Touch Tour
Tactile embroidery made in response to Chris Tally Evans stories of Charles Bonnet Syndrome.
Designer and co-deviser
Touch Tour: The Body Speaks: was a unique sharing of research and development led by Kate Lawrence, Karina Jones, Alex Ashcroft and Mish, focusing on sensory engagement. Devised in collaboration with performers Gwen Thomson, Lisa Spaull, Kseniia Fedorovykh, Angharad Price Jones, Neil Williams and developed from interviews with Chris Tally Evans and Gwen Thomson.
Touch Tour was presented as part of a free event Out of Sight, dedicated to exploring creative approaches to access with and for visually impaired people at Pontio in Bangor in 2024. It was funded by Arts Council of Wales.
What evolved was a new methodology for exploring and creating different approaches to communicating live performance and making visual imagery tangible to senses other than sight. Mish has carried this creative exploration into her on-going design work, specifically for ‘Mummy, what is wrong with that man’s legs?’ with Johnny Leitch and Tilly Lee-Kronick, where the focus is on access. See below.
A sensory experience of Charles Bonnet Syndrome. Audiences were invited to explore and move the characters, who were suspended.
Props created to share the experience and spectacle of walking on a tightwire.
Props created to share the experience and spectacle of walking on a tightwire.
A sensory experience of Charles Bonnet Syndrome. Audiences were invited to explore and move the characters, who were suspended.
Mummy, what is wrong with that man’s legs?
Mish will be designing and directing for Jonny Leitch and Head over Wheels for 2026. It is an Unlimited and Oxford University commission. The premise is to explore what access means to different people and create a touring performance for schools.
Research and development at 101 Creation Space.
Johnny Leitch, drummer and aerialist
Johnny with Tilly Lee-Kronick
Research for set development at Puppet Place, Bristol.