HEARTLANDS: EARTH & BONES 

Film Screening and Q&A 
Venue Westminster Theatre 
Monday 31st March 2025, 5pm

LIVE STREAM ALSO AVAILABLE IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND IN PERSON: Heartlands: Earth & Bones Film Screening and Q&A

Heartlands: Earth & Bones explores the excavation of the land beneath our feet, how this might relate to women's bodies, and whether we can feel the weight of industry in our bones.  

Inspired by the post-industrial landscapes of l'Estrie/the Eastern Townships in south-eastern Québec and her hometown of Stoke-on-Trent, Clare Reynolds (Restoke) created a solo choreography in collaboration with dancer Patsy Browne-Hope. Committed to film by filmmakers Darren and Suzanne James-Teale (Junction15) the solo is staged within the overgrown remains of Chatterley Whitfield Colliery, Stoke-on-Trent. It features original composition and sound design by Paul Rogerson (Restoke) and a poem, ‘Wrinkled Skin’, by Ceri Morgan (School of Humanities, Keele University).  

As descendants of families and communities whose lives centred round the mining industry, the Heartlands: Earth & Bones creative team made this work with a profound sense of privilege - to have been offered a bedrock on which to create art that reflects on the challenges and sacrifices of two deindustrial/post-industrial landscapes.  

The film, solo, poem, and music are contributions to the research project, ‘Heartlands/Pays du cœur: Geohumanities and Québec’s “regional” fiction' led by Ceri Morgan. The project was supported by an Arts and Humanities Research Council Leadership Fellowship, grant number [AH/T006250/1].  

A French-language version of the film is also available. 

This is a free event and all are welcome to attend.

Please check back for more updates on the timing for this event  - to be announced shortly.

PARKING & HOW TO FIND US: Parking is free on campus after 5pm on a weekday and during the weekend. During a week day parking is limited on campus and restricted to P&D parking located outside the Student Union building during the daytime (until 5pm).  
Campus map here: https://www.keele.ac.uk/about/howtofindus/maps/keele-campus-map.pdf  
The gallery is located in Building 54 on this map, the car park is C3 during the evening and at weekends and and P&D during weekdays.  

ACCESS: Chancellor's Building is fully accessible. There are a number of disabled parking bays in close proximity on C3 car park. There is ramped and flat access from the car park. Chancellor's Building is busy teaching building on campus during a weekday; if you prefer a quieter time to visit we suggest after 5pm on a weekday or going along on the weekend. 

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