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Live Art Club is a monthly open platform for performance art, taking place on Sunday afternoons at Cafe OTO (Hackney). It is free to attend and free to participate in.

Everyone is welcome to come, to watch, to join in, to present or to perform - we welcome those with years of experience, those who have never tried performing before, those on the run from more traditional disciplines, those who don’t know what-the-fuck-Live-Art-is.

We encourage you to share part of a new idea, an experiment in working with an audience, a way of moving your body, a series of sounds you’re excited by, an unexpected activation of the space, an interruption of tradition, guttural words that want to explode out of you, a re-performance of a forgotten idea and anything else that might look/feel/taste like Live Art.

And we also welcome more unorthodox ‘performances’ - presentations, performative lectures, readings, videos etc.

THINKING ‘WHAT THE HELL IS LIVE ART?’ LOOK HERE: https://www.thisisliveart.co.uk/about-lada/what-is-live-art/

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Live Art Club offers artists space to try out ideas within a supportive community. We will provide documentation of experiments (or not - as artists decide). Live Art Club exists as a context outside of theatre, dance, fine art and academia.

We cherish passion, risk and failure. We celebrate indecency, aberration and formal corruption or mutation. We cheer for purity and impurity.

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Artists can perform in 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆 ways. Please note this is a low-low-tech project. We have microphones and can play sound. Maybe there are some lights. Maybe a projector. We cannot facilitate performances with complex tech needs, lots of cues etc.

1. Sign up for a slot in advance through a google form. These are allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis and we will never turn an artist away (unless we are at capacity or the work would clearly be better suited to another more traditional context). Slots are 12 minutes, but durational work (up to three hours) is also possible.

SIGN UP HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1m_y4QwAyBI3PALLJSv2cuoTuT04J5wXzzz_kz_NMn18/edit

2. Turn up on the day - remaining performance slots will be allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis on the day. It is OK to come as an audience member and then to be filled by the spirit of performance and decide to do something.

3. The last forty minutes of each session will be given over as a free performance space, for actions to take place in relation to each other, and for encounters to take place. We will agree an etiquette in advance and the space will be facilitated by the Live Art Club team. Anyone - artists and audiences - can participate, though it is totally fine to just watch. We welcome awkward pauses and voyeurs.

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Live Art Club is co-facilitated by Rachel Gammon, Nicol Parkinson, Phoebe Patey-Ferguson, Joseph Morgan Schofield & An* Neely, with support from the Live Art Development Agency (LADA).

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Live Art Club is run by queers.

Cafe OTO is a fully wheelchair accessible venue, with no steps and accessible toilets.

We will help to facilitate other access needs (such as sign language or audio description) if you email or message us in advance to arrange this.

If you need financial support for travel in order to participate, get in touch and we will try our best to help out.

The closest station is Dalston Junction Overground Station (1 minute away), which is fully wheelchair accessible. There are also many buses which stop next to Dalston Junction and are 1-2 minutes away from the venue.

We are always looking to make Live Art Club accessible, and welcome any suggestions on how we might do this.

LAC ARTWORK by the incredible Sweatmother

Email us: [email protected]

Behold, we're back, and with another lineup brimming with exciting music and performance!

Two duos featuring stalwarts of the UK improvisation scene John Jasnoch and Martin Archer, and Matt Wand and Richard Harrison.
More info on Martin's music: https://discus-music.co.uk

Harold & Arthur, fresh from Adelaide Fringe, will be exploring performance and words.

BORK is the brainchild of our own Jack Sibley, and dancer/apocaloptimist Lydia Cottrell. Expect corpse-paint and
soundscaping.

More info on Lydia's work: http://www.lydia-cottrell.com/about

As usual 7.30pm start(ish) £4 OTD.

Eagle Inn, Collier Street, Salford.

Queer, Jewish cabaret collective Homos and Houmous welcomes all northern hebrews, shebrews and theybrews, goys and gals (all welcome). Closet nothing. Covet everything.

We're coming to Leeds for our seventh instalment, as part of our UK tour and we couldn't be happier!

