LIVE ART PLATFORM
Most performances are free and open to all except for those in green which require a Platform Pass ticket
SCHEDULE: SAT 26 APRIL
TIME STUDIO/INTERVENTION/THEATRE PROGRAMME
10.00 – 13.00 Fraisia Dunn (LIGHT STUDIO) |
10.00 – 11.00 Folake Shoga (DARK STUDIO) |
10.00 – 12.00 Katrina Horne (DOCKSIDE BRIDGES) |
10.00 – 18.00 Pete Barrett (FOYER SPACES) |
11.00 – 18.00 James Ivory-Taylor (CAFÉ/BAR) |
11.00 – 12.20 Theatre Programme 1: |
12.00 – 14.00 Jen Walke (Part 1) (CAFÉ/BAR) |
12.00 – 15.00 Martin Hamblen (QUAYSIDE) |
12.00 – 18.00 Katrina Horne (READING ROOM) |
12.00 – 18.00 Larry’s Goodbye (FOYER SPACES) |
13.00 – 13.30 Phoebe Davies (FOYER SPACES) |
13.00 – 14.00 Phil Owen (BASEMENT FOYER) |
13.30 – 14.00 Steven Cornford & Bill Leslie (STAIRWELL) |
13.30 – 14.20 Rachel Parry (DARK STUDIO, book at Box Office)* |
14.00 – 17.00 Matt Lord (LIGHT STUDIO) |
14.30 – 16.00 Theatre Programme 2: Caroline de Lannoy |
16.00 – 16.30 Phoebe Davies (FOYER SPACES) |
16.00 – 17.30 Evangelia Basdekis (PERO’S BRIDGE, QUAYSIDE) |
16.00 – 18.00 Michael David Jones |
16.00 – 18.00 The Pleasure Ground (DARK STUDIO) |
17.30 – 19.45 Theatre Programme 3: Mamoru Iriguchi |
18.00 – 20.00 Jen Walke (Part 2) (LIGHT STUDIO) |
20.30 – Late Absolut(e) Nightmare Party (CAFÉ/BAR) |
SCHEDULE: SUN 27 APRIL
TIME STUDIO/INTERVENTION/THEATRE PROGRAMME
10.00 – 11.30 New Work Network Breakfast Club |
10.00 – 12.00 Film Programme (DARK STUDIO): Rachel Calder |
10.05 – 10.20 Nathan Walker (LIGHT STUDIO) |
11.00 – 13.00 Ed Rapley (LIGHT STUDIO)** |
11.00 – 15.00 Natasha Vicars (FIRST FLOOR FOYER) |
11.30 – 13.15 Theatre Programme 1: Eirini Kartsaki |
12.00 – 16.00 Fay Nicholson (BOOKSHOP) |
12.30 – 14.30 Grimmer & Steele (DARK STUDIO, book a slot at Box Office)* |
13.00 – 14.30 Fabiola Paz (FOYER SPACES) |
13.00 – 15.30 Paula Davy (CAFÉ/BAR, book an appointment at Box Office) |
13.00 – 17.00 Benjamin Chandler (FOYER SPACES) |
13.00 – 18.00 Michael Pinchbeck |
14.00 – 16.00 Ian Giles (GROUND FLOOR FOYER) |
14.00 – 14.15 Action Hero (THEATRE) |
14.30 – 14.45 The Chaos Board (LIGHT STUDIO) |
15.30 – 17.30 Muddled State (DARK STUDIO) |
15.30 – 18.00 Vickie Wood |
16.00 – 16.15 Alice Farley (LIGHT STUDIO) |
16.00 – 18.00 Dani D'Emilia (THEATRE) |
16.30 – 16.40 Ed Rapley (FOYER SPACES) |
PLEASE NOTE: some shows in the Dark and Light Studios have a restricted capacity.
*Extremely limited capacity show – please book a slot where indicated. Slots can be booked from 10.00am Saturday 26 April.
**Short one-to-one experience, please queue outside the Light Studio
Artists and Performances
Much of the work is appropriate for all ages, but acts marked * contain adult themes or imagery.
ACTION HERO - JUMP
A recreation of Evel Knievel’s 1967 Caesar’s Palace Las Vegas motorcycle jump.
