Collaborative Arts Week - Northern School of Contemporary Dance
 

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Monday 14th May 2018 - Sunday 20th May 2018
Various times
Various venues across Leeds

Discover art in unlikely places.

Collaborative Arts is a micro-festival of immersive performances and screenings from third year students at Northern School of Contemporary Dance, in collaboration with a variety of artists and venues in the City. Encounter diverse live performances from spoken word, to multi-sensory environments and gastronomic experiences.

Led by award-winning Australian choreographer Jane McKernan, students will give free reign to their imaginations, producing work with creatives from overlapping artistic disciplines.

 

Tickets:FREE - £5

Eat Me Out

A personalised conversational dining experience.

When: Monday 14th May, 1-4pm

Where: The Brunswick, 82 North Street, Leeds

Tickets: By compatibility survey- SOLD OUT

Out of the Cave

An exploration of music, lighting and conversations we have when the pub’s about to close. Step out of the cave with us. A collaboration with dancer Sean Moss and independent musician and producer, Will Broome.

When: Wednesday 16th May, 2.30pm

Where: Riley Theatre, NSCD

Tickets: FREE, tickets available on the door

Note: This performance is restricted to 18+. This performance contains themes of adult nature and strong language. The views expressed during the performance do not reflect those of the performers and do not intend to cause offence to groups or individuals. This performance includes the consumption of alcohol.

An Unknown Current

When: Wednesday 16th May, 4pm

Where: Riley Theatre, NSCD

Tickets: FREE

 

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Should there be boundaries to human endeavour? 

An Immersive Installation, featuring live music and dance. 

When: Wednesday 16th May, 5-6pm

Where: Studio 24, 23A, 66-70 Mabgate, Leeds LS9 7DZ

Tickets: FREE

Note: This event is private to NSCD Staff and Students. Invitations and event information will be sent via email.

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7 Minutes in Heaven

It’s time to step inside the closet and spend 7 minutes in heaven. You will not know what is waiting for you, but there is only one way to find out.

When: Wednesday 16th May, 18.30 & 19.00pm

Where: Lighting Studio, NSCD

Tickets: FREE

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Arduus Ad Solem

Arduus Ad Solem is a dance theatre performance that presents a series of wide-ranging images inspired by the performers cultural backgrounds and their revolutionary times.

When: Wednesday 16th May 2018 at 7.30 pm

Where: Riley Theatre

Tickets: FREE

 

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In Libro Silvae

Inspired by the words of J. R. R. Tolkien, ‘In Libro Silvae’ is an immersive, interactive installation where fantasy becomes reality. Walk through a world doesn’t usually exist outside your imagination. Transported to an enchanted habitat, audiences will be invited to explore with all their senses.

Created in collaboration with Kelly Smith, Ellie Williams and Leeds College of Music.

Directed by final-year NSCD students Emma Hopley, Francesca Perazzolo and Frances Shepherdson.

When: Thursday 17th May, 1 – 1.30pm

Where: Riley Theatre, NSCD

Tickets: FREE

Note: This performance includes strobe lighting effects, darkness, enclosed spaces and optional physical interactions with cast members.

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Living  

The Diderot Club presents ‘Living’

When: Thursday 17th May, 3pm

Where: Riley Theatre, NSCD

Tickets: FREE, tickets available on the door.

Note: There will be some flashing images and haze during the performance

In My Restless Dreams

I see that room

You promised you’d help

But you never could

Now I’m there again, alone

Experiencing the same horrors

All I can think about is how unfair it all is…”

When: Thursday 17th May, 4pm

Where: Lighting Studio, NSCD

Tickets: FREE, no ticket required

Time is running out for this world

Walk through our ecosystem of excess; from the grass up to the towers of trash. Step into our microcosm of the land we have filled.

When: Friday 18th May, 13:30 – 17:10 (tours every 30 minutes)

Where: 20 Mexbourgh Drive

Tickets: FREE

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The Ingenious Ones

Excessive Human Collective presents an excessively exciting, original and thought-provoking evening of art.  Come prepared to be blown away by dance, music, fine art, poetry, photography and film. Join the talented artists, grab a drink, chat, eat cake, mingle and enjoy. Who doesn’t want that on a Friday night?!

All artists to be announced on our Facebook page shortly…stay excited!

When: Friday 18th May, 7:30pm – 12am

Where: Wharf Chambers (middle floor), 23-25 Wharf St, Leeds LS2 7EQ

Tickets: £4 OTD (£3 pre-sale) For pre-sale tickets contact us via Facebook, e-mail, Instagram, or in-person.

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We Three Queens

Miss. Coco presents, from the House of Va Dosé,

                We Three Queens.

Three women tackling an ostracised art form to push their own feminist agenda.

#FauxQueenRealness

When: Sunday 20th May, 9pm

Where: Viaduct Showbar, 11 lower Briggate, Leeds, LS1 6ER

Tickets: FREE, no ticket required

Who am I?

‘Who am I?’ is a multi-dimensional performance presented by Chanelle Harris in collaboration with LTC Visuals and The Corner Stone Music Group. Birmingham-based artist Renaye Antrobus has recorded an original song for the work, based on her response to the theme of identity. ‘Who am I?’ also includes spoken word recorded by Leeds-based artist Declan and photographs by Matilda Maginnis. 

When: Monday 21st May, 1pm

Where: Lighting Studio, NSCD

Tickets: FREE, no ticket required

 

Ephemeral

Thousands of prisoners created secret artwork during the holocaust to document the horrifying brutality they were subjected to. Brought to you by Kate Forster and Henry Ward, this thought provoking immersive experience explore Holocaust Art.

When: Monday 21st, 5pm

Where: Northern School of Contemporary Dance

Tickets: FREE, no ticket required. Meet at NSCD Foyer