Conference Events
Thursday
In Conversation
Amanda Stuart Fisher Adrian Howells
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THURSDAY 14 JULY, 09:30 – 10:30
NEW STUDIO, EMBASSY EXTENSION
Foot Washing for the Sole
Adrian Howells invites you to take the weight off both your feet and mind as he washes and dries your feet, anoints them in frankincense and sweet almond oils and massages them.
Partially inspired by his recognition of how the three major religions of Christianity, Islam and Judaism tend to betray their spiritual values, Foot Washing for the Sole is an intensely personal and moving interaction, which forces us to address our own spirituality, culture and faith. Breaking down the barriers between performer and audience, Adrian tenderly and lovingly washes, oils and finally massages the participant’s feet in a one-to-one encounter that is at once beautiful, comforting, thought-provoking and filled with humility. Through a gesture that resonates with particular significance across all societies, he helps – via our two main points of contact – to quite literally reconnect us with the world.
Timetable. To book a place contact Gail Hunt on 020 7449 1571
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, VARIOUS TIMES
VIEWING & SEMINAR ROOM, EMBASSY EXTENSION
Conference welcome
Tony Fisher, conference co-curator.
Thursday 14 July, 11:15 – 11:30
New Studio, Embassy Extension
Presentation
The Author is Dead! Long Live the Author!
by Dan Rebellato with respondent Simon Shepherd
THURSDAY 14 JULY, 13:30 – 14:15
NEW STUDIO, EMBASSY EXTENSION
Presentation
The natural limits of humans and things: how Station House Opera works
by Julian Maynard Smith with respondent Robin Nelson
For thirty years Station House Opera under the direction of Julian Maynard Smith has been making work in a wide variety of media. Throughout there has been a common approach, based on testing the boundaries where human intentions come up against natural restrictions. How have these been manifest in an output that has consistently experimented with the ways to make performance?
THURSDAY 14 JULY, 13:30 – 14:15
REHEARSAL ROOM 6, WEST BLOCK
Performance/Lecture
Open Offer for Elbow Room – A Silent Lecture
by Antje Hildebrandt
THURSDAY 14 JULY, 13:30 – 14:15
CLEAN REHEARSAL ROOM, WEST BLOCK
In Conversation
Geoff Colman with playwrights Alecky Blythe, Dennis Kelly and Neil Grutchfield
THURSDAY 14 JULY, 18:00 – 19:00
NEW STUDIO, EMBASSY EXTENSION
Book Launch and Wine Reception
Robin Nelson: Stephen Poliakoff on Stage and Screen (Methuen, 2011)
Robin will be here to talk about his new book over a glass of wine …….
Over four decades, Stephen Poliakoff has proved himself to be a distinctive dramatist in the mediums of theatre, film and television. Moving from playwright to television and film director, he has been hailed as “TV’s foremost writer” (The Independent) and as “one of our most poetic and best TV dramatists” (Daily Telegraph). In the USA, his TV “films” have received industry acclaim, The Lost Prince winning three Emmy Awards and Gideon’s Daughter two Golden Globes. However, Stephen Poliakoff has not fully received the critical attention his substantial achievement deserves.
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THURSDAY 14 JULY, 19:00 – 20:00
THE ATRIUM
Friday
In Conversation
Martin Wylde with Colin Teevan
FRIDAY 15 JULY, 13:30 – 14:15
REHEARSAL ROOM 6, WEST BLOCK
Performance
TEST_(i)_monies
by María José Contreras Lorenzini
FRIDAY 15 JULY, 13:30 – 14:15
NEW STUDIO, EMBASSY EXTENSION
Plenary and close of conference
Friday 15 July, 16:30 – 17:30
new studio, embassy extension
Performance/Lecture
Open Offer for Elbow Room – A Silent Lecture
by Antje Hildebrandt
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THURSDAY 14 JULY, 13:30 – 14:15
CLEAN REHEARSAL ROOM, WEST BLOCK
