Of All The People In All The World By Stan's Cafe

For this beautifully simple, free, performance - Stan’s Cafe convert human population statistics into a landscape of labelled rice piles in which one grain = one person. In this way numbers once abstract and difficult to grasp are given physical scale, become easy to understand and gain a powerful emotional kick.

By arranging these statistics in careful relationship to each other Stan’s Cafe create a piece that is politically engaged, subtly witty, shocking and humane. It is educational, poetic and provocative. Audiences regularly laugh out loud, admit to being brought to the edge of tears and leave saying this installation has changed the way in which they look at the world.

Of All The People In All The World was first performed in 2003. It has been presented around the world and is made afresh, bespoke for every venue. It will grow in its time with us and evolve in response to visitor’s suggestions.

The rice used in this performance is sponsored by Tilda and will return with Stan’s Cafe to Birmingham ready for its next outing.

"You learn more in five minutes in this show than reading the whole of the New York Times."
Lou Reed

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