Tender Exchange
Radical Ritual
A living folk experience inviting you to pause and share what’s in your heart.
Interactive | Suitable for all
Potteries Shopping Centre (1) | Drop in during session times
FRI 28 AUG | 12:00 - 14:00 & 15:00 - 17:00 AD | 12:00 - 12:30 BSL | 12:00 - 13:00
SAT 29 AUG | 11:30 - 13:30 & 14:30 - 16:30 BSL | 12:00 - 13:00
ABOUT
Tender Exchange by Radical Ritual invites you to pause for a moment of connection in the midst of a busy world. Whisper something that matters to you into a carved wooden heart — a hope, a truth, a memory, or a thought you want held — and pass it to someone you trust. The heart beats gently in your hands, and as more voices gather inside it, the rhythm shifts, signalling that it is full and ready to return.
When you bring it back, your words become part of a shared listening ritual — a space where feelings are woven together, and held with care.
In a world more divided than ever, the power of community has never been more vital. Tender Exchange offers a simple yet powerful experience: a living folk exchange that celebrates generosity, vulnerability, and the quiet courage of being heard. It creates a moment where strangers meet with compassion, and trust grows through small acts of openness.
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There will be British Sign Language interpretation each day between 12:00 and 13:00.
Audio Description is available on Friday 12:00 - 12:30.
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Radical Ritual creates inclusive folk artworks that reweave connection in a fragmented world, inviting people to gather, be seen and heard, and build deeper relationships with one another and the places they share. Led by artist and producer Becca Gill, the practice is rooted in collaboration with communities and landscapes. Recent work includes Consequences (2025), commissioned by Dorset National Landscape as part of Nature Calling (Arts Council England, DEFRA), involving over 200 participants and reaching 27,000 people in person and 64,000 online. Previous commissioners include Creative People and Places, Without Walls, Brighton Festival, SIRF, Appetite, Freedom Festival, Inside Out/Activate, Wellcome Trust and Green Man Festival.
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Tender Exchange is a Radical Ritual production supported by Without Walls and commissioned by Brighton Festival, Activate Performing Arts, Stockton International Riverside Festival, and Freedom Festival.