Moving A Forest
What is your relationship to the forest? Is it a place to walk and calm your spirit? An endless source of paper? Do the trees warm your fireplace? What does it mean for the forest to be your backyard, your neighbour, your friend?
Moving a Forest, created by Borahm Kim, is an audience-engaging game-theater play about the forest. It explores themes of sustainable balance, development pressure, and urban planning amid the climate crisis. Spanning conversations from South Korea and Mi’kma’ki (Nova Scotia), this interactive experience asks us to reimagine our relationship with the Wabanaki Forest.
Message from the Creators of Moving A Forest
This special presentation in Annapolis Royal at ArtsPlace of Moving a Forest is a work-in-progress sharing created by Borahm Kim and Blooming Ludus.
The piece has gone through two versions so far. In its first version participants play as four characters: a scientist, a politician, an entrepreneur and an NGO leader that help to move a forest being threatened by climate change. In the second version, participants play as novice researchers at the ‘Future Forest Environment Research Centre’.
Moving a Forest has been adapted and presented at the Seoul Performing Arts Festival, ARKO Art Center in Seoul and the LUX Gallery in Sweden.
We are now in the process of creating a third version that unites voices from Borahm’s home in South Korea with stories and research from Mi’kma’ki (Nova Scotia). The forest is present in all of our lives, if we are curious enough to listen.
Thank you for joining us!