Bitten by a Monkey & Pat Thomas, 14 May, 8 pm
Pat Thomas (piano and electronics) will be presenting a solo performance on Thursday 14th May at St John on Bethnal Green. Pat has been active in the field of improvised music since the late 1970s; at first he appeared in now-legendary ensembles Ghosts and Monads (the latter featuring Phil Minton and Marcio Mattos). This in turn led to an invitation to be part of Derek Bailey’s Company Weeks in the early 1990s. Since that time, Pat has become a fixture on the European scene, playing with such luminaries as Tony Oxley, Lol Coxhill and Thurston Moore. Pat is...
Read Moredrawing breath, embodied interpretations, 7 to 16 May 2015
EVENTS Thursday 7th May 6.30 – 9pm Opening event – pay bar. (First Thursday) Saturday 16th May 6.30 – 9pm Closing event – pay bar 7.15 – Dance performance 7.45 Jenny Chamarette ‘in conversation’ Open: May 8th, 9th,10th, 14th, 15th from 1-5pm Films – Anna Cady and Pauline Thomas Drawing – Melanie Rose Dance – Gabriel Galvez About – Jenny Chamarette – will lead a discussion about embodied interpretation on the closing evening. DANCE WORKSHOP Explore embodied interpretation of the film ‘Air’ with Gabriel...
Read MoreThe Second Coming, UEL Fine Art Students, 23 – 27 April
Presenting a combination of painting, sculpture, installation, film and performance, ‘The Second Coming’ explores a diverse range of themes including the use of nuclear arms, the ever present religion vs atheism debate, and the concept of creation and destruction, juxtaposed against the historically rich context of St. John on Bethnal Green. Produced and curated by UEL first year Fine Art students, the private view will take place on 23rd of April 2015 from 5-9pm, alcoholic beverages and light snacks will be available at the bar – everyone welcome. The exhibition...
Read MoreRemember, a Group Exhibition, 16 to 19 April 2015
Opening event Thursday 16 April, 6pm to 9pm Friday 17 April to Sunday 19 April, 12 to 5pm In ‘Remember’ we see a closing of ‘an historical gap, past and present’ where ex-students, current students and artists connected to the University of East London respond to the notion of remembrance, not only in relation to the context of the church but also through the shared experience of the Fine Art department which has seen itself change locations 3 times within the memory of the participants. Is there a universal feeling generated by this shared...
Read MoreRhizome ‘0003, “Liberty’, Group Exhibition 26 Feb to 5 March
Rhizome’0003 “Liberty”, curated by Geraldine Gallavardin A one-week group exhibition of installations, talks, performance arts, free improv music, opera singing, drawing tales . . . Opening Night Thursday 26 February 6 – 9pm Opening Times: Daily 12 – 5pm, Weekend 1 – 6pm Finissage Thursday 5 March “Liberty”, a night of performances by Lab451London From 6pm – 10pm After the October exhibition Rhizome’0002 “The Indian Summer”, the February exhibition Rhizome’0003 “Liberty” will encapsulate a vision of our era & its...
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