Freefall: It Takes a Village

Freefall are back in the Exeter Phoenix workshop on Thursday 12 November, 6pm to 8pm, with a session called It Takes a Village. The premise is straightforward: you get to be your own architect and make a mini house, which then joins a whole collection of them to form an illuminated village hidden inside the building.

If you haven't come across them before, Freefall is the Phoenix's youth arts group for 13 to 16-year-olds. It's run as a space where young people can socialise, share ideas and opinions, and develop creative projects together. The group takes feedback from its members about what they'd like to see in the sessions and at the venue, so the programme changes around what the people actually coming in want to do. It ranges from drawing and painting with a Freefall twist to 3D installations, customised accessories, reviewing exhibitions and films, and festive workshops like this one.

It Takes a Village fits right into that mix. You build your own little house, and then all those individual pieces are gathered into a single illuminated village tucked away inside the Phoenix. It's a collaborative project in the truest sense—everyone contributes their own small part to something that only comes together when all the houses are in place.

It's a pay-what-you-can session, so you can pay £10, £5 or £0, though there's a £1.50 ticketing system charge on top. If you're attending, you also get 10% off food and hot drinks at the Cafe Bar. It runs from 6pm to 8pm on Thursday 12 November in the workshop at Exeter Phoenix.