My journey through SPILL began on Thursday 1 November, and my first port of call was the SPILL Study Café inside SPILL Central. The space was welcoming, warm and served a lovely cup of tea; it was a good base for the festival. From here I could head up to the Ipswich Art School Gallery […]
Writings
Paper Cinema / BAC: The Paper Cinema’s Odyssey
November 11th, 2012 by Geraldine GiddingsTo attempt The Odyssey in any media could never be described as an easy option. The Paper Cinema are a company creating moving pictures out of paper, projected onto a screen – their style is intriguing, engaging and many-layered, and is enhanced by live music. In choosing The Odyssey as their subject matter, it […]
Andrew Poppy: Shiny Floor Shiny Ceiling
November 8th, 2012 by Edward WrenIn Shiny Floor Shiny Ceiling Andrew Poppy has created a piece of abstract experimental music theatre described in the programme as: ‘An opera entertainment, 9 songs in search of a territory, 7 voices in search of a song.’ It is more of a concert than a theatrical performance: Poppy provides vocals for much of it, […]
Victoria Melody: Northern Soul
November 5th, 2012 by Thomas BaconVictoria Melody just wants to join in, and in Northern Soul she presents herself as a sharing artist. She has a warm manner about her, and openly chats to the audience and herself in a quirky way that gives her a charming air of eccentricity. The premise of Northern Soul builds upon this sense of […]
Philippe Decouflé Company DCA: Panorama
November 2nd, 2012 by Lisa WolfeFirst came the whistles, then the drums. Seven assorted-size dancers marched through the foyer twirling batons, looking very pleased with themselves in orange majorette outfits and unnecessarily high furry busbies. Cameras flashed as coats and drinks were gathered up and a happy throng followed them into the auditorium. Pity the poor folk in the upstairs […]