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.