THE SAILMAKERS PALM / Oceanallover

This is a story about salt and sails, about the persistence of mystery, transmutation and transcendence. It is an allegorical tale told through music, dance, costume and words. It follows a sailmaker and a salter on a journey to find a release from the structures and strictures of their lives.

Sail making and salt panning have both been very vital crafts for coastal communities. Salt was essential for survival, helping to preserve food during winter months and maintaining a basic level of health and cleanliness. Sails allowed people to catch the wind and use its power to fish and trade and travel, linking communities in areas where travel by land was difficult and dangerous.

The Sailmaker’s Palm is a discussion of boundaries, looking and the tensions between differing states of awareness. Salt, water and air have cycled through changes across the geology of our Earth for years without number. Humanity is part of that cycle, the water and minerals in our body are what life is made from.

The performance is free to attend. No ticket required.

This event is in partnership with Annan Harbour Action Group and the Stranraer Development Trust.