Conference
Symposium: New Possibilities of Performance
4 Dec 2021
Regular hours
- Sat, 04 Dec
- 11:00 – 13:00
Timezone: Europe/London
Cost of entry
Pay what you can (suggested £7 for those with a stable income)
Online
- Language: English
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What is at stake in experiencing performance?
Harold Offey / Barak adé Soleil (artist & Live Art Development Agency) / Joe Moran (Art Dance Foundation) / Louise O’Kelly (Block Universe) / Lucie Mirkova (DanceXchange)/ SERAFINE1369
About
What is at stake in experiencing performance? How is this experience mediated, live and direct in close physical contact or mediated and transmitted via technology and screens? What does it mean to make performance, now in a pandemic and post-pandemic world? Where is performance made and shown, and by whose authorship?
This event will explore what is currently at stake in performance across all live contemporary art forms, reflect on the current climate for making and sharing performance and build collective conversations in response to a series of urgent questions and provocations by guest contributors. Guests include Barak adé Soleil artist and Director of Live Art Development Agency, Joe Moran choreographer and director of Dance Art Foundation, Louise O’Kelly curator and founder of Block Universe, Lucie Mirkova, Head of Artistic Programmes at DanceXchange, and SERAFINE1369 dancer and artist.
The event will start with a series of provocations exploring ‘what is at stake in performance now’. With responses engaging with current concerns within choreography, contemporary art, live art, artistic practice and beyond. We will explore what is at stake in the live experience, and what a removed viewing through a screen or device may add or take away from the observer.
The symposium will take place live online, and will include BSL interpretation and live captioning.
This event is “pay what you can” to allow for flexibility depending on your income, the suggested amount for those with secure income is £7