Tag Archives: Bristol Mayfest 2014

Laura Dannequin: Hardy Animal

June 4th, 2014 by

Hardy Animal is a new performance by Bristol-based dance artist Laura Dannequin. Described as ‘A tender solo that looks at chronic pain and human resilience,’ Dannequin takes us on a journey through her experiences of chronic back pain and its effects on her life as a dancer. We begin in the dark as Laura tells […]

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Action Hero - Slap Talk

Action Hero: Slap Talk

May 30th, 2014 by

Slap Talk is a six-hour sparring match: a constantly changing stream of aggression and one-upmanship, quiet digs and impressive bravado. At its centre is a game; a challenge to follow the rules, to keep going, to throw these words back and forth without break, without breaking. Gemma Paintin and James Stenhouse, the two artists who […]

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Kaleider: The Money

May 30th, 2014 by

The concept of The Money is simple. Very, very simple. Absurdly, gloriously, deliciously, terrifyingly simple. Some of the things it did to my head were more complicated. This is how it works: a representative from Exeter-based Kaleider – a company who ‘produce and promote live experiences’ – places The Money on the table. The Money […]

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Molly Naylor and Iain Ross: If Destroyed Still True

May 29th, 2014 by

As a teenager who once dreamed of becoming insanely wealthy for the sole purpose of returning to the village where I grew up and buying the entire place only to turn it into the world’s largest maggot farm, there is plenty which rings true about tonight’s show. Writer/performer Molly Naylor and musician Iain Ross (from […]

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Deborah Pearson: The Future Show

May 29th, 2014 by

In The Future Show Deborah Pearson tells us how things are going to be, for her, for us, from this moment until she thinks her last thought. Imagine how it would be to know the future.  This knowledge would create a terrible lock, trapping you inside yourself in each specific moment of now-ness, fully aware […]

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