a day at home after a lot of meetings, workshops and
teaching. Some highlights were Matthew Bourne at Ipswich – the show is a
touring triple bill of
acclaimed early works celebrating 25 years of the companies work. Spitfire is
very very funny even after all this time – there is a moment in the Town element
of Town and Country where a potential lover expresses his angst – chillingly
awe inspiring – for me the infernal gallop is too close to a west end musical
but even in this there is a wonderful element when the dancers fall into a repetitive
sequence that takes your breath away – if you get the chance - http://www.danceeast.co.uk/whats-on/592/New-Adventures-presents-Matthew-Bournes-Early-Adventures/
symposium 2 at Camberwell was a truly positive
day – comprising the work of students on the book art course – my job is to
chair and give an overview and to enjoy the presentations, which I did. It was
excellent to see the journey they had been on, the engagement with the teaching
on the course and a general air of academic professionalism. Discussion ranged
from the book as a transitional object, controlling the means of production, the
role of audience in the work of artists, the seduction of consumption,
consumerism and capitalism and possible alternatives. I am looking forward to a
possible show-reel of artists who work with the book but who have also worked
with moving image, either as final pieces or in the research towards an
understanding of practice.
the printing
for bookmare came from the printers, really pleased with it - the folding
starts here, only 499 to go. http://www.camberwell.arts.ac.uk/camberwellspace/futureexhibitions/bookmare/
tonight
its doctor who with punchdrunk in Ipswich http://www.ip-art.com/what's-on/the-crash-of-the-elysium.aspx
and sunday is orford ness with commissions
east http://www.commissionseast.org.uk/html/casestudies/Untrue_Island/Untrue_Island_about.htm
working my way slowly to latitude via creative carers and tutorials at nuca –
who said the summer was quiet?
