Photos by Peter Fry
Pot Luck was an artist-led and award-winning platform dedicated to supporting performance-makers in Kent, showcasing and developing their work, building bridges between artists and new audiences, and inviting artists from outside the region.
Every Pot Luck event was different and had its own unique flavour. Rather than being based in one venue, it moved from venue to venue. Pot Luck welcomed a great variety of work, from theatre to dance, from cabaret to live art. In a nutshell, it was like tapas but in performance! There was also ample opportunity to mingle, have a drink, and chat in a friendly and informal atmosphere.
In 2011/12, funded by Arts Council England, Pot Luck ran a successful series of events in five venues across Kent (including the Tom Thumb Theatre in Cliftonville, The Ballroom bar in Canterbury, Creek Creative Gallery in Faversham). Throughout this series of events, over 70 performers showed work and we filled the capacity of each venue. In June 2012 Pot Luck won the ‘Cultural Pioneer’ category at the Canterbury Culture Awards.
Thanks to support from Arts Council England and Kent County Council, Pot Luck ran a second round of events between January 2013 and March 2014. Events took place at Gulbenkian (Canterbury), Limbo and Marine Studios (Margate), Blue Town Heritage Centre (Sheppey), The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge (Canterbury), Avenue Theatre (Sittingbourne) and Creek Creative (Faversham).
At the end of the 2013 – 2014 Pot Luck series, we produced a summative booklet which you can read here.
Pot Luck team was made up by Daisy Orton and Pablo Pakula as Accidental Collective, Phoebe Marsh and Cathy Westbrook.
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