Sail | Walk | Drown

The Wandering Texts of Sarah and Emily Harris

Sail Walk Drown The Wandering Texts of Sarah and Emily Harris banner: clouds and pink flowers composite of drawings by Emily C Harris

A script developed from our work with archival materials for The Family Songbook: Harris Letters and Memoirs 1840-1853. Written and performed by Michele Leggott, Makyla Curtis, Betty Davis and Ruby Porter. Directed by Makyla Curtis.

First presented as part of the Votive Poetics Workshop: Creative Research in the Contemporary Academy at the University of Auckland, 28-29 August 2018. Recorded and mixed at the University of Auckland sound studio by digital media specialist Tim Page.

May 2019