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Perspective Tour of ‘Jason and the Adventure of 254’ with CW+

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  • Free
  • Session
  • British Sign Language
  • Relaxed
Photograph of a colourful exhibition space with four individuals facing each other speaking, next to a sculpture of a man in sportswear with a television instead of a head. On the wall in the background is a bright yellow mural containing drawings and text.
Jason and the Adventure of 254, an exhibition by Jason Wilsher-Mills at Wellcome Collection. Gallery Photo: Benjamin Gilbert. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

What you’ll do

Explore the exhibition ‘Jason and the Adventure of 254’ through a range of performances, including storytelling and dance, immersive puppetry and music. The evening is hosted by charity CW+, which brings its Arts for All programme to hospital wards.

You will be able to join in with creative activities throughout the evening, and all materials will be provided. This is a relaxed event, so you can move around to take part in the activities on offer.

The evening will feature three performances from Akademi, Pluck and the ChelWest Singers at these approximate times:

  • 17:30 Pluck, mini-theatre shows using music and puppetry
  • 18:30 ChelWest Singers, the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital staff choir
  • 19:30 Akademi, a South Asian dance company

Dates

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Need to know

Location

We’ll be in Gallery 2. To get there, go up the stairs or take the lift to level 1.

Place not guaranteed

Booking a ticket for a free event does not guarantee you a place. You should aim to arrive 15 minutes before the event is scheduled to start to claim your place. If you do not arrive on time, your place may be given to someone on the waiting list.

Waiting list

If this event is fully booked, you may still be able to attend. We will operate a waiting list, which opens 30 minutes before this event starts. Arrive early, and we’ll give you a numbered ticket. If there are any unfilled places just before the start time, we will invite you to enter in order of ticket number.

British Sign Language

This event will have British Sign Language interpretation.

Relaxed

This is a relaxed event, which means that if you need to, you are welcome to move around and make noise at any time.

For more information, please visit our Accessibility page. If you have any queries about accessibility, please email us at access@wellcomecollection.org or call

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About your contributors

CW+

Host

CW+ is the official charity of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Its Arts for All programme brings daily music, performance and creative activities into hospital wards, using art as a tool for healing. The charity's work builds on the robust body of evidence that outstanding engagement with the arts can improve physical and mental wellbeing.

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Akademi South Asian Dance

Performer

Akademi makes vibrant, fascinating and meaningful South Asian dance. Using the compelling power of storytelling, rhythm and gestures, they aim to create deeper connections with each other and our wider world. Akademi has been a partner of CW+ for more than two decades, delivering performances to staff, patients and visitors within Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

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Pluck

Performer

Pluck is a series of sensory mini-theatre shows, using puppetry and live harp music, created for patients at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Pluck has been developed by CW+ Resident Arts for All artists Joni-Rae Carrack and Mark Levin, whose performances encourage people to interact and engage.

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ChelWest Singers

Performer

The ChelWest Singers are the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust staff choir. Led by CW+ Arts for All facilitator Natasha Lohan, a musician, performer and teacher, the choir practises a varied repertoire during its weekly rehearsals in the CW+ Studio.