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screening of MarjonXRame Summer School film at Leadworks on April 18

There will be a screening of the documentation art film of the MarjonXRame Summer School at Leadworks in Plymouth on Tuesday 18th April 2023 at 1930hrs. The film has been edited by Siobhan Bauer from material recorded over the three days of the workshops at Maker and Rame in July 2022. I’m looking forward to being reminded of the heat and intensity of the days we spent camping, making, swimming, eating at Maker Heights. Entry to the event is free, but food bank donations are welcome.

Event: 1930hrs. Tuesday 18th April 2023. Leadworks, 170 Rendle Street, Plymouth, PL1 1TP.

two gifs showing in Documents at Gallery DODO, Brighton; March 17th to 30th

‘Blue Bowl, Yellow Shirt, Blue Hat’ (2019) and ‘Purple Balloon, Yellow Shirt, Red Hat’ (2019), two gifs made with photographs taken during my residency at Arteles Creative Centre, Finland in 2018, are showing as part of Documents, at Gallery DODO, Phoenix Art Space, Brighton. The exhibition brings together a selection of works for camera, made in the studio or elsewhere documenting an action for camera. The show runs from Friday March 17th to March 30th 2023. The opening screening will be at Phoenix Art Space (home of Gallery DODO), 10-14 Waterloo Place, Brighton, on Friday 17th March at 7pm in the Project Space.

https://gallerydodo.com/

MarjonXRame at Maker Heights

Really enjoyed being part of the MarjonXRame Summer School working with a great bunch of people over three days of moving, sensing, writing, feeling, listening, talking. It was great to finally make it to Maker Heights, on a wonderful campsite, to swim and eat well and get energised around making and performing. Thanks to Dr Natalie Raven for holding and shaping it.

MarjonXRame Summer School

From July 28th to 30th I will be participating in a Summer School at Rame Head in Cornwall organised by Dr Natalie Raven of Marjons University. Along with seven other artists and performers I will spend two and a half days in workshops, discussion, eating and being together in the coastal landscape at Maker Heights and the Rame peninsula. The theme is ‘innovative approaches to actor training in nature’ and we will present a sharing of work in progress or findings or thoughts on Saturday 30th July between 1300 and 1500hrs. More information here: https://marjonxrame.blogspot.com/

‘revised dictionary supplement’ at Falmouth University in June

I will present ‘revised dictionary supplement: a performance’ in Studio B, AMATA on the Penryn campus, Falmouth University on Thursday 16th June. The performance is being hosted as part of this year’s Postgraduate Summer Symposium. Further details to come!