Canal Tales: Summer Procession Rehearsal

Join us for the final rehearsal before the public Canal Tales summer procession.

This session brings together participants from across the Canal Tales programme to prepare for the public procession. Together, we will rehearse movement, performances, music, costumes, puppets, and procession elements, ensuring everyone feels confident and ready for the event.

The rehearsal is also an opportunity to meet artists and fellow participants, refine creative works, and explore how the different stories, characters, and artworks developed throughout the project come together as a collective procession.

Please note:

• location: Along Regent's Canal in King's Cross
• meeting point: The Last Word community hub (Piazza, The British Library)
• participant commitment: we strongly encourage all participants who have taken part in Canal Tales activities and plan to join the summer procession to attend this rehearsal where possible
• photography and filming: photos and videos will be taken during the session for evaluation, documentation, and promotional purposes. Please let us know if you prefer not to be included
• refreshments: tea, coffee, and biscuits will be provided.

About the Canal Tales Project:

Canal Tales: Walking, Imagining, Making, Performing is a series of participatory community activities taking place across the British Library and along Regent’s Canal in King’s Cross and Camden.

Connecting the British Library’s canal collections and resources with the living canal environment, the project invites diverse local communities to explore stories, memories, creativity, ecology, and everyday life connected to the waterways through sustainable creative activities.

The project is produced by Canal Dream CIC and led by Chuntian Hu. It is funded through the British Library’s Green Libraries Hubs Grant Scheme, supported by The National Lottery Community Fund’s Climate Action Fund.