Drag – Comedy - Live Art – Music - DJs – Semitic overtones

DOORS at 7.
SHOW 8-10.30.
MUSIC 10.30-12.

Host: Chanukah Lewinsky
That Ray
Ruth Nicholson
DJ TAMTAM
Open mic

More acts to come.

To start the show with a bang, North London's most unapologetically Jewish family, The Rimmers will be screening their new short film, ‘Personal Shopping’.

£10 well-waged / £7 waged / £4 unwaged
No one turned away for lack of funds. Please opt for a "well-waged" ticket if you can to help subsidise and maintain fair access to arts programming.

Please get in touch if you have any questions or if you're interested in performing/ our open mic slots at [email protected]

Expect more theatre, more schmatz and even more houmous. Your nan with love us!!

Plus also join us on the 22nd March for an open artists forum to explore the position of faith in art and performance. More details to come.

Since 2016 we’ve been schlepping around London with a smorgasbord of drag, comedy, live klezmer, poetry and politics. Hosted by music hall grand dame Chanukah Lewinsky (think Julie Walters on speed), the night began as an open mic at Housmans Bookshop for LGBTI+ Jews to celebrate these two identities which can so often feel at odds. Judaism has a long-standing tradition of camp and queerness and Homos and Houmous is always a raucous family affair; where Bette Midler’s musical stand-up in the bathhouses of New York meets arguments over Shabbat dinner.


UK dates, 7-12pm (lineups vary)
21 March, CLAY, Leeds
15 April, The Royal Vauxhall Tavern, London
25 April, DINA Venue, Sheffield
16 May, Partisan Collective, Manchester.

Tickets available: https://outsavvy.com/organiser/homos-and-houmous

With support from Arts Council England, Leeds Inspired, JW3 and Manchester Jewish Museumm. Creative Director Dex Chait Grodner, Producer Keziah Berelson.

Please bring cash as we’ll be raising funds for Glasgow’s queer, Yiddish café, די ראָזעווע פּ�?ווע pink peacock.

Access https://www.clayleeds.co.uk/access
An accessible toilet will be on site for the night.

*Poster by Jake Elwes
Illustration by Freddelanka

Come pick up your free copy of the full festival programme and watch some great films to see what we’re all about!

6pm - DOORS OPEN
Lush vegan food and snacks available. Plus, the bar will be open for booze and soft drinks.

7pm - SHORT FILMS (TBC)

8pm - BOOKSMART
On the eve of their high school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realise that they should have worked less and played more. Determined never to fall short of their peers, the girls set out on a mission to cram four years of fun into one night.

"Every aspect about 'Booksmart' subverts the stereotypical high school film, there are no eye roll moments of despair, every second is gold."

Tickets on the door - Pay What You Can from £0 to £6.
Cash or Card payment available.

LEEDS QUEER FILM FESTIVAL 2020 TAKES PLACE WED 22 - SUN 26 APRIL AT CLAY: Centre for Live Art Yorkshire.
Festival Passes now on sale: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leeds-queer-film-festival-2020-tickets-56058989948
OR Day Passes will be available on the door Pay What You Can

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ACCESS INFORMATION:
- The venue is wheelchair accessible with a single step entrance with optional ramp.
- Off-street parking is available nearby (charges may apply).
- All toilets are for all genders. An accessible toilet will be available.
- There is a range of seating available in the screening room: hard backed chairs, sofas, beanbags. If you need to enter the screening room first or need a particular place in the room please let an organiser know.
- Films will be screened with subtitles.

If you would like to discuss any specific access needs please contact us in advance: [email protected]

SPILL YER TEA is back! We are excited to present our third instalment of experimental Live Art and Performance Art in Liverpool.

SPILL YER TEA is presented by DRIP; an accessible and all inclusive artist led platform, supporting the creation and presentation of new and exciting Live Art and Performance Art works in the North West.

We provide an open supportive platform for emerging and established artists, students and graduates and collectives and groups to share new artwork that is either ready-to-go, or is in its developmental stages. Our audiences are welcome to provide written feedback on all work presented.

