CRUSH / krʌʃ /
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A showcase of final projects by MFA Scenography students from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama: Lingge Ma, Talia Sanz Vera and Francesc Serra Vila. Grounded in the live intersection of body, space, materials and text, this 2-day event will feature performances, artist talks and installations.
n.
- A sound related action to eliminate the boundary
- A violent but subtle movement
- An intense but at-the-moment live passion
A showcase of final projects by MFA Scenography students from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama: Lingge Ma, Talia Sanz Vera and Francesc Serra Vila. Grounded in the live intersection of body, space, materials and text, this 2-day event will feature performances, artist talks and installations.
Friday, 20 April
EXHIBITION. 11am - 9.45pm
PERFORMANCES. 7.30pm
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Saturday, 21 April
EXHIBITION. 11am - 9.45pm
GUEST TALK. 4.45pm
Rhys Jarman, set designer GUEST TALK. 6pm
Sally E Dean, Performance Maker and lecturer PERFORMANCES. 7.30pm
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EXHIBITORS
LINGGE MA
“Writing brings into a gap, a discrepancy.” Lingge’s performative experiments present as a series of exploration about text, body and the meaning of them. Her practice engaged the performer and writing process with different material, to approach the embodied meaning with the notion of Writing Aloud, the voice state for text. |
TALIA SANZ VERA
Talia is presenting her visions in scenography and set design through the ground-breaking opera La Voix Humaine, composed by Francis Poulenc. In a world of highly interconnected society, she explores isolation and self expression materializing the design process by creating a score from the visual, aural and choreographical aspects, rendering a scenario of her design in real-scale performance. |
FRANCESC SERRA VILA
Francesc's practice is an exploration on structures and the possibility of their collapse. PARTS OF creates a space whereby precariousness manifests. The fragments become a source for multiple other constructions; the resulting installation stresses the making process and the evolution of the material, space and body. On Saturday, Francesc will perform with LAMP. Together they create improvise performances which use movement, sound and light as the core stimuli for their interactions. |
GUEST SPEAKERS
Photo: Tom Joy/David Shearing
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DAVID SHEARING, artist - Friday 20 April. 6pm
David Shearing is a multi-award-winning artist and production designer who creates immersive multimedia environments and spaces. He is interested in how audiences engage both physically and conceptually with design and installation art. He explores audience engagement by creating intimate, and at times spectacular, art and performance installations using video, sound and organic materials. David’s work operates as a hybrid between fine art and performance practice. In 2014 David designed and produced The Weather Machine (2015) which was awarded Silver at the World Stage Design exhibition 2017. David has a PhD in ‘Audience Immersion and the Experience of Scenography’ (University of Leeds). www.davidshearing.com |
Photograph: Richard Houghton
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RHYS JARMAN, set designer - Saturday 21 April. 4.45pm
Rhys was one of the winners of the 2007 Linbury Biennial Prize, for his design of Varjak Paw for the Opera Group. Recent designs include Nassim for Bush Theatre, How I Hacked My Way To Space for Unlimited, The Machine Stops for Pilot, Hurling Rubble At The Sun And Hurling Rubble At The Moon at the Park Theatre. Work at Northern stage includes Frankie & Johnny, Alice In Wonderland, James And The Giant Peach and The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz. Designs for Gecko include The Wedding, Institute, Missing and The Dreamer which won the One Drama Award for best design in Shanghai. https://rhysjarman.com/ |
SALLY E. DEAN, performance maker and lecturer - Saturday 21 April. 6pm
Sally E. Dean (USA/UK) has been an interdisciplinary performer, performance maker and teacher over 20 years – in professional, university and community settings across Europe, Asia and the USA. Her teaching and performance work is highly informed by somatic-based practices, her cross-cultural projects in Asia and her background in both dance and theatre – integrating site, costume and object. Sally has been supported by the Arts Council England and the British Council. Since 2011, Sally leads the ‘Somatic Movement, Costume & Performance Project’ – designing costumes that create specific body-mind experiences leading to performances, lectures, films, publications and workshops. www.sallyedean.com |
WHERE
East London’s newest cultural centre, Hackney Showroom is an inclusive and vibrant warehouse arts venue with an outstanding and affordable programme of shows, festivals and events with something for everyone. Hackney Showroom Hackney Downs Studios Amhurst Terrace London E8 2BT |
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