PITCH
Conflux presents
Pitch
A quarterly event for physical performance enthusiasts
Mon 16 - Thu 26 May 2011 | Various times/locations (see timetable below)
A new quarterly event for artists, companies, producers, venues and anyone else involved in the physical performance world. Running from Mon 16th – Sun 22nd May, the event comprises a varied selection of masterclasses and workshops, with a chance to mingle with other enthusiasts at a social business and performance evening on Fri 20th May.
Click here to view the full Pitch timetable
Masterclasses include:
Let’s Circus and Albert & Friends Instant Circus: a series of education workshops focusing on social, youth and community circus for emergent and experienced teachers and practitioners
Circus Space: a skills-sharing workshop by Youth Circus
Directing, Design & Management: a series of workshops led by the production team of Last Orders – a new collaboration between David Hughes Dance and Al Seed
How To Be A Stupid or, The Clown’s Intelligence: a 6-day workshop led by Angela de Castro exploring the state of clowning, with participants selected for a cabaret project for SURGE festival in July
The Ensemble Sense: a masterclass led by Ewan Downie (Song Of The Goat Theatre) and Hidden Birds
PLUS: workshops on sound, lighting, production and stage management, devising, directing, costume and choreography throughout the week.
For more information on Pitch, including how to apply for the masterclasses, go to the Conflux website
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“Where can you see tomorrow’s work today? The answer is The Arches.”
The Guardian
Through theatre, performance, visual art, dance and creative learning the Arches’ artistic programme celebrates the brave and the new.
Producing and presenting risk-taking work from local and international artists and companies, the building has boasted performances over the past two years from Derevo, The TEAM and Taylor Mac, hosted the National Review of Live Art and New Territories festivals and seen blistering performances from boundary-pushing artists and companies such as John Moran, Adrian Howells, Ontroerend Goed and Quarantine as part of 2010’s BEHAVIOUR festival, our annual celebration of the live experience.
The Arches is also Scotland’s leading provider of support for emergent artists and performance practitioners, providing a year-long programme of opportunities including Artist in Residence programmes and our two annual awards, Platform 18: New Directions and the Brick Award, as well as showcasing raw work from homegrown talent such as Nic Green and Rob Drummond in Arches LIVE, our annual festival of brave new work.
Our dedicated Creative Learning programme offers even further-reaching opportunities for development across a broad range of social groups, with events ranging from urban music production course Tigerstyle and the newly launched Arches Community Choir, to mentoring schemes, professional development projects and off-site performance work with diverse social groups.
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Words from Jackie Wylie, The Arches’ Artistic Director, following the tragic death of Adrian Howells:
“All at The Arches are devastated by the loss of Adrian Howells this week. He was our Artist in Residence and The Arches was his creative home. But more than that, he was a dear friend and companion in life to many of us here.
So many would say that there truly was no one like him, who personified love, generosity and the deepest type of empathy and desire to understand those lucky enough to have met him. With great humour he was able to create an instant connection with anyone he encountered. He was able to translate this desire to nurture and connect into his performance practice and in doing so leaves behind not only an incredible and influential body of work but a multitude of audience members across the world who have in some way been transformed by these encounters.
He supported, encouraged and was at the heart of an entire community of artists in Glasgow who will miss him terribly.”