The platform is unfunded / artist led. We suggest a £5.00 entry fee on the door, however any individuals experiencing financial hardship will not be turned away. We also offer a pay forward scheme for those who wish to purchase a ticket for someone else. Proceeds are used to pay for all costs incurred for the production of the event. Any additional profit is equally shared between contributors and artists involved.

Performances:

TBC


Location:

Constellations, 35 - 39 Greenland Street, Liverpool, L1 OBS


Accessibility:

The venue is wheelchair and disability friendly throughout with accessible toilets.

We are always looking to make SPILL YER TEA accessible, and welcome any suggestions on how we might do this. If you have any other access needs email or message us in advance and let us know and we will do our utmost to facilitate these.


Safe(r) spaces:

SPILL YER TEA is run by queers.

We will be operating a safer space policy and will not tolerate any forms of discrimination or abuse. If anyone experiences any form of discrimination or abuse during the event please notify a member of the team immediately.


Age:

This event is suitable only for individuals aged 18 and over.


Content Warning:

We are committed to providing all of our artists with a platform for free speech and expression. We try not to censor or restrict works where possible. Due to the experimental nature of this event, some viewers may find the content of some performances disturbing and/or offensive.

✨ONE SACRED FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH✨
Why not
Friday March 13th

Collective act of golden manifestation, sacred laughter bath and ceremonial mess-about orchestrated by a preposterously dazzling goddess. Very golden, mostly truthful. Sacred as holy hell.

Lucy Hopkins is an award-winning clown, director, teacher, priestess, clever person and lover of humans. Recently, she has appeared in the Spencer Jones's The Mind of Herbert Clunkerdunk (BBC) and been an associate director of Caroline Horton's acclaimed piece of theatre All Of Me.

“A bewitching performer whose songs cling and haunt”
– The Guardian

“…An eerie, unsettling and beautiful performance piece. While experimental in form, we are always sure that we’re in the safe hands of a highly accomplished performer and vocalist.”
– Matt Fenton, Artistic Director, CONTACT (Manchester)

‘The Ballad of Isosceles’ is a 20-minute-long performance that muses on love, jealousy and envy. Inspired by Lynchian iconography, Ali Matthews deploys her skills as a chanteuse to tell the story of the birth of Envy, the forgotten tenth muse.

Through text spoken up close and songs heard from a distance, Matthews casts and recasts two select spectators as figures in her tale. Meanwhile, in the shadows of the theatre, an audience of voyeurs watches as this story of Envy, love child of Zeus and Marlene Dietrich, unfolds.

‘The Ballad of Isosceles’ plays with jealousy to re-imagine the relationship between performer and audience, setting its attendees against each other in a strange, static dance of envy.

Join us at New Adelphi Theatre for the premiere of ‘The Ballad of Isosceles’ in VR, an immersive film experience that acts as a companion to the live show!

Warnings: Ages 16+. Contains haze, strong language, emotional triggers and audience interaction.

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Queer Arts North Showcase 2020
Wed 11 March 2020, 1pm – 5pm
Leeds Playhouse
BSL Interpreted
Tickets: £3-£5 (plus booking fee)

Join Queer Arts North for an afternoon of performance + provocation, exploring the lives of LGBTQ+ people, for artists, creatives, producers, programmers, venues, festivals or community groups, interested in LGBTQ+ arts and culture.

Hosted by keynote speaker Rikki Beadle-Blair with performances from Ro Hardaker, gobscure, Rhiannon Scutt, Idle Women, Mandla Rae, Roma Havers, Jamaal Monarch and Bordello Theatre.

Plus panel discussions, development sessions (funding advice & artist pitches) and training opportunities.

