Thursday 25 October 2007

announcement: performance in Llanrwst

Golygfa Gwydyr yn cylflwyno cynhyrchiad Cynefin .
Golyfa Gwydyr presents a Cynefin production;
YSBRYDNOS

Hydref 25-31 October
Caerdroia,Coedwig Gwydir Forest, Llanrwst, Conwy
The clocks go back, as we go forward into the impending darkness.
The summer a faint memory as we venture into the castle of turns, that leads to a door. On the other side is the unknown and unknowable. Do you open it?

Thursday 18 October 2007

Announcement: Oral History of Performance Art in Wales - with J.Alexander, G.Moore and M.Pearson



Thu 18 October 2007
6pm Cardiff School of Art and Design
Janek Alexander, Geoff Moore, Mike Pearson

::in conversation about their work, Cardiff's performance scene in the 1970s and 1980s and their involvement in Chapter Arts Centre.

In English.Admission free.to reserve a place contact: mail@performance-wales.org
Space Workshop, Cardiff School of Art and Design, Howard Gardens, Cardiff CF24 0SP

http://www.performance-wales.org

Announcement: Marc Rees (Swansea, Cardiff)

Gloria Days
Marc Rees returns from his site specific/installation sojourn with a brand new theatrical work that promises to be his most flamboyant and ambitious project to date. With the support of a world class creative team including opera designer John MacFarlane and Berlin dance duo Rubato, Marc has created an imaginative, compelling and moving piece of dance theatre inspired by an extraordinary character, the 5th Marquis of Anglesey, Henry Cyril Paget.
Known as 'The Dancing Marquis', Paget challenged and subverted Edwardian notions of class, gender, decorum and theatrical propriety. His fantastical lifestyle and subsequent unglamorous downfall provides the focus for this unique multi-disciplinary solo work which premieres in Wales this autumn.
Taliesin Arts Centre-18 & 19 October Tickets: 01792 60 20 60
Wales Millennium Centre-24 - 27 October Tickets: 08700 40 20 00

Wednesday 17 October 2007

Announcement: talk in Cardiff

CSCCI - DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA AND MUSIC RESEARCH SEMINAR

'What's Welsh for Performance?: Constructing an Archive of Performance Art in Wales'
DR. HEIKE ROMS

WEDNESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2007
5PM
ROOM CA402
ATRiuM (Adam Street, near Queen Street Station)

REFRESHMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED
ALL WELCOME!

This presentation introduces What’s Welsh for Performance? (Beth yw yn Gymraeg?), a major research project devoted to uncovering and archiving the history of performance art in Wales. Performance art is now widely recognized as representing a vital part of the visual arts in this country, yet one currently searches in vain for any records or critical evaluations of its practices in accounts of Welsh art history. The project is an attempt to address this neglect. The presentation discusses some of the methodological implications of archiving performance work with reference to the first ten years of the art form after its initial appearance in Wales in 1968, before presenting the two main strands of the Welsh performance archive: an online searchable database (www.performance-wales.org ) and a publicly staged Oral History series.

Tuesday 16 October 2007

Announcement: tactileBOSCH (Cardiff)


LAPSE
As part of Addiction and in conjunction with ‘ How Many Steps '
tactile BOSCH invites you to a night of performance.
Featuring both local and international talent, LAPSE presents an evening of live work that is obsessive, process dependent, and downright unpredictable.
With work from:
Beth Greenhalgh, Joost Nieuwenburg, Karl Price, Nezaket Ekici, Rufus Orsborne, Tim Bromage, Rachel Parry

Opening 19:00, 16/10/07 @ tactile BOSCH studios, Andrews Road, Cardiff
http://tactilebosch.org/

Announcement: Experimentica (Cardiff)


Experimentica 07 is a six day festival of live and time based art at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff.
16-21 October 2007
Box Office + 44 (0)29 2030 4400 www.chapter.org

