Category Archives: upcoming events

Dissidences*. Sound, voice, word. Poetesses and/or poets, singers, performers, gather in a semi circle around a music improviser. Reading, reciting, singing or babbling. Spontaneity and dissidence are the rules. Spontaneity and dissidence will be the basis for the creation of … Continue reading →

Tanja Orning is recognized as one of Norway’s most innovative and experimental contemporary musicians. Her musical practice unfolds at the intersection of classical tradition, contemporary music, improvisation, and interdisciplinary art forms, making her a central force on the Norwegian contemporary … Continue reading →

Max Eastley – aeolian arc Mandhira de Saram – violin Rory Salter – amplified instruments / objects Douglas Benford – recorders / objects Max Eastley is a sound installation artist and a musician. He has been an AHRC Senior Researcher … Continue reading →

Adam Bohman, a London-based composer, performer and artist, has ploughed a singular path in music since the mid-70s. He studied with Phil Wachsmann at the City Lit in the early 80s. This led to the formation of Morphogenesis, an innovative … Continue reading →

Dissidences*. Sound, voice, word. Poetesses and/or poets, singers, performers, gather in a semi circle around a music improviser. Reading, reciting, singing or babbling. Spontaneity and dissidence are the rules. Spontaneity and dissidence will be the basis for the creation of … Continue reading →

Two duos : Viv Corringham & Gianni Mimmo / Mike Adcock & Stuart Wilding Doors 7.30 | music 8pm | £10 cash door info coming soon… Viv Corringham is a US based British vocalist and sound artist using voice, electronics, and … Continue reading →

Two sets of improvised music : 1st set : Steve Noble (percussion) & Daniel Thompson (acoustic guitar) 2nd set : Steve Noble (percussion) & Alan Wilkinson (clarinets) Doors 3.30 | music 4pm | £10 cash Steve Noble is London’s leading drummer, a fearless and constantly inventive improviser … Continue reading →

Swedish poetry returns to the European Poetry Festival! This Camarade event features new collaborative readings and performances, made for the night, celebrating visiting Swedish poets, Jörgen Gassilewski and Anna Hallberg. Alongside their solo readings and new works made with local … Continue reading →

EGG&CRISP (Ed Shipsey and Chris Hill) is a performance duo that combines improvised music with a Dadaistic foam. Equally likely to quote Ken Dodd as Messiaen, EGG&CRISP teeter on the abyss of nonsense while offering the listener access to a … Continue reading →

Martin Hackett is part of Oxford Improvisers, the London Improvisers Orchestra, Le Grand Orchestre de Muzzix of Lille, and the on-line ensemble Blank Canvas Octet. Current projects include the trio ‘Tern’ with Emil Karlsen and Philipp Wachsmann, and as yet … Continue reading →

David Ryan/Joe Zeitlin : Scorings/Improvisations/electronics David Ryan and Joe Zeitlin have a longstanding musical partnership, from duo performances at Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge, to both participating in larger scale projects including performances at British Institute, Florence; University of Greenwich, Lauderdale House … Continue reading →

Each month, Mark Wastell invites a different performer to join him in creating something unique, between 4.30-5.30pm, while the gallery remains open and goes about its normal activity. This months guest is Chris Biscoe. Chris Biscoe : saxophones Mark Wastell … Continue reading →

Helena Paul has been involved in projects, gigs and sessions/workshops with Camilla Cancantata (Footloose Community Arts) over many years; these include theatrical and musical improvisation in various settings, operas including Soya Susie and Carbon Chronicles; collective work including Burnt Bridges … Continue reading →

Live quartet improvisation: John Butcher – saxophone Regan Bowering – percussion John Edwards – double bass Douglas Benford – tenor recorder / objects Doors 3:30 | music 4pm | £10/£8 donation at the door John Butcher: Born in Brighton and … Continue reading →

Dissidences*. Sound, voice, word. Poetesses and/or poets, singers, performers, gather in a semi circle around a music improviser. Reading, reciting, singing or babbling. Spontaneity and dissidence are the rules. Spontaneity and dissidence will be the basis for the creation of … Continue reading →

An evening of experimental short films exploring food. Food on Film serves up a series of experimental short films that explore food not merely as something that nourishes us, but as a provocation, a material and an element within the … Continue reading →

Stephanie Webber In my art practice I work in the areas of painting, the moving image and sound. I work by bringing together components, which might appear commonplace, to create spaces where their depth becomes apparent. My paintings are not … Continue reading →

After our dear artist & friend Jazmin Velasco left us in 2021, her husband and comrade Colin Moore embraced the loss with a project: to compile, select and present a greatly deserved book covering Jazmin’s extensive and suddenly interrupted art … Continue reading →