Bbeyond were delighted to be taking part in the 2023 Imagine Festival of Ideas and Politics – Transference – beginning with a workshop looking at the transference of energy within group performance and how compassionate sensitivity towards each other through performance actions can have a positive effect and lead to greater empathy and deeper connections, and also have the capacity to extend beyond the realm of performance having a positive impact on society as a whole, promoting good relations within all sections of the community. This workshop was lead by Alastair MacLennan, Bbeyond Member Trustee and Performance Art practitioner of international acclaim. The workshop was a wonderful opportunity for both members of the public to participate in as well as practicing artists and culminated in an open live group performance art piece in Writer’s Square, thereby creating a performance with not only a direct public audience but also with the possibility of public interaction and engagement.