Glastonbury Festival Of Contemporary Performing Arts - Areas - The Common

2013 is the year The Common deepens its relationship with Latin America by re-imagining its spiritual folklore of its people and revealing a lost civilisation with a secret. Hidden in the entangled rain forests of Central America discover the vast, decaying city walls of this once powerful society. Experience mesmeric
tribal rituals designed to liberate mind and body, played out in the magnificent Temple.

Sculptural symbolism and hieroglyphs adorn the Cave, The Common’s newest venue, setting out tales of a brutal, yet sophisticated, society. Palms and tropical vegetation sprout between the stone structures whilst huge knots of clinging vines adorn this re-discovered city. But on closer inspection, is everything as
it seems?

The Common uses twists of imagination to connect you to a world of myth where the future meets the ancient and the meaningful. With immense structures, explosive line ups and unique performances, this is the place to lose yourself in a sumptuous Mayan cosmos.

Photo Edward Bishop, La Arcada de Adavinos

 Here is some more footage from The Common 2011…

Click the links in the left hand column to explore The Common 2013.