Queer Arts North Artist & Venue Opportunities:
• Artist Pitches - tell the room about your work (2min pitch slots available) - download an application form: http://bit.ly/QAN2020pitchform
• Funding Advice Sessions* - get advice from Arts Council England (30min sessions available) - contact [email protected] to register by Friday 6th March.
• LGBTQ+ Awareness Training* – if you’re a venue who want to be more LGBTQ+ aware join us for Curious Arts’ LGBTQ+ Awareness training (2hr session) - book your place: http://bit.ly/lgbtqawareleeds

*Please note: LGBTQ+ Awareness Training and Funding Advice Sessions will take place earlier in the day at Yorkshire Dance, LS9 8AH.

BSL Interpretation
The showcase will be BSL interpreted by Caroline Ryan and Lauren Lister.

Queer Arts North Showcase 2020 is supported by Arts Council England and Consortium: LGBT+ Futures Grants Programme.

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Queer Arts North is a network of arts organisations strategically supporting LGBTQ+ arts, artists, organisations, venues and festivals across the North of England, co-ordinated by Curious Arts, supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Queer Arts North Members: Black Gold Arts, Cake Tin Foundation/ Mother's Ruin, Contact, Curious Arts, Homotopia Arts, Leeds Playhouse, Northern Stage, Trans Creative and Yorkshire Dance.

Curious Arts is a Newcastle Gateshead based not-for-profit developing LGBTQ+ arts, artists and audiences across the North East of England. Their work celebrates and explores Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Culture.

Working in partnership with arts and community organisations, every year in July they produce award-winning Curious Festival. A multi-art form celebration of LGBTQ+ culture.

Image Credit: Rhiannon Scutt (Emma Ledwith), gobscure (Niomi Fairweather), Mandla Rae, and Bordello Theatre (Michael McGuire).

Magic is everywhere. Wear a dress and people treat you one way. Try a pinstripe suit and, abracadabra, it’s like you are a different person.

Fitting is about Matt’s adventures in dresses and suits and also has some magic tricks up its sleeves. From interactions with strangers at bus stops to transgressive explorations in charity shops, follow Matt as they navigate and explode the ground between gender binaries. Matt is interested in how appearances shape how we treat each other.

Matt has brought along some frocks and ties, some sleight of hand, some fitting in and some standing proud. Matt is neither a boy nor a girl but has been both. Matt will do their best, for you.

Fitting explores our universal experiences of visibility, invisibility and trying to find new places to fit.

Performer: Matt Miller
Director: Peader Kirk
Co-Created by Miller and Kirk

A theatrical genderqueer glamour fest, Sprinkled with magic and ready to mess with your binaries.

With a focus on creating interactive fiction for performance and group experiences, this workshop will take you through the basics of Twine.

Artist Matt Allen (Closed Forum: Art and Performance By Matt Allen) is currently using Twine to create a new interactive experience as part of Leeds International Festival.

In this workshop he will discuss how he has used this free tool to develop an interactive mobile app, giving you a sneak peek into his work to date as well as the opportunity to test it out for the first time.

This workshop is suitable for absolute beginners and for those who are interested in developing interactive experiences in their own practice.

No coding experience needed, this workshop is free to attend and everyone is welcome.

Please bring a laptop with you or let us know if you need one providing.

For more information, please contact [email protected] .

These workshops are supported with funding from Leeds Inspired, part of Leeds City Council and Arts Council England.

She Grrrowls gives voice to the experience of different womxn across England. Say Owt are working to bring She Grrowls to York for a super showcase. Come growl with us!
Open mic for female and non-binary performance poets, sign up on the door.
Hosted by Hannah Davies and Carmina Masoliver
£6 advance, £7

Featuring special sets from:

KAOZARA OYALOWO
Kaozara is a writer and poet from Leicester. She is a Roundhouse Poetry Slam finalist and has competed for the Leeds University slam team, and also coached/mentored and co-facilitated workshops for team Leeds, taking them to the final of the National University Slam. She is also a CUPSI award recipient and a member of BBC New Creatives. Kaozara explores themes such as femininity, race, religion, diaspora and immigration in her work.
I: @disaporamagic

