utopia:dystopia events

• LocationSouth West
• Type
• Salary
• Artformcombined arts, dance, film, interdisciplinary arts, literature, photography, music, theatre, visual arts
• ContactSophie Erin Cooper sophieerincooper@gmail.com

Description

EVENTS

EXISTENTIAL PET SHOP with Marc Parrett, kinetic artist

Saturday 28th - Monday 30th May
Throughout the day
Walcot Chapel
Free admission

Join us throughout the opening weekend of Fringe Arts Bath and step in to the wonderful world of kinetic artist, puppet maker and pupperty director Marc Parret. Founder and former Artistic Director of Stuff and Nonsense Theatre Company, Marc has worked with BBC3, Tobacco Factory Theatre, Green Ginger, Ardman Animations and Travelling Light.

LIBERATED WORDS presents Poetry Films along the themes of Utopia/Dystopia

Thursday 2nd and Thursday 9th June

7.30pm
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
Tickets: £5/£3 Concs

Commemorating the 500th anniversary of Thomas More's Utopia and as part of our Poetry Film + special events Liberated Words is proud to present an international selection of films from top international poetry filmmakers.

FOWL by Ruby Tingle, performance artist
Saturday 4th June
Presentations throughout the day between:
12pm – 5pm
Walcot Chapel
Free admission

With devised sound works and spectacular costume, multidisciplinary artist Ruby Tingle will be presenting a live art piece inspired by birds of paradise. Exploring the notion of ‘utopian’ creatures and environment her performance draws on the ever present topics of habitat destruction, conversation and the environmental issues we currently face.

ADDICTION by Duncan Shaw, Marie Lister and Alexandra Fraser
Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th June
Presentations throughout the day between:
12pm – 5pm
Walcot Chapel
Free admission

'We propose that dissatisfaction is part of the human condition, alongside the unhealthy pursuit of pleasure, greed and longing for status. Thus as technology and quality of life moves our world towards a superficial utopia we personally and in isolation find ourselves falling into a lonely dystopia.'

Singer and visual artist Marie Lister, classically trained actor Duncan Shaw and visual and performance artist Alexandra Fraser present ADDICTION. Merging music, performance and visual arts to collaborate in a multidisciplinary happening.

utopia:dystopia artists and public discussion
Sunday 5th June
3 - 4.30pm
Walcot Chapel
Free admission

A free-ranging discussion involving artists and visitors with poetic interventions by award winning eco-poet Helen Moore.

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