Dating from the fourteenth century, Coxon’s Tower is part of the medieval fortifications started by Edward I in 1296. In the early sixteenth century, a stone bulwark, serving as a gun platform, was built out from the east casemate. The ravages of the sea and river took their toll, and the bulwark was abandoned in the seventeenth century. Coxon’s Tower was then later modified by the Georgians.
Exhibition
Festival Commission
Zoe Walker & Neil Bromwich
Dancing Borders
UK l 2010 l 8min l Video
Dancing Borders is the latest work by Berwick-based performance and video artists, Walker & Bromwich. The film, based on a performance commissioned for Sideshow, the inaugural Berwick immersive theatre festival in August, draws on the rich history of the town as a contested territory by translating symbolic battle movements into dance.
Artist Talk & Performance Times
Artist Talk
Town Hall
Friday 17th l 14:00 – 15:30
In collaboration with Newcastle University and Intersections, this discussion event will bring together an interdisciplinary body of experts who will use Dancing Borders as a starting point to engage the audience in a broader discussion on the role of creativity in conflict resolution.