KATE FOX
Kate Fox works mainly as a stand-up poet and as a broadcaster and speaker. Her current show “Where There’s Muck There’s Bras” is about notable Northern women. She is a familiar radio voice, having presented Pick of the Week on Radio 4 and been a regular contributor to Radio 3’s The Verb, among many other broadcasts. She has been Poet in Residence for the Great North Run, Glastonbury Festival and Radio 4’s Saturday Live. She has also performed her poetry on BBC1 and BBC2. She has supported acts including Linton Kwesi Johnson, Hollie McNish, John Cooper Clarke and John Hegley and is a headline act in her own right. She’s also a gentle activist and campaigner for the voices of Northerners, the working class, women and the neurodiverse to be heard; mainly by teaching and running workshops in schools and community groups -and by speaking, writing, raising awareness and tutting at injustice and inequality.

https://katefoxwriter.wordpress.com/

T/F: @katefoxwriter

Featuring:
• world premiere performance from ‘see monsd’, the new project from the father of no-audience underground, Rob Hayler.
• debut WonkyStuff show for ‘TSR2’, having practiced their craft at a few EMOM evenings.
• The inimitable ‘WonkyStuff House Band’

One more act to be confirmed…

Requested admission is £5, but no-one will be turned away due to lack of funds (Come See! Come Hear!).

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Wonkystuff events are characterised by the minimal (DiY) presentation, and no canned music between performances (we value the time to talk to audience members, without the distraction of background music - we feel that the focus should be on the performed music)

A fashion show on the fracture between feminism and fabric. A catwalk which takes you from Haute Couture to bargain bin, from big beats to near silence. Five diverse performers take to the stage on a catwalk like no other! Garments flow, stilettos break, hair is pulled up, let loose, let free! Jazzy moves, heartfelt stories and heart-throbbing energy fills the room.

Navigate your own path through a performance featuring five strong women from different walks of life. Using your mobile and headphones, choose between music and stories which offer contrasting positions on the parade of costumes and identities on stage. Curate your own journey through a runway show of people like you and people you’ll never know, with a soundtrack selected by you. Susan Sontag meets America’s Next Top Model.

Tickets for this performance are priced on a Pay What You Decide basis. This means that tickets are available to book in advance as usual, but you don't pay anything until after you've seen the show, and how much you pay is completely up to you!

We"d like to invite you to join us for our Timebank Social at CLAY, just in time for the Winter Solstice - a time of renewal, reflection and revival.

Come down to one of our members' spaces at the brilliant CLAY. Meet other members, catch up with old friends and meet new ones and have a drink.

We'd love to tell you about our recent Timebank visit to Scotland and to share with you some of the questions that were raised about time banking. We would also love to find out what questions/ ideas you may have.

Here's a provocation to kick things off...

Who decides? And who decides who decides?

For members and their friends, and any creatives interested in the Timebank. All welcome. Doors from 6pm and with things getting going at around 7pm. Remember you get two time credits for attending and you are welcome to bring snacks to share if you'd like.

York Zine Fest is back for a very merry Festive Edition!!

Join us for 40+ zine stalls, craft workshops, browse through the zine library, take some piccies in the Grotto and fill up on mince pies and mulled wine!

Saturday 7th December at The Crescent, York - 12-4pm - free entry!

Applications are now open, email [email protected] with your details and links to your work. Applications close 31st October. Stalls are £10.

WHERE: Piccadilly Tap, Spark:York
WHEN: 1st Friday of every month, officially 6pm - 9pm
(Join us any time - very informal)

ALL WELCOME for social gathering of happy people - even if you don't feel you're especially "creative" in the typical sense, we're all creative in our own way.
Alcohol optional, food available, free-roam wherever with whoever. Enjoy meeting people with no agenda.

We want to unite, share ideas, take action, make change

WHO: Artists / designers / architects / film-makers / digital people / educators / musicians / social mediums / and the inbetweeners /

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Bring a friend or a group of friends - the more the merrier.
Please share & help us find more people and unite our creative sector :)

December’s headliner Henry Raby is a York-based performance poet, theatre-maker, playwright and workshop facilitator. His work has been described as playful, highly-charged, passionate and anarchic!

