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Creating Contemporary Performance for Digital Platforms

8 – 9 December 2020

Introduction

These seven works have been developed during the 10-week Creating Contemporary Performance for Digital Platforms Short Course. The course was developed as a response to the Covid-19 lockdown, enabling artists to reflect on and reimagine their practice to develop performance from home.

This programme of work-in-progress is incredibly diverse, where each of the artists has embraced the opportunity to experiment and expand their current practice. Their hope is to further develop these works beyond this initial sharing and welcome you to join them in a conversation about the works at Q and A events at the end of each night.

The course has been led by Gudrun Soley Sigurdardottir; an award winning Icelandic performance artist, director and teaching artist based in Glasgow. Her work moves between solo performance, collaborations, directed projects and tutoring work. She has experience of working with sound, music, film, installation and devised contemporary performance in multiple contexts including community halls, schools, prisons, hospitals and theatres across Glasgow and beyond. Her directing practice is mostly focused on process-driven performance making with young people, as well as being a Visiting Artist on the Contemporary Performance Practice programme at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Gudrun directs and leads multiple projects across Scotland, including Polmont Youth Theatre at HMYOI Polmont Young Offenders Institution, the first youth theatre in a prison in Scotland. In response to the current restrictions, she has re-imagined her projects and solo works for digital platforms, engaging with participants and audiences in new and innovative ways. Her practice is currently focused on how to engage participants and empower artists through digital reimagination of their practice and live performance.



Pillow Talk

Lay back and relax into an evening of late-night chats and reminiscing. Join me from the comfort of your own bed by placing me on your pillow and letting your head rest beside mine.

A one to one performance to ensure a great night’s sleep.

How to engage with the work: 

A one to one performance for one audience member at a time. Best experienced on a portable laptop, with the audience member in bed or somewhere they can lie down. The audience member will be invited to take part in a conversation. Please arrive in the waiting room 5 minutes prior to your allocated time.

Approx. running time:10 minutes

 

Please note only one audience member can book each slot, there are 14 slots available in total.

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by Ellie Higgins

8-9 December / Various

Cutting the Cake (Part 1 and 2)

Give up or take control; quite controversial but equally important. 

Give up/away your arms, your legs, yourself because you’re smart (or so you think)

Claim your piece, claim your part in partaking and don’t be afraid 

but be aware about waking up the part 

that you thought you could hide. 

The thoughts you could hide. 

I would like to invite you to my three-part performance piece where we will all be the (anonymous) players. All you need is an open mind, a free night, Zoom and you’ll be good to go.

Will you join me?

Cutting The Cake is a three-part interactive performance piece about control, personality and exploring limits. Written and performed by Femke Bun.

Please note: Audience who book for this event have access to Part 1 and Part 2. Cutting The Cake Part 1 takes place on YouTube and Part 2 takes place on Zoom.

Age Guidance: 16+

Approx Running Time: Part 1: 15 minutes. Part 2: 15 minutes

Warnings: The first part of this performance invites the audience to take part in a series of performative actions off camera in their own homes that include nudity, yelling and possibly swearing.

How to engage with the work: Best experienced on a laptop or computer.

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by Femke Bun

8 December / 6pm & 7pm

British Porn for British People: An Erotic Response to Brexit

Welcome Patriots, to a brave new world of post-Brexit erotic entertainment!

Where your fine, robust, and British needs are met.

Contains adult themes, explicit content, Hatred of the French, nudity, meat and two veg, strong language and obnoxious political views.

Age Guidance: 18+

Warnings: Nudity, Sexual References and Adult Content

How to engage with the work: Best experienced on a computer or laptop with headphones.

Approx. Running Time: 15 minutes

 

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by Vendetta Vain

8 December / 8pm

At Least We’re On The Right Side of Things

Performed by: Brian Bickerstaff

How do borders affect communities?

Who gets to shape the narrative surrounding borders?

What happens when people separated by borders share a lot in common?

 

Best experienced with headphones, At Least We’re on the Right Side of Things is an absurdist take on borders, what they mean, and who gets to enforce them.

Warnings: Suitable for 14+

How to engage with the work: This audio piece is best experienced through headphones

Approx. Running Time: 15-20 minutes

 

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by Daniel Gee Husson

8 December / 8.30pm

Artist Q&A

Join the artists of the evening: Ellie Higgins, Femke Bun, Vendetta Vain and Daniel Gee Husson in a conversation about their work, practice and their experience of creating contemporary performance for an online platform. The audience are invited to join this conversation that will be facilitated by their mentor Gudrun Soley Sigurdardottir.

Approx. Running Time: 30 minutes

 
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8 December / 9pm

Unkind Paranormal

Awoken in a strange place.
Josh has somehow got drunk the night before and doesn’t remember a thing.
He lost his friends and has no way contacting them.
There is something or something unkind around.
This journey will leave you feeling helpless, clueless and scared.

Age Guidance: 18+

Warnings: Mature Language

Approx running: 10 minutes

How to engage with the work: This work is best experienced on a computer or laptop wearing headphones.

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by Sean Gray

9 December / 7pm

WORRIER VS WARRIOR

Rachel’s a worrier, always has been most likely always will be.

She worries about most things but does them anyway. Which could mean she is a bit of a warrior.

She worries that she will never go to another gig again and she worries about how much everyone’s missed live music.

She worries that she’s never ever played lived music and how bad she is at it.

But she’s doing it anyway.

Unmute your mic.

Grab a pint in a plastic cup.

Wear your wristband and your best rock outfit.

Come to the gig of her lifetime, enjoy the live music.

Warnings:  Flashing Lights , Loud music, Mild Swearing

Age Guidance: 14+

Approx. Running Time  20 minutes

How to engage with the work: This work is best experience on a computer or laptop

 

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by Rachel-Jane

9 December / 8pm

Interactions

Performed by: Eilis Byrne, Rhiannon Purnell, Victoria Lowsley and Anne Purnell

Snippets of conversations from a local town coffee shop called dark roast.
A glimpse into the life of some regular and some new customers enjoying a coffee.
Yet, among the bustle of people engrossed in their own life’s, something sinister is lurking in the small town of Buckskin.

Warnings: Mature Language, Adult Themes, Mental Health Issues

Age Guidance: 18+

Approx Running Time: 20 minutes

How to engage with the work: This audio piece is best experiences through headphones

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by Ellis Byrne

9 December / 8.30pm

Artist Q & A

Join the artists of the evening: Ellie Higgins, Sean Gray, Rachel-Jane and Eilis Byrne in a conversation about their work, practice and their experience of creating contemporary performance for an online platform. The audience are invited to join this conversation that will be facilitated by their mentor Gudrun Soley Sigurdardottir.

Approx. Running Time: 30 minutes

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