A LIVE theatre event will be held in Belfast city centre to mark the 50th anniversary of the security cordon which was thrown up around the city in 1972.
It will take place at the former main entrance and exit points at Donegall Place, Royal Avenue, Castle Street and High Street, which became synonymous with the conflict.
At each of the four sites on March 24, performers for the 'Drawing the Ring of Steel' event will redraw the lines of the security checkpoints and barriers and enact choreographed search motions.
Other performers in 1970s dress will interact with the public asking them questions about their memories or knowledge of the 'Ring of Steel' and collect their stories.
Organised by theatre company, Kabosh, in collaboration with Belfast-born Professor Kate Catterall from the University of Texas, it aims to celebrate the resilience of the people of Belfast and share and preserve their stories of daily life while the 'Ring of Steel' was in place.
Professor Catterall said: "For over 20 years during the conflict, the series of gates, fences, turnstiles, search stations and blocked roads known as the ‘Ring of Steel’ became an increasingly prominent feature of the urban environment in Belfast.
"Ongoing development since the 1998 Peace Agreement has erased much of the evidence of the 'Ring of Steel' and only traces remain today to show that it ever existed.
"This work aims to create a record of what was a singular and largely unrecorded episode in Belfast's recent history."
Paula McFetridge from Kabosh said the event "aims to highlight how far Belfast's city centre has developed from those times, into an inclusive shared space."