He’s performed at festivals and events across the UK, been published by Burning Eye Books and runs York spoken word organisation Say Owt. He’ one half of Vandal Factory Theatre Company and worked for various theatres.

He leads work in schools, Youth Theatres and community groups.

Come on down and show us your stuff or sit back and enjoy a whole evening of delicious spoken word poetry. Sign ups for the open mic slots are from 7:30pm, performances will start at 8pm. Hope to see you there!

http://bit.ly/ALWHenryRaby

Date:5/12/19
Time: Doors 7:30pm Performance: 8:00pm
Where: Clay, Regent Street, Leeds, LS27QA
Price: £5
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First Showing / Preview
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This is about being wrong, more specifically it's about me being wrong... All the time.

You are invited to be part of an experiment, that might tell us who is right and who is wrong... or at least outsource some decisions about my life that I'm not equipped to make.

I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass but I'm all out of bubblegum. So what should I do next?

Matt Rogers is an award winning performance maker who has been making work that fuses elements of games mechanics and striking visuals in surprising, comedic and thought provoking ways since 2005. Inspired by John Carpenter's 1988 classic "They Live!" and the field of experimental psychology (in)CREDIBLE marks the beginning of a new and exciting phase in his practice; inviting the audience to shape both the performance and how Matt spends the rest of his life.

Virtual Reality. Escape Room. Thriller.

Eight hours ago teenage special operative Emma McCoy vanished. Now you and a partner must help find her.

Traitor is a two player interactive experience combining virtual reality and immersive theatre - all taking place at a secret location.

Work together against the clock to discover what happened to Emma - Will you be a hero or a traitor?

Following its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival, New York, in 2019, Pilot Theatre in association with York Mediale and XR Stories presents 'Traitor VR'.

Dates: Tues 3rd - Saturday 7th December
Running time: approx 35 minutes - No late comers will be admitted.
The secret location is in York City Centre and will be sent via email a week before the event.

Unfortunately for these performances there is no disabled access. However, accessible performances on alternative dates will be available at a later date.

Traitor was funded by CreativeXR, Digital Catapult & Arts Council England


AGE RECOMMENDATION 11+

SKIN in the GAME is an interactive multimedia symposium curated by our friends Diverse Actions.
This event marks the first part of the culmination of three years of Diverse Action’s activity. SITG is an exciting programme of discussion by a representative programme of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic artists, leaders, academics and organisations.

We will create an open and safe space for this discursive honesty that will shape the future of Diverse Actions as a programme undergoing transformation and inform wider Live Art UK (LAUK) activities and broader programming.

So please join us for our FREE interactive multimedia symposium next month!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER: https://t.co/GbiPV7Aif8

CHRISTMAS HAS COME EARLY!

A two-woman 100% faithful, word-by-word* remake of the Christmas film we all hate to love: ‘Love Actually’.

‘Love Actually’ is Sh!t Actually.

The ‘rising stars of performance art’ (Telegraph) Rebecca Biscuit and Louise Mothersole take on their hardest roles yet. All the roles. With live songs, queer love stories, and politics questioned by women with actual lines – come shout-along, sing-along, dance-along, cry-along, drink-along to this adults-only celebration of Christmas Actually.

FREE GOODY BAGS!

From the makers of cult hits DollyWould and Sing-a-long-A-Muppet Christmas Carol (Time Out Top 12 Xmas Shows of 2018; “Justifiably much loved & brilliant” This Week London.)

*Just kidding

Commissioned by Camden People’s Theatre and HOME Manchester.


Reviews from previous work

★★★★ “Hilarious and heartbreaking” – Sunday Times
★★★★ – Guardian
★★★★ – Telegraph
★★★★ – Evening Standard
★★★★ – Time Out

“The Bert and Ernie of North London” – Exeunt

“A bit much for my personal taste” – Everything Theatre

SPILL YER TEA is back! We are excited to present our next instalment of experimental Live Art and Performance Art in Liverpool.

SPILL YER TEA is presented by DRIP; an accessible and all inclusive artist led platform, supporting the creation and presentation of new and exciting Live Art and Performance Art works in the North West.

