20 November 2012 - 20 November 2012
Taking Our Bearings
An event for programmers, curators, academics, producers and practitioners
Taking Our Bearings is an event for programmers, curators, academics, producers and practitioners who are interested in developing infrastructure, programming, professional development and audiences for live art in the region. We're pleased to announce that the regional speakers are Dr Helen Pheby (curator) on Yorkshire Sculpture Park's Live Art Programme and OUI Performance on…
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10 November 2012 - 10 November 2012
Embrace Your Inner Luddite
Ange Taggart Workshop
Arts activism workshop with Ange Taggart (My Dad's Strip Club) at Lawrence Batley TheatreEnjoy a day at LBT with Ange Taggart from My Dad's Strip Club as she demonstrates 'the art of reclaiming space'. Putting embarrassment aside, she will address the delicate subject of carnal knowledge of Coke machines. The comedy in the work runs very close…
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29 October 2012 - 29 October 2012
Blast Theory
Matt Adams Talk
Co-founder of renowned artists' group visits LeedsMatt Adams from Blast Theory hosts a talk in Leeds later this month. Internationally acclaimed as one of the most adventurous artists' groups using interactive media, Blast Theory create groundbreaking new forms of performance and interactive art that mixes audiences across the internet, live performance and digital broadcasting.Matt Adams' first passion was…
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25 November 2011 - 26 November 2011
Compass Late
Regional Artists' Platform
Friday 25 November 9pm - 12am Leeds Gallery (Munro House) York Street, LS9 8AGCompass Late was a work in progress platform, on which artists and companies in Yorkshire and the Humber making live art and contemporary performance, showed their work informally for a regional and national audience of artists and other arts professionals.Six artists and companies presented an array…
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14 May 2011 - 14 May 2011
Live Art Practice Workshop 3
Workshop 3 Saturday 14 May 2011 in associate with Point Blank Theatre and the Riverside, SheffieldThe third and final event in Compass' 6 month programme of 3 practical live art workshops taking place across the region. Led by experienced solo cross-disciplinary artist Sarah Spanton.Interested in developing your own personal performance practice? Want to explore a range of performance approaches and techniques? Keen to…
Read more14 May 2011 - 14 May 2011
Live Art Practice Workshop 3
Workshop 3 Saturday 14 May 2011 in associate with Point Blank Theatre and the Riverside, SheffieldThe third and final event in Compass' 6 month programme of 3 practical live art workshops taking place across the region. Led by experienced solo cross-disciplinary artist Sarah Spanton.Interested in developing your own personal performance practice? Want to explore a range of performance approaches and techniques? Keen to…
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6 May 2011 - 6 May 2011
Event 5: Ecstatic
An evening celebration of all things human through the medium of the body, identity and play
In association with Compass Live Art, Bloc Projects presented Ecstatic, an evening's exploration of all things human through the medium of the body, identity and play. The event featured live artists David Birchall, Robin Close, Alice Malseed, David McNab, Rebekka Platt and Nicola Singh.Robin Close lives and works in Sheffield, and performed a new work that combines his…
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23 April 2011 - 23 April 2011
Event 4: Ad:Lib 7
A live art event combining dance, movement, speech, noise and moving pictures.
Saturday 23 April 3.30-6.30pm RED Gallery of Contemporary Art, 19 Osborne Street, Hull HU1 2NLIn association with Compass, RED Gallery of Contemporary Art presented Ad:Lib 7, RED's 7th live art event combining dance, movement, speech, noise and moving pictures. Ad:Lib 7 featured artists Jo Ashbridge, Jill Dowse, Graeme Rose, Tom Watkins and Yol.Jo Ashbridge is a dance…
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12 March 2011 - 12 March 2011
Event 3: O U I #3
Saturday 12 March 2011 Space 109 Walmgate, York 19:30 - 22:00 (Performances start at 20:00)In March 2011, Compass and O U I Performance presented O U I #3, an evening of contemporary performance. Founded by Victoria Gray and Nathan Walker in February 2010, O U I Performance curate an ongoing series of performance events in the city of York, presenting new work by emerging and established artists in…
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Live Art Workshop 2
Workshop 2 Sunday 27 February 10 – 5pm in association with York St John University, Faculty of Arts The second event in Compass' 6 month programme of 3 practical live art workshops taking place across the region. Led by experienced solo cross-disciplinary artist Sarah Spanton.Interested in developing your own personal performance practice? Want to explore a range of performance approaches and techniques? Keen…
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