Death Cafe

A Death Cafe creates a space for people, often strangers, to gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death in a way that is accessible, respectful, and confidential.

Storyhouse and Cheshire Rural Touring Arts are supporting dance artist Solène Weinachter whose solo piece ‘After All’ will be performed at Hoole Community Centre  and Theatre Porto. Through a series of comedic re-enactments of the funerals of those she’s loved – as well as imagining her own – Solène attempts to conjure a better space, to be with death, dying and loss. AFTER ALL is a heartfelt exploration of the death rituals we have; the ones lost and those that need to be invented.

The Death Cafe facilitated by Solène not only aims to remove the taboo around discussing death but will help inform the further development of ‘After All’ and future touring.