I had a good chat with Sandra Hall of Friction Arts about a variety of things recently, one of which is the ambitious and unique Reality Estate project that starts in the Five Ways Estate on October 28th. Beyond the basic numbers (“300 participants, 3 venues, 3 professional, 3 community and 3 estate-led choirs, an … [Read more…]
Here’s a video: It was found on the MySpace of Cloud Cuckoo Land who describe it as a “psychedelic robot musical” which ran at the Edinburgh Fringe for two weeks last year. It was filmed and edited by Scott Johnson aka filmficciones70 and the music was by Matt Eaton of Pram and Micronormous. There appear … [Read more…]
Update on the mysterious Pudelskern collective. They’ll be in Brindley Place from midday to 5pm Tuesday through Thursday. You are advised to “take your lunch and prepare for a comfortable experience.”
Not sure when this happened, maybe it’s old news, I dunno, but I’ve just discovered there’s a whole gamut of video from the Fierce Festival on their site, combining recordings of the events as they happened with interviews with the artists. Lovely. found on…
The programme of events for the Decibel Performing Arts Showcase is online. It runs from September 3rd to 7th and full details are here. I could be wrong but I think these are only open to paid-up delegates, in which case you’ll be wanting to register before the end of this month and save £50 … [Read more…]
There’s something about the phrase “Piece for Large Metal Sheet” that just makes this a mildly unmissable event. Takes place on Wednesday 27th June, 6.30pm in the entrance foyer of the Department of Art, Margaret Street as part of New Generation Arts. Which I guess means New Generation Arts is starting soon. More info on … [Read more…]
Interesting looking spoken word piece coming up at The Drum on June 15th. If you though you understood Africa in relation to your own life in the West, even just a little, think again… Africa attacks all the senses – an unparalleled cacophony of sounds, smells, colours and feelings from a continent with a rich, … [Read more…]
Just a quick post (more later). This event jumped out at me from the Fierce programme as being pretty intriguing. And free. Fierce Youth Panel commission: The Long and Winding Road A large part of Fierce’s ethos is to hand power over to the audience and open up access to challenging contemporary art. Nowhere is … [Read more…]