Spàrr is the Gaelic word for rivet. The Spàrr project is a partnership with Theatre Hebrides. Inspired and  co-ordinated by   Fablevision (Govan, Glasgow) as a collaboration between locally based theatre and training for work company CRAN in Govan and Theatre Hebrides (Stornoway based training for work Theatre and Media Company). Spàrr will reveal the skills, motivations and inspirations of those people from the Western Islands who were inspired by the craft of the shipwright and travelled to Govan to continue to work in the ship building  industry. Participants will consider the significance of the industry, of the shipwright, and the legacy left by our seafaring cultures.

The partnership between Fablevision and Theatre Hebrides is both managerial and artistic with each company taking the lead in their own location. The project will be developed through artists residencies which will be informed by cross generational dialogue, storytelling, film, craft and traditional skills.

Launch

A Govan launch is being planned for June with the support of the Glasgow South West Regeneration Agency  and the Galgael Trust. The date is to be confirmed

Event

In Govan, the culmination of the project will involve a multi-media performance that will integrate film footage, new music and theatre and will be developed collaboratively with local people. The creative team will work with a wide range of people in the local community to develop storylines, sets, costumes, music, film footage and theatre. Venue and date are yet to be confirmed

Resource pack

Spàrr  recordings, transcriptions, learning materials and documentary film will be made available to the public in schools, museums, galleries and as an online resource.