Skatepark Allyship: An Audio Artwork (2023)

A site-based audio artwork (duration approx. 30 mins) designed to be listened to on headphones in or around a skatepark or skatespot.

The narration and instructions for movement are designed for anyone (skater or non-skater) to listen to and perform (or imagine performing) in or around a skatepark or skatespot.

The texts on allyship from the three characters in the piece were developed from anonymised interview material gathered as part of the Girl Skateboarders research project. This project was funded by The Leverhulme Trust and led by Nottingham Trent University, with Skateboard GB and the University of Leeds.

This work invites you to consider how we use skateparks and spots, how we can make them more inclusive, and why this is important.

Concept/writing/direction: Dani Abulhawa
Composer: Guillaume Dujat
Cello: Lili Holland-Fricke
Actors: Rydian Cook, Zoe Tyler, Beth Murray, Ulka Gaitonde
Recording, Mix & Mastering: Guillaume Dujat

Released March 6, 2023

Images from Skatepark Allyship presented at at the 20th anniversary of Hyde Park Skatepark, Leeds, 16th September 2023. Part of Civic Skateboarding. Photos: Harry Meadley