ALICE FARLEY - CANDY PAYNE
A day in the life of Burlesque Persona, Candy Payne: just another ordinary extraordinary day.
BEN CHANDLER - THE SECRET MASQUERADE
An investigation into the damaging potential/seedy side of secrets and secretive behaviour.
BILL LESLIE - HOW CAN I UNDERSTAND YOU? (film)
The hands of a mysterious beast tries to understand the world of man via stills from the 1956 Jack Arnold film The Incredible Shrinking Man.
CAROLINE DE LANNOY - ILLUSION
Live speech with digital delays ultimately render words incomprehensible.
THE CHAOS BOARD - PERFORMANCE AEROBICS
A battle against the obesity epidemic. Leotards and leg warmers optional.
CHLOE DECHERY & CHRIS ELEY - USEFUL KNOWLEDGE TO KNOW
A lecture about stuff you British people should know.
*DANI D’EMILIA - 47 BONES
A sculptural object/performance that retains the strength of a process whilst seeking out its levity.
ED RAPLEY - THE FIRST THING
‘I’ll be sitting down behind a table. I’ll say to you the first thing that comes into my head upon seeing you. I’ll be totally honest, then you’ll walk out of the room.
ED RAPLEY - KIND TO BE CRUEL
3 whistle blasts starts a game where being nice to other players wins.
*EIRINI KARTSAKI - COCK TALES AND BALLADS
A parable of sexual despair, a story about human desire, which is never fulfilled.
*ELEANOR WILLIAMS - I LOST IT IN MY OWN REFLECTION
Discoco’s act draws on the glamour of the old music hall. A diva, she sings of desire.
ELYSSA LIVERGANT/ROUGH MEMORY - THE GREY MENACE
A performance lecture exploring the boundaries of tolerance and the grey squirrel.
EMMA BENNETT - SOFT WOODEN HAIRY
Small pieces of wood, toy-animal, language, and electrical equipment.
EVANGELIA BASDEKIS - ART TAMA
Using a “religious language/gesture” I parody the politics and policies of the Institutions of Art.
FABIOLA PAZ - CAGE PIECE
A lonely struggle to maintain sanity within a system of daily social constraints.
FAY NICHOLSON - EXCHANGE
Challenging the idea that learning about culture is predominantly achieved through reading.
FOLAKE SHOGA - SHADOWY
Who isn’t imprinted with ideals of perfection? There are so many ways of being to aspire to.
FRAISIA DUNN - DOCTORS AND NURSES
Come and discover what it means to you to play Doctors and Nurses with Fraisia.
FRANCESCA MILLICAN SLATER - THOSE LITTLE WORDS
They say a good man is hard to find. From first touch to last kiss this is a micro love story.
GRIMMER & STEELE - UNTITLED
We will re-open the eyes of live art viewers through nurturing, care and convalescence.
IAN GILES - HELD HOLD
Two performers hold sculptural poses whilst holding their breath in buckets of water.
JAMES IVORY-TAYLOR - PAPER TRAIL
A story unravelling in the bar. Follow a path behind small talk, bridge spilt drinks and cutlery.
JEN WALKE - FAVOURITE
Experience your favourite things in a private installation constructed just for you.
HOLLY & JENNY - EVERYBODY MOVING ON
Two friends believe they can quite literally take on the world with their dance moves.
KATRINA HORNE - THE LIGHT IN THE SHADE AND THE SUN IN THE SHADOW
A quiet intervention taking place around Redcliffe Bridge and the docks. Visual blog http://thelightintheshade.blogspot.com/ accessed from Reading Room on Sat, 12 - 6pm.
KETTLE OF FISH - POST SHOW
How do Bruce Willis, the Big Freeze, and infamous glam-rock band Michaela and the Strachans fit together? The audience play detective, unearthing a show they’ve never seen.
LARRY’S GOODBYE - THE MOMENT IT STOPPED…
Larry is on a busy train. On the other side of the carriage he spots someone he likes….
LOW PROFILE - DRY RUN
Working out the right thing to do in a situation of emergency.
LUCY CRAN - MIX-UP
Ripped samples, slapdash cover versions, the beats of popular songs clash, fall in and out of time and play upon the tunes we collect in our minds.
