VIMH’s latest work Ballkids (or, scenes from a friendship) sought anonymous contributions from our community about the role that our friends play in our lives. Every digital submission was printed out, laminated, and displayed in the La Mama Courthouse alcove, with space left for handwritten submissions to be made throughout the season.
THE ASK
We want to celebrate this most underappreciated form of human connection by sharing your stories about your friends. We will share contributions made through this form every Friday in the lead-up to our season (9-13 October). We will also add them to a Friendship Map in the La Mama Courthouse foyer for audiences to read pre and post-show (with the option to contribute their own stories too).
We want this project to encourage people to message somebody they love – the friend who saved them on the first day of school; who always finds them on a dancefloor; who slips into the same easy conversation no matter how much time has passed.
We want this project to revalue friendship as an essential force in all of our lives.
By filling out this form, you are giving us permission to share your contributions anonymously through VIMH’s social media channels and through a physical installation in the La Mama Courthouse foyer. You may of course withdraw your contribution at any point – simply email us at thevoiceinmyhands@gmail.com. You are also extremely welcome to identify yourself and your friend (you can even make it a dedication!).
Thank you – from the bottom of our hearts – for your contribution.
Love VIMH x
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