It is still on until January 2012 in London! Merry X-Mas!

HERDING CATS is back! Do not miss it!

HERDING CATS

A Hampstead Guest Production

at the Hampstead Theatre/Michael Frayn, London

6 December 2011- 7 January 2012

Written by Lucinda Coxon
Directed by Anthony Banks

Set and Costume Design: Garance Marneur
Lighting Design: James Mackenzie
Sound Design: Alex Baranowski
Producer: David Luff

Cast:

Olivia Hallinan
Philip McGinley
David Michaels

Justine talks too much to get work off her chest. Michael chats to strangers for a living - Saddo’s one of them. But what use are words when you’re up against it in the wintry city? And Christmas is coming... ready or not...

Lucinda Coxon’s chillingly funny new play freeze-frames a generation negotiating intimacy and distance in the 21st century.

Herding Cats has recently been nominated for a Theatre Award UK for Best New Play.

"What a brave, brutal 75 minutes this is … a cool gaze on the disconnectedness of contemporary life which lets nobody off the hook … faultless performances from Olivia Hallinan, Philip McGinley and David Michaels. So brutal, you almost forget to breathe. See it, and shudder. "
The Guardian  ★★★★

"Lucinda Coxon’s arresting new play. Anthony Banks’s masterly direction ... unforgettable."
The Times ★★★★

For more information, follow this link 

http://www.garancemarneur.com/en/gallery/herding-cats/

To book tickets, go to the Hampstead Theatre website

http://www.hampsteadtheatre.com/page/3215/Herding+Cats/281#-PricesampTimes

Come and join me in the studio!

SPECIAL EVENT

24th to 25th June 2011

OPEN STUDIOS

First there was Hoxton then Deptford and now it is Bermondsey that is in the ascendency with a growing creative scene including several new artist studios, museums and shortly the new White Cube gallery.

To celebrate Bermondseys bourgeoning creative scene, over the weekend of the 24th – 26th June some of SE London’s leading arts organisations are joining forces to present an open weekend showcasing the artists that are making Bermondsey THE hot new London art destination.

SE1 Studios and Southwark Studios, home to over 100 innovative young artists, will open their doors to the public with exhibitions and open studios.

FRIDAY 24th JUNE – SUNDAY 26TH JUNE

SOUTHWARK STUDIOS OPEN ART STUDIOS
Southwark Studios, 4th Floor Rich House, Crimscott Street, SE1 5TEFriday 6pm to 10pm , Sat & Sun  1pm – 5pm
Group exhibition, film showings and open studios. Artists working in a variety of mediums will open their doors to the public for viewings and sales. In collaboration with SE1 studios less than a minutes walk away.

EXPLORE SE1’S VIBRANT ARTISTIC COMMUNITY WITH A WALK AROUND BERMONDSEY

For more information and to download your own local art map please visit:

www.BermondseyArts.co.uk

For more information on how to get to Southwark Studios, please go to:

http://www.southwarkstudios.com/location/ 

PRAGUE QUADRENNIAL EXHIBITION OF PERFORMANCE DESIGN & SPACE FROM 16th TO 26th JUNE 2011

KHAOS

Set & Costume Design

A new dance piece with San Francisco based choreographer Ben Levy.
Produced by Scottish Dance Theatre @ Dundee Rep
National tour starting from Feb. 2011

Photographer: Nicole Guarino

PRAGUE QUADRENNIAL INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE EXHIBITION
If you haven't seen it, it is not too late!

   "In June 2011 Prague is turned into a stage for hundreds of arts exhibitions and interactive installations, including dozens of performances and talks, and thousands of unexpected meetings. Over 40,000 visitors from all over the world are expected to attend, making Prague the centre of the performance world for those very special 11 days, from June 16-26, 2011.
   Be sure not to miss the heart of the Prague Quadrennial, the traditional International Competitive Exhibition, over 10,000 m2 of exposition space presenting the most exciting aspects of performance from over 60 countries and regions.", http://www.pq.cz/en/for-visitors 

   The UK chose to focus on the theme of Transformation & Revelation.
Peter Farley, designer of the exhibition/ curator of the SBTD (Society of British Theatre Designers) asks:
"How do UK designers transform their ideas into reality? How do they use the transformation of structures and costumes to take us on a visual journey? What is the alchemy between the designers and their collaborators involved in this progression? We concluded that, working from the premise that the function of design is not merely to illustrate the performed text, music or movement, but to provide a further layer of visual narrative, it is not only the job of the director but also that of the designer to make us ask, “What am I going to see next? What will be revealed?” It is through this process of constant visual and aural Transformation and Revelation that we experience a work of theatre.
[...]
The exhibitors from the UK were selected from over two hundred professional designers who exhibited their work in the Society of British Theatre Designers’ National Exhibition in Cardiff, UK in March/April this year."


UK Exhibiting Artists: Es Devlin, Anthony Gormley, Richard Hudson, Sophie Jump, John F Macfarlane, Garance Marneur, Conor Murphy, Pippa Nissen, Michael Pavelka, Kathrine Sandys, Hansjorg Schmidt, Jamie Vartan and Naomi Wilkinson. 


Please check the on-line catalogue:
http://www.pq.cz/en/on-line-catalogue.html
UK section:
http://www.pq.cz/en/section-of-countries-and-regions-on-line.html?itemID=327&type=national

   The exhibition gathers artists from all over the world...
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belarussia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Estonia, Taiwan, Venezuela, United Kingdom and United States of America.

but,
where is France on such occasion?