We provide an open supportive platform for emerging and established artists, students and graduates and collectives and groups to share new artwork that is either ready-to-go, or is in its developmental stages. All work presented is followed by feedback and an optional Q&A with the audience.

The platform is unfunded / artist led. We suggest a £5.00 entry fee on the door, however any individuals experiencing financial hardship will not be turned away. We also offer a pay forward scheme for those who wish to purchase a ticket for someone else. Proceeds are used to pay for all costs incurred for the production of the event. Any additional profit is equally shared between contributors and artists involved.


Performances:

Carmen Arquelladas / William Lang / Sylvain Souklaye / Oliver Tennant / Matt Allen / Connor Coxx / Charlotte Blackburn / Kelvin Atmadibrata / AL / Alice Karveli


Location:

Constellations, 35 - 39 Greenland Street, Liverpool, L1 OBS


Accessibility:

The venue is wheelchair and disability friendly throughout.


Safe(r) spaces:

We will be operating a safer space policy and will not tolerate any forms of discrimination or abuse. If anyone experiences any form of discrimination or abuse during the event please notify a member of the team immediately.


Age:

This event is suitable only for individuals aged 18 and over.


Content Warning:

We are committed to providing all of our artists with a platform for free speech and expression. We try not to censor or restrict works where possible. Due to the experimental nature of this event, some viewers may find the content of some performances disturbing and/or offensive.

LADA is delighted to mark the publication of two new titles by Daniel Oliver.

'Awkwoods: Daniel Oliver’s Dyspraxic Adventures in Participatory Performance' is the first book on the work of Daniel Oliver. Daniel is dyspraxic and he creates awkward participatory performance worlds. He has done so since 2003. This book documents some of those worlds, as well as bringing together critical and creative responses by Aby Watson, Jo Hauge, Luke Ferris, O. Husch, Chloe Spicer, Hamja Ahsan and Nwando Ebizie. These writings focus on discussing, embracing, and celebrating dyspraxic approaches to performance making, socialising, world-building, thinking and writing. It is especially for everyone except of course for those who choose to identify as ‘everyone’ rather than someone else - but it will be great for anyone who, for example, is invested in dyspraxia, neurodiversity, Live Art, Audience Participation, World-Building, and sentences like this one. 'Awkwoods' is published by the Live Art Development Agency.

'Awkoods' is available on Unbound (check out link below) and will be on sale at a specially discounted price at the launch.

'On Neurodiversity' is a new Study Room Guide by Daniel Oliver. It contains a collection of recorded conversations with neurodivergent artists working in Live Art and performance, a list of resources relating to this field and a contextualising essay by Daniel.

Reading by Luke Ferris, live music and Q&A by IndoorGoblin / Sumita Unjumbled.

Drinks and refreshments will be served.

Featuring a new piece by Lynette Quek, and a set by Richard Craig.

Full lineup (composers)
Lynette Quek
Harry Matthews
Erika Bell
Richard Craig

Tickets are available on the door at the usual amok rates
£3/£5/£7/£9

A M O K is an experimental performance platform based in York, showcasing new work by composers and performers from York and other areas, exploring venues and spaces unique to the city.

Doors open at 6.30pm with Lynette Quek's performance starting at 6.45pm.

Entrance is via a gate opposite Tesco Express on Goodramgate.


Supported by Sound and Music

Jenny Wilson (Irregular Arts) presents her unique one-woman cabaret. This entertaining and thought provoking show rubs itself up against it's own boundaries and invites you to say YES!
There will be songs, audience participation, and stories gathered from sex workers, dentists, queer communities, activists, parents, kinksters, schoolteachers, swingers and people who identify as all-of-the-above. What will you consent to?

Strictly over 18s only.

Free for Club Members (donations/pay what you feel after the show).

Non club members are welcome to attend - ticket details https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cabaret-of-consent-at-pandora-club-leeds-tickets-78037988725

Should you wish to attend the club after the show you will have to purchase a guest wristband.