blind Ditch’s performance piece ‘Here and Now’ – the piece that inspired me to consider how we can incorporate audience interaction within our performance on the high street.  http://www.thiscityscentre.net/performance/

Exeter Insider (2013) This City’s Centre 2: Linger. Exeter Insider. [online] Avaialble from: http://www.exeterinsider.co.uk/2013/08/this-citys-centre-2-linger.html. [accessed on 15th March 2015]

Blind Ditch (2015) This City’s Centre. [online] Available from: http://www.thiscityscentre.net/watch-live/. [accessed on 15th March 2015]