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Tate Modern Workshop

UNIQLO Tate Play Movement of the Earth Workshop: BSL and Relaxed Hours

4 April and 11 April at 10.30 - 13.00

Photography Dan Weill

Get ready to move under a giant artwork in the Turbine Hall this Easter!  

Movement is medicine.... and we want you to move, make and shake in this dance and craft making workshop, with hourly dance sessions for smaller groups. We'll be working with choreographer Vidya Patel who’ll create a beautiful routine of movement, ritual, sound and words – and of course, you’ll get to join in!

This relaxed hours and BSL session is primarily for neurodivergent children and adults, and any other visitors with sensory or BSL needs who prefer a more relaxed experience, plus their families, friends and carers.

Those who are looking for a playful-yet-still-relaxing hour to start the day can visit the space and still enjoy some dancing – just with smaller groups so we can support any additional needs you might have.

There will be reduced sound for the first 90 minutes for those looking for a quieter experience. The sound will then resume for the final hour.

This will take place in the Turbine Hall, alongside the vast, ceiling-height artwork created by artist Cecilia Vicuña. Her work has been inspired by the Amazon rainforests and has been named the Brain Forest Quipu.

This is a workshop of two parts – the making and the moving. You’ll begin by getting creative and making a wearable quipu, followed by an optional guided movement workshop.

We’ll explore themes like the environment and life cycles – using nature to inspire our movements and connect with our breath and bodies. We’ll be using natural and recycled materials (like those used in the Quipu) to make hanging items to wear as we move and dance under the work. The whole family is invited to dance and have fun.

Resources will be available on the day including:

  • BSL interpretation
  • Access Station
  • Reduced music
  • Ear defenders
  • A quiet breakout space
  • Slightly limited admissions so fewer people in the space

Tate staff will be aware that this is an access hour and will take that into consideration as they look after you and the artwork.

Hyundai Commission: Cecilia Vicuña in partnership with Hyundai Motor.

All Tate Modern entrances are step-free. You can enter via the Turbine Hall and into the Natalie Bell Building on Holland Street, or into the Blavatnik Building on Sumner street.

There are lifts to every floor of the Blavatnik and Nathalie Bell buildings. Alternatively you can take the stairs.

  • Fully accessible toilets are located on every floor on the concourses.
  • A quiet room is available to use in the Natalie Bell Building on Level 4.

This session will have:

  • BSL interpretation
  • Access Station
  • Reduced music
  • Ear defenders
  • A quiet breakout space
  • Slightly limited admissions so fewer people in the space

To help plan your visit to Tate Modern, have a look at our visual story. It includes photographs and information about what you can expect from a visit to the gallery.

Download Tate Modern map PDF

For more information before your visit:

  • Email hello@tate.org.uk
  • Call +44 (0)20 7887 8888 – option 1 (daily 09.45–18.00)

Check all Tate Modern accessibility information

Concept, Choreography, Direction: Vidya Patel

Producer: Lucy Clarke-Bishop

Workshop Facilitators: Vidya Patel, Monique Jonas, Tulani Kayani-Skeef, Nandita Shankardass

Workshop Dance Artists: Akshay Sharma, Aishani Ghosh, Anjana Bala, Catherine Butler, Kaajel Patel, Shyam Dattani

Music Direction by: Shammi Pithia

Instrumentalists: Tommy Khosla, Kenichi Kojima

Access Consultant: Eman Bhatti

Workshop BSL Interpreter and Advisor: Jacqueline Lewis, Hyacinth Powell

Costume Designer: Manuela Fleming

Costume Assistant: Rhianne Good

Studio Assistants: Anjana Bala, Anekha Pillai, Ayesha Fazal

Making Workshops delivered by Tate's Visitor Experience Team

Making workshop devised by Gina Tsang and Lydia Pool, Tate Early Years and Families Team

Tate Modern

Turbine Hall

Bankside
London SE1 9TG
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Dates

4 April and 11 April at 10.30 - 13.00

Relaxed Hours with reduced sound until 12.00

BSL session with varying sound levels until 13.00

Pricing

Free with ticket

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