Welcome to Bricolage

Welcome to Bricolage: a three day series of events across London to celebrate Improvisation and Experimental Performance.

Curated by The Bricoleurs (Alex Crowe, Jenny Hill, Camilla Malling and Amaara Raheem) Bricolage comprises an eclectic performance schedule of accomplished artists and emerging artists performing side by side.

Bricolage is predominantly about Improvisation in Performance; however, some more ‘structured’ or ‘set’ experimental performances complement pieces of pure improvisation. Improvisation has been called “the most radical use of the performance situation” - the fullest exploitation of its essential liveness. It is the art of navigating the unknown, and from the inevitable risks involved come its excitement and freshness.

Each event includes a short series of solo performances by the Bricoleurs plus performances by guest artists. A broad spectrum, of genres and styles are represented including: Dance, Music, Live Art, Butoh, Film and Theatre.

On the Sunday there will be a jam from 7-9pm – an open collective improvisation session in which anyone can participate physically or with sound/music, and for which everyone is invited to bring an item of food to share. Each event costs £7 but there will be discounted tickets available for people who want to attend all three nights. Please check with the appropriate Box Office on the night of the performance. (Discounted tickets are not available in advance).

All photographs by Shawn Ballantine

Dance, Music, Physical Theatre, Butoh...

Bricolage
A series of three events celebrating
Improvisation and Experimental Performance
Solo performances by The Bricoleurs (Alex Crowe, Jenny Hill, Camilla Maling, Amaara Raheem), with different guest artists each event including Shawn Ballantine, Peter Cornish, The Five Andrews, Roy Hart Theatre Group, Kristen Lovelock, Lothar Ohlmeier, Christin Rauter, Tobias Sturmer, Sarah Trouche, Frank van de Ven, Geoff Wass and Lian Wilson

Friday 11 April at 8pm at The Space (Isle of Dogs, London)
Saturday 12 April at 3pm at Chisenhale Dance Space (Mile End, London)
Sunday 13 April at 5pm, followed by jam 7-9pm, at London Buddhist Arts Centre (Bethnal Green, London)

Please note that the previously advertised event on 10 April has been deferred to a Bricolage series planned for later this year.

PROGRAMME

BRICOLAGE @ The Space
Friday 11 April 2008 at 8pm

The Space, 269 Westferry Road, London E14 3RS http://www.space.org.uk/ for information, directions and advance booking Tickets: £7

How do perceptions of improvisation vary across different art forms and their audiences? What is its place in contemporary art and society? Bricolage at The Space brings together accomplished artists from a range of disciplines, giving the audience a chance to compare a rich variety of perspectives on this most mercurial of artforms. There will be opportunity afterwards for informal audience feedback and discussion.

· Solo physically-based improvisations, integrating movement, sound and text, from The Bricoleurs (Jenny Hill, Camilla Maling, Amaara Raheem), and from
· Frank van de Ven (Body Weather Amsterdam).
· Clarinettist Peter Cornish performs Henri Pousseur's semi-improvised Madrigal I (1958)
· Sound Artist Tobias Sturmer with colleagues from Yaaba Funk African highlife band.
· Fine artists Sarah Trouche and Kristen Lovelock present live and video performance work.

BRICOLAGE @ Chisenhale Dance Space

Saturday 12 April 2008 at 3pm
Chisenhale Dance Space, 64 - 84 Chisenhale Rd, London E3 5QZ
Directions at www.chisenhaledancespace.co.uk/find.htm

Tickets: £7 (or £5 with voucher from Friday’s Bricolage at The Space).

Pure improvisation meets devised experimental performance: a variety of solo and larger group pieces woven together with sound and projections.

· The Five Andrews present two set pieces of devised theatre.
· The Bricoleurs group (Alex Crowe, Jenny Hill, Amaara Raheem) presents a series of solo physically-based improvisations, integrating movement, sound and text.
· Pianist Christin Rauter performs live improvisation

BRICOLAGE @ London Buddhist Arts Centre
Sunday 13 April 2008
Performances at 5pm Jam from 7 to 9pm

London Buddhist Arts Centre, Eastbourne House, Bullards Place, E2 0PT Directions at ww.londonbuddhistartscentre.co.uk/map.htm

Performance only: £7 Jam only: £5 Performances and Jam: £10 £2 off with voucher from a previous Bricolage event.

A celebration of the diversity of improvisation and experimental performances, framed by still and moving images. The performances are followed by an improvisation jam open to everyone.

· Roy Hart Theatre Group use a live improvisation score to engage the full range of expression of the human voice.

· The Bricoleurs group (Alex Crowe, Jenny Hill, Camilla Maling), presents a series of solo physically-based improvisations, integrating movement, sound and text.

· Geoff Wass, accompanied by Bass clarinettist Lothar Ohlmeier, experiments live with unique hand made instruments.

· Dancer, Lian Wilson performs improvisation engaging movement, sound and text.

· Dislocate – an investigational, site specific film made by Camilla Maling and Amaara Raheem

· Sound Artist Tobias Sturmer accompanies the opening of the jam with his experimental porcelain music.
· Photographer Shawn Ballantine displays a series of his natural and urban landscape images for us to dance to, throughout the jam.

All photos on blogsite by Shawn Ballantine