Includes:
Goodcopbadcop
Submotion
Gareth Llyr and Louise Ritchie
Mr & Mrs Clark
John Rowley
What's Welsh for Performance
Traw + Emma Macey
Tom Marshman
Deborah Light
Beth Greenhalgh and Sam Hasler
Davida Hewlett and Paul Granjon
Karl Price
Patrick Jones and Dave Lordan
Jeong Geum- Hyung
Rosie Dennis
The Panacea Society
Chris Holtom
Joost Nieuwenburg
Atmen
Neil Davies
Planningtorock
Rowan O'Neill
S.A.A.B
Gwrando
Helena Hunter
Guy Mason and Ian Wiblin
Dave Marchant
Richard O'Sullivan
Silas Money
Suzy Roberts

www.chapter.org
experimentica07.blogspot.com

Saturday 13 October 2007

Announcement: Brith Gof Archive Project

BRITH GOF ARCHIVE PROJECT
Event I: Saturday 13 October 10am-4.30pm
Gwthio'r ffiniau: Ymfudwyr (1983), Gernika! (1983) Rhydcymerau (1984)
The Foundry Studio, Parry-Williams Building, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth

Event 2: Saturday 1 December 10am-4.30pm
Pax: Aberystwyth Railway Station (1991)
Y Drwm, National Library of Wales; Aberystwyth Station

Events are organised by Prof Mike Pearson and Margaret Ames.

Wednesday 10 October 2007

Announcement: amperSAND (Swansea)

ampersand present
Flesh and Blood Humans
The next amperSAND event will feature Jolyon Webb, Art Manager at TruSim . It takes place on the 10th October at 6.30pm, for a 7.00pm start, at the Dockside Room, National Waterfront Museum, Swansea . The cost of attending is £4.
For full details and booking form go to: http://www.ampersandswansea.com/

Saturday 6 October 2007

40 events in 40 years: 1975


13/11/1975 - 15/11/1975
Galactic Theatre (i.e. Lacey, Bruce and Bruce, Jill):
Manifestations of Obsessions and Fantasies
Cardiff: Chapter Workshop and Centre for the Arts, Theatre

For more information visit:
http://www.performance-wales.org/40events40years/1970s/1975.html

What's Welsh for Performance? Season 2


what's welsh for performance? - An Oral History of Performance Art in Wales
A two-year series of events devoted to key artists who have shaped the development of performance art in Wales since 1968.


Season 2 (October 2007- January 2008)

Thu 18 October 2007
6pm Cardiff School of Art and Design *
Janek Alexander, Geoff Moore, Mike Pearson
::in conversation about their work, Cardiff's performance scene in the 1970s and 1980s and their involvement in Chapter Arts Centre.

Thu 22 November 2007
6pm The Foundry/ Y Ffowndri Aberystwyth **
Richard Gough
::in conversation about alternative approaches to teaching, archiving and publishing performance and on the role of internationalism for performance art in Wales.

Thu 24 January 2008
6pm Cardiff School of Art and Design *
Phil Babot, André Stitt, Simon Whitehead
::in conversation about the contemporary performance art scene, the role of artist-run spaces and networks and the significance of place in performance.

In English.Admission free.
to reserve a place contact: mail@performance-wales.org

Locations
Space Workshop, Cardiff School of Art and Design, Howard Gardens, Cardiff CF24 0SP
The Foundry, Parry-Williams Building, Penglais, Aberystwyth SY23 3AJ

Project: Dr Heike Roms; in collaboration with SHIFTwork Time Based Art Research Group, Cardiff School of Art and Design.
Funded by: The Arts Council of Wales
With support from: University of Wales Aberystwyth; University of Wales Institute, Cardiff and Chapter.

Announcement: Filmdance by Jo Shapland

'A Certain Slant of Light'
opening 6 October 2007, 6.30-9.30 p.m.
Includes Jo Shapland's filmdance 'Soluna'.
St Dogmaels Gallery

Announcement: Artist-in-Residence, CPR

Artist-in-Residence at Centre for Performance Research, Aberystwyth
Centre for Performance Research would like to invite an artist to work in
residence to produce work in the organisation's new home, The Foundry. The project is a residency where the artist will use their visual and/or performance skills to respond to the building in an innovative way.
Deadline for applications will be Friday 2nd November 2007.
Public Art Wales/Celf Gyhoeddus Cymru
email: info@cywaithcymru.org
Artist brief and guidelines also available at: www.cywaithcymru.org

Tuesday 2 October 2007

Announcement: Framework Social (Swansea)

FRAMEWORK SOCIAL down the social.
VISUAL EXPERIMENTICA AND CREATIVE EXCHANGE.
Tuesday October 2nd 2007
7pm £2-entrance fee - all proceeds this month to OXFAM
St James Social Club, St James Crescent, Uplands, Swansea
http://www.myspace.com/frameworkswansea

line-up includes: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE : Adam Goodge; THE ART-LIFE Project, John & Hilary;Joan Jones; and others