An archive of Cornish performance held by University College Falmouth (UCF) following generous donations from WILDWORKS, Kneehigh and the family of Nick Darke will ensure invaluable performance materials are preserved and kept in Cornwall. The launch of the Cornish Performance Archive (CPA) forms part of Platform, UCF’s new, year round programme of contemporary public performance launching this October and heralds the arrival of Theatre, Choreography and Music courses to Falmouth.

Bill Mitchell, WILDWORKS Artistic Director commented: “We are proud to be asked to be part of the UCF archive of Cornish culture. We have long wanted to share our process and the reasoning behind our events with all those who might be curious about the work. We believe this new UCF archive of contemporary Cornish arts is important for the future. We need our work to be accessible to anyone who wishes to find out why we do what we do, why we did what we did and how WILDWORKS history, intention and values interconnect with the wider artistic community.”

UCF’s resident archivist, Sarah Jane, said “The foundation of the Cornish Performance Archive is a major achievement. Students, academics and members of the public will be able to access never seen before materials that document the artistic processes that influence Cornwall’s best known theatre companies and creative minds.  I hope these records will also act as inspiration to a wide range of practitioners in the artistic world”.