Notes on a Return Symposium
04 - 05 Sep
Rose English
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A two-day symposium, as part of the Laing's Notes on a Return project.
This is a unique opportunity to discuss the project with the participating artists, guest speakers, curators and critics. Guest speakers include Guy Brett, Mike Collier, Simon Herbert, Lois Keidan and Andrea Tarsia.
£16.50 or £8.50 (concessions). Tickets are available on the door, in advance from the Laing Art Gallery shop, or from Tyne & Wear Museums' online shop.
The symposium's opening evening is free to attend and all are welcome.
Friday 4 September, 6-8pm: Welcoming reception and performances - Free entry, all welcome
6.05 - 6.20pm: Performance by Sophie Lisa Beresford
6.30 - 7pm: Stimmung. A performance by Sam Belifante in collaboration with St. Jude’s Church Choir. Stimmung is created to respond to the recollections of Bruce McLean’s performance Good Violence and Physical Manners performed at the Laing on 6 & 7 February 1986.
7.15 - 7.25pm: Drawing Water with a Bottle. Performance by Viola Yesiltac. Created to respond to the recollections of Rose English’s performance Plato’s Chair performed at the Laing on 11 April 1985.
7.30 - 7.50pm: el tit ec nam ro frep. Performance by Sofia Greff, created to respond to the recollections of Nigel Rolfe’s performance The Rope, performed at the Laing on 31 January 1986.
The full symposium schedule can be downloaded here (181KB).