A Signal Across Space / Arwydd Drwy'r Awyr

On May 13 1897, Italian inventor Gugliemo Marconi, working with Cardiff Post Office engineer George Kemp, transmitted and received the first ever wireless signals in Morse Code over open water between Flat Holm Island and Lavernock Point on the coast of south Wales. It was the beginning of modern communications technology. Inspired by Marconi’s experiment, A Signal Across Space / Arwydd Drwy’r Awyr takes the audience on a mesmerising, mysterious and dreamlike journey, layered with the history, mythology, language and nature of the area surrounding Lavernock. Devised as a site specific performance piece for a single audience member, intended to offer solace in a time of isolation, A Signal Across Space / Arwydd Drwy’r Awyr combines the Celtic tradition of spinning a yarn with the surreal visual appeal of Eastern European fairytales. The VR headset is a portal, transporting the viewer into a world where guests are invited to commune in rituals both familiar yet strange, embarking on an emotional and evocative journey through the many storied layers of this real and magical place.