Tag Archives: Live Art

Forced Ents BAC Blitz!

October 12th, 2012 by

From love and death to sex and laundry, from shipwrecks to falling snow ~ personal anecdotes rub shoulders with imaginary movies, and half-remembered novels bump into distorted fairytales in Forced Entertainment’s latest show, The Coming Storm, reviewed here by Total Theatre earlier this year. Trademark black humour, a collage of arresting images and an anarchic performance style… […]

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Sacred Season at Chelsea Theatre Launches

October 6th, 2012 by

SACRED, Chelsea Theatre’s exploration of live art and contemporary performance, launches this October for an exciting new season extending to February 2013. SACRED’s launch week kicks off with So Below, from Chelsea Theatre Associate Artist Karen Christopher, (Formerly part of Chicago’s Goat Island) and Gerard Bell on 19 and 20 October at 7.30pm, followed by […]

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Tom Marshman: Legs 11

Tom Marshman: Legs 11

August 25th, 2012 by

In which Tom Marshman takes us on a journey from Leg Shame to Leg Fame, telling the story of how he survived the pain and trauma of varicose veins, gaining a place in the Pretty Polly Legs 11 final. Along the way, we get an investigation of gender expectations, and liberation from those expectations, in […]

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Tom Marshman: Legs 11

Tom Marshman: Legs 11

June 2nd, 2012 by

Tom Marshman’s new show is at its best when it poignantly draws our gaze downwards to examine the plight and power of our oft-disregarded pins. ’36 inches of blood, bone and muscle’, in his case, jauntily showcased in some frankly fabulous sparkly, star encrusted tights as the lights rise on his lanky frame. This is […]

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DIY 9 Call for Proposals – Pitch a Training / CPD Project

May 1st, 2012 by

A collaborative initiative led by the Live Art Development Agency, the DIYseries presents opportunities for those working in live art to conceive and run unusual training and professional development projects for other artists. Previous projects have covered practical and conceptual issues and have included: ‘city centre adventures; unexpected train journeys; a 24 hour immersive experience; rural […]

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