MAMORU IRIGUCHI - THE ADVENTURE OF A PREGNANT MAN
The adventure of a pregnant man in search of the real father.
MARTIN HAMBLEN - UN SOU POUR VOS PENSEES (A penny for your thoughts)
Asking the audience to consider the value of their thoughts and who is funding the art(ist).
MATT LORD - SWARM #0
A Corporeal show that explores the stuff in life (be it plastic, hurt or death) that burns.
MICHAEL PINCHBECK - THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD
In 2004, Michael Pinchbeck packed a car with his brother’s belongings and drove to Liverpool where he died in 1998. In 2008, he will drive the car into the River Mersey.
MICHAEL DAVID JONES - CLOSE TO YOU
A one to one light-hearted look at romance, love and loss, exploring the romantic gesture.
MUDDLED STATE - WHILE THE WATER FLOWS BETWEEN US
In search for ritual and transformation, Muddled State offers spells, potions and renewal.
NATASHA VICARS - RAFFLE OF ARTIST’S KEPT OBJECTS
There is no charge; you can receive a prize simply in return for telling the artist about things you’re holding on to.
NATHAN WALKER - 3 PART DEDICATION
A short performance with dancing and not dancing, dedication and dedications.
PAULA DAVY - RELATIONSHIP TO MOM. M.O.M. PART THREE SHALL I BE MOTHER?
“Dear Mommy I’m a disappointment to you because “
PETE BARRETT - PENNIES
Barrett itches and scratches off pennies stuck underneath his clothes. Pick them up and profit from his discomfort or leave the ‘art’ alone.
PETER REILING - UNTITLED
Crack the spine, bend it back, hear the papryus folds; an ardent voice in every blot.
PHIL OWEN - ON FINDING THE PERFECT LISTENER
‘that poor lonely little sorrower…. who sits dreaming at her piano, while her fingers, caressing the deliciously cool ivory keys, glide through a weird nocturno of Chopin….’
PHOEBE DAVIES - THUD
A series of thuds.
RACHEL CALDER (film) - THE SHEDDING
A memory of a wall, a kiss, a declaration and the smell of beer, cigarettes and packing tape.
RACHEL PARRY - BABA YAGA’S BASTARD CHILD: THE HENPECKED VERSION
A tale of a creature, waiting to lick up your boundaries and suck on your exposed bones.
RICHARD O’SULLIVAN - THE OTHER IMAGE (film)
A tiny camera revolves above the artist, transforming him into a kaleidoscopic arc of light.
SEBASTIAN APLIN - THE ARNOLFINI SONG
‘I’d love to play the guitar really well and be a rock star. I’d love to be a great performer”.
SHELLEY DAVIS (film) - THE UNSPEAKABLE TERRORS OF HER IMAGINATION
As a teenager, Shelley watched a lot of foreign films, late at night on BBC 2.
SIMON-REUBEN WHITE - UNTITLED
A sound composition of recordings of individuals recalling their ‘worst nightmares’.
STEFANIE SACHSENMAIER - IM-PRESSIONS OF AN-OTHER
A performance that is not recognisable dance or any other ‘ready’ movement vocabulary.
STEPHEN CORNFORD & BILL LESLIE - TUNING UP
An exploration of the spatial acoustics of the Arnolfini’s stairwell, using weather balloons.
SYLVIA RIMAT - BEING HERE WHILE NOT BEING HERE
A performer tries to retrace her experience of fainting on stage in a performance in 2003.
*THE PLEASURE GROUND - RANT
I want to tell you a story, so does she, and her and him. We have this awful habit of speaking at the same time. And not really agreeing on much..
TIM ATACK - JANET GAYNOR
Janet Gaynor: small town girl, secretarial college, bit-parts and walk-ons…then an Oscar. You remember her, right? Of course you do. She was one of the most famous people in the world.
VARSITY OF MANEUVERS - CITY BENDING CIRCUITS
A documentary version of a training circuit. Bend a tiny part of the city afresh through street disciplines you will never have heard of before.
VICKIE WOOD - LISTEN II
Taste and touch are stimulated and transformed into individual soundscapes.
*YASSU NAFTI - LOVE AND SEX, BEAUTY Vs THE BEAST
The truth about love and sex but all the lies as well.
Ed Rapley
