Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
The London International Mime Festival this January will offer an opportunity to view a professional selection of artists performing at various central London venues. Barbican, Southbank Centre, Shunt Vaults and other venues will host performance and various workshops and after show discussions will take place.
The first version of the London International Mime Festival was held as early as 1977 and showcased the work of British visual theatre artists. Festival’s success encouraged the funding from The Cockpit Theatre with the support of the Arts Council of Great Britain.
To start with something different in the New Year, the London International Mime Festival will offer 15 days of performances and will feature such performers as Tomas Kubinek, a multi-talented entertainer and self-styled ‘doctor of dramatic diversions and curer of melancholia’. Wordless version of the Oedipus myth will be brought by the Ex Machina Athens from Greece, Sharmanka from Russia/UK will show the Gothic Circus and other performances will be available to those who love mime performance.
The London International Mime Festival at various central London venues is recommended to all those who are interested in theatre, dance, art and performance as each event will allow audiences to interpret the performance through their own personal experiences.
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Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
Raise Your Pulse!
Wednesday 17 December 2008, 6pm
This is the first public outing for the new intake of singers on Southbank Centre’s training course for aspiring professional singers. The choir, Voicelab Pulse performs a selection of music, including the first performance of a piece developed in collaboration with composer Fraser Trainer and course director Mary King.
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Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
Venue: Design Museum, Shad Thames, London SE1 2YD
From: 21 January 2009
To: 17 May 2009
Time: 10am – 5.45pm
This exhibition will be the first comprehensive presentation of Hussein Chalayan’s work in the UK. More details >
Leading the forefront of contemporary fashion design, the twice named ‘British Designer of the Year,’ Hussein Chalayan, is renowned for his innovative use of materials, meticulous pattern cutting and progressive attitudes to new technology.
This exhibition will be the first comprehensive presentation of Hussein Chalayan’s work in the UK. Spanning fifteen years of experimental projects, the exhibition explores Hussein Chalayan’s creative approach, his inspirations and the many themes which influence his work such as cultural identity, displacement and migration.
Exhibits will include ‘Afterwords’ which explores the notion of ‘wearable, portable architecture’ in which furniture literally transforms itself into garments; ‘Airborne’ bringing the latest LED technology to fashion design with a spectacular dress consisting of Swarovski crystals and over 15,000 flickering LED lights; ‘Before Minus Now’ a dress made of materials used in aircraft construction which changes shape by remote control and ‘Readings’ a dress comprising of over 200 moving lasers presenting an extraordinary spectacle of light.
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Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
3 – 23, 27 – 30 Dec 2008, 2 Jan – 1 Feb 2009
Henrik Olesen, Hito Steyerl, Seth Price, Anne Collier, Hilary Lloyd, Maria Eichhorn and Mark Leckey.
Dispersion presents seven international artists who work with photography, film, video and performance. All of these artists explore the appropriation and circulation of images in contemporary society, examining the role of money, desire and power in our accelerated image economy – from the art market to the internet and art historical icons to pornography.
The works in Dispersion often take the form of archives, histories or collections, sometimes adopting an anthropological approach. In many cases, they are characterised by an interest in feminism and gender politics in the realm of sexuality and sub-culture. All the works however are informed by personal or idiosyncratic narratives, exploring the role of subjectivity in the contemporary flow of imagery and capital.
The title Dispersion is drawn from an essay written by participating artist Seth Price, which reflects on the role of ‘distributed media’ in avant-garde practice, from Duchamp to Conceptual Art. The exhibition has been curated for the ICA by Polly Staple, the recently appointed director of the Chisenhale, London and includes six gallery-based presentations as well as a special performance in the ICA Theatre.
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Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
Open Salon 2009
Saturday 9 January to Sunday 1 February 2009
This exhibition will see hundreds of diverse pieces of work exhibited – anyone can enter a photograph, which can be on any subject, from any genre. Every photograph brought in will be hung (one per person).
Open Salon 2006 was very exciting, every inch of the walls was covered in photographs. We hope that this year’s will be even bigger and better! We’d encourage everyone interested in photography – professional or first-timer – to get involved. This is a great opportunity for local photographers to show their work, and also for the gallery to raise funds to support future exhibitions.
There will be a competition, with some exciting prizes to be announced soon. Photographs may also be included in the exhibition catalogue.
Bringing work in:
To help support the gallery which is an exempted charity, entries are subject to a £10 handling charge.
Photographs can be brought in to the Viewfinder Photography Gallery between 15 December 2008 and 4 January 2009 – Monday to Friday between 10am and 5pm, and on weekends between 12 noon and 4pm.
The picture’s longest edge must be under 32 inches, and it must be provided ready to hang on the gallery’s walls, supplied with any hanging materials required. Please ensure your name and contact details are secured to the back of your photograph or frame
Email: gallery[at]viewfinder.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 8858 8351
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