Trolleybus No. 5

Trolleybus No. 5 explores the mysteries of time and memory and the psychological landscape of characters in transit, about to re-invent themselves, both thrilling and terrifying!

The piece was commissioned by the Memory Office in Kaunas (Lithuania) as part of Kaunas 2022 - European City of Culture and first shown last month in Kaunas at the City Telling Festival. It is inspired by memories from individuals who moved to Kaunas from different parts of the world, in particular memories of their initial arrival - a first bus journey, searching for greek yogurt in the supermarket, an exchange with a stranger.., meaningful memories, which, in their intensity, only ever existed in someone’s head and yet hold within a universal quality of new beginnings.

I have always been drawn to new beginnings, fascinated by the deep breath before the jump, and the freedom and unexpected turns offered to those who sit in this breath willingly and step out with abandonment. I have sometimes trusted and courageously jumped, and at other times I have looked away, only then to be pushed. It is that moment, on the precipice, touching on expectation, dreams, and fear - a space where perhaps anything is possible.

Sound Piece by Graeme Miller
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