Focus on We're Here Because We're Here (art event) and explore the Preparation.
During planning, the event was kept secret, and it occurred with no advance publicity. Nonetheless, many pictures subsequently appeared on social media, with the advertised hashtag.Deller was assisted by Rufus Norris, artistic director of the National Theatre, who came up with the idea of asking the volunteers not to speak to each other or the public. The event was produced by Birmingham Repertory Theatre and the National Theatre, and the volunteers were trained in conjunction with a number of regional theatres. The project was commissioned by the UK's arts programme 14-18 NOW, which was set up for the World War I centenary.
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