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The Viewpoints: Acting Workshop

admin — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:56:10 +0000

The Viewpoints represent not only a physical technique but also a philosophical, spiritual, and aesthetic approach to actor and ensemble training. It was first developed in the United States by choreographer Mary Overlie as a technique of composition that provides a vocabulary for heightening awareness and impulse regarding space, movement and gesture. American directors Anne Bogart and Tina Landau evolved The Viewpoints to become a creative system for staging and performance. Instructor Sarah Loveland is from the University of Washington Professional Actor Training program, where The Viewpoints is taught along with Suzuki Technique as core physical training. Join Sarah and other UW students for an introductory workshop over two days and discover a new world of dramatic creation. Water bottles and movement attire, please.

Noir Fashion Party

admin — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 06:39:05 +0000

Alexander McQueen’s legacy of bold, brave ingenuity continues to inspire beyond the borders of the fashion world. Noir! #9 takes this opportunity to respectfully commemorate his burial on the Isle of Skye and celebrate a true genius. Centered on a fashion show presenting a collection of exquisite womenswear from Harvey Nichols, guests can expect a showcase of the best of the Scottish fashion industry creatives and models set within the context of cutting edge fashion, art, film and music.

Also presented on the night will be art installation films, a pop-up exhibition titled ‘(dis)ambiguation’, live music and deejay Hobbes.

As The Flames Rose We Danced To The Sirens, The Sirens

admin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:43:53 +0000

Iara is starting to fear the worst. Sheʼs looking for a roomful of strangers whose arms she can fall into. And whilst she knows that she cannot necessarily be trusted, tonight she would like to put herself in your hands…

In an hour of troubling intimacy, by turns comic and tragic, Sleepwalk Collective attempt with joy and desperation to rework the clichés of pop culture and bad B-movies into something heartfelt and profound. This is a cry for help, and itʼs about me, and you, and the strange and sometime frightening connection that is growing between us.

WINNER: First Prize, BE Festival Birmingham 2011
WINNER: Best Female Performer, BE Festival Birmingham 2011 WINNER: Best Direction, Festival ACT Bilbao 2010

“A dialogue intimate and nocturnal” – DIAGONAL “A riot of sensations” – GARA

Singapore

admin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:37:21 +0000

A work of outright conceptual theatre, RJ Thomson’s new play is the actual place of Singapore. A work of site-specific, interactive, durational, socially engaged, conceptual theatre, Singapore is also intended as a full allegory for the human condition. Seriously. For these entertaining discussions, the writer will launch the work by explaining the emotional and theoretical context to the work: it’s quite a story! He will also answer questions. ‘A playwright of a quite fearless and magnificent originality’ (Playwrights Studio Scotland).

Men Avoid Jars

admin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:01:20 +0000

Compared to The Mighty Boosh and Peter Cook by the Prague Post, “We Are a Real” Theatre Company presents Men Avoid Jars; an absurd and surreal deconstruction of everything theatre tries to be. Taking inspiration from Dadaist art and Discordianist symbolism, this two-man show is a musical and visual composition that turns ritual on its head.

Featuring original musical compositions in close harmony, puppetry and post-modern dance, Men Avoid Jars takes inspiration and techniques from a wide variety of theatre practitioners to create a non-narrative spectacle somewhere between the realms of sacrament and sheer silliness.

Kenneth Goldsmith: Sucking on Words

admin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:41:16 +0000

Presenting a mode of literature more in dialogue with the visual arts than with conventional poetry or fiction, and arguing for a new kind of ‘thinker-ship’ to replace the conventional idea of a ‘readership’, the lively, incisive and accessible conversations in Simon Morris’ film Sucking on Words are an ideal introduction to Goldsmith’s witty and provocative work.

‘Goldsmith is our James Joyce for the 21st century’ – Christian Bök

Radio On (18)

admin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:39:11 +0000

RADIO ON
Dir. Christopher Petit
Cast: David Beames, Lisa Kreuzer, Sandy Ratcliff
1979, 104mins, English, 18

A beautiful, melancholic oddity of British cinema, Radio On is a haunting existential road movie set in 1970s England. It follows a young DJ as he drives from London to Bristol following the unexplained death of his brother. Produced by Wim Wenders, whose imprint on the film is undeniable, it is beautifully shot in black and white by his cinematographer Martin Schäfer and accompanied by a memorable New Wave soundtrack including Kraftwerk, Bowie, Ian Dury, Wreckless Eric and Lene Lovich.

My Winnipeg (12)

admin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:37:31 +0000

MY WINNIPEG
Dir. Guy Maddin
Cast: Darcy Fehr, Ann Savage and Louis Negin
2007, 80mins, English, 12

There is nothing quite like the world of Guy Maddin. Inspired by the magic and melodrama of films from the silent era, Maddin mixes animation, drama and documentary to create a unique filmic patchwork. In My Winnipeg the director embarks on a personal journey through memory and myth to explore the spell of his hometown. Endlessly inventive, witty and undeniably distinct, there’s no surprise that My Winnipeg has quickly gained a cult following.

“Hypnotic and very funny, this is truly one of a kind” – Total Film

Glasgow Short Film Festival at Edinburgh Festival Fringe I

admin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:36:20 +0000

Scotland’s leading short film event presents some of the highlights from the festival’s past prorgammes. Two selections of films by award-winning local and international filmmakers: adventurous, fun and occasionally a little twisted.

Brave New World

Picknick / Henrik Andersson / Sweden / 2010 / 15 min

Kanizsa Hill / Evelyn Lee / USA / 2008 / 8 min

The External World / David O’Reilly / Germany / 2010/ 18 min

Miss This At Your Peril / Brent King / USA / 2009 / 23 min

Choreomania / Louis Paxton / UK / 2009 / 10 min

Glasgow Short Film Festival at Edinburgh Festival Fringe II

admin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:35:02 +0000

Scotland’s leading short film event presents some of the highlights from the festival’s past programmes. Two selections of films by award-winning local and international filmmakers: adventurous, fun and occasionally a little twisted.

Your Friends and Neighbours

The Pedestrian / Stuart Elliott / UK / 2010 / 7 min

Tord & Tord / Niki Lindroth von Bahr / Sweden / 2010 / 10 min

Death of a Pop Star / Greg Loser / USA / 2010 / 15 min

In A Pig’s Eye / Atsushi Wada / Japan / 2010 / 10 min

The Bedfords / Henry Coombes / UK / 2009 / 20 min

Promise / Morten BH, Kirsten Denholm & Henning Carlsen / Denmark / 2010 / 7 min

Spider Fang! / Justin Perkinson / USA / 2010 / 2 min