Glasgow to
host showcase of work by recent graduates from Europe’s arts schools
host showcase of work by recent graduates from Europe’s arts schools
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) and The
Glasgow School of Art (the GSA) will host a programme of performances, films
and an exhibition of work by recent graduates from Europe’s arts schools from 12
– 16 November 2014 coinciding with the European League of
Institutes of the Arts (ELIA) conference, which will be held in Glasgow from 13
-15 November. The sixth edition of NEU/NOW features work by 40 artists, filmmakers,
designers and performers from 13 countries. Performances will be staged in the
New Atheneum Theatre and Chandler Studio at the RCS, and an exhibition will be
staged in the Reid Building at the GSA. The film screenings will take place in the Reid Auditorium and Glasgow Film Theatre.
Glasgow School of Art (the GSA) will host a programme of performances, films
and an exhibition of work by recent graduates from Europe’s arts schools from 12
– 16 November 2014 coinciding with the European League of
Institutes of the Arts (ELIA) conference, which will be held in Glasgow from 13
-15 November. The sixth edition of NEU/NOW features work by 40 artists, filmmakers,
designers and performers from 13 countries. Performances will be staged in the
New Atheneum Theatre and Chandler Studio at the RCS, and an exhibition will be
staged in the Reid Building at the GSA. The film screenings will take place in the Reid Auditorium and Glasgow Film Theatre.
Performance
Becket inspired drama, poetry & politics,
and clog dancing
and clog dancing
A programme of performances will be staged at the
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s New Athenaeum and Chandler Studio Theatres
including Nothing to be Done, an absurdist, all-female tragicomedy inspired by Samuel
Beckett’s Waiting For Godot presented by Chaseplay Theatre Company; a double
bill of spoken word, poetry and rap exploring our political landscape by Qasim
Shah of the University of Winchester and ESPRAP by Esra and Enes Özmen Akademie
der bildenden Künste Wien, Austria; Thinking no Longer… a piece of contemporary theatre exploring the
necessity (or lack of) changing the world created by Julie Solberg and Erika
Cederqvist from Amsterdamse Hogeschool
voor de Kunsten (AHK). 21st Century Clogs a music-theatre triptych that
combines traditional English clog dance and live wireless electronics created
by Sarah Jeffery and Félipe Ignacio Noriega also from Amsterdamse Hogeschool
voor de Kunsten (AHK).
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s New Athenaeum and Chandler Studio Theatres
including Nothing to be Done, an absurdist, all-female tragicomedy inspired by Samuel
Beckett’s Waiting For Godot presented by Chaseplay Theatre Company; a double
bill of spoken word, poetry and rap exploring our political landscape by Qasim
Shah of the University of Winchester and ESPRAP by Esra and Enes Özmen Akademie
der bildenden Künste Wien, Austria; Thinking no Longer… a piece of contemporary theatre exploring the
necessity (or lack of) changing the world created by Julie Solberg and Erika
Cederqvist from Amsterdamse Hogeschool
voor de Kunsten (AHK). 21st Century Clogs a music-theatre triptych that
combines traditional English clog dance and live wireless electronics created
by Sarah Jeffery and Félipe Ignacio Noriega also from Amsterdamse Hogeschool
voor de Kunsten (AHK).
Nothing to be Done, by
award winning Chaseplay Theatre Company features a host of recent graduates
from the Royal Conservatoire’s BA Acting programme. The company, founded by Meghan Tyler
(recently seen as Ophelia, in Hamlet at the Citizens Theatre) whilst still a
student, the all female led Chaseplay focuses on new writing with a mission to
challenge equality within the arts.
Nothing to be Done, their first major work as a company, is an
all-female absurdist tragicomedy, written by Tyler, and initially inspired by
Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. The
piece is directed by and stars Joanne Thomson (Kill Johnny Glendinning- Lyceum,
Citizens and Blackout- ThickSkin Theatre), as well as Tyler, Laura Wooff
(Festen & Misery Guts- RCS) and Charlotte McGuinness.
award winning Chaseplay Theatre Company features a host of recent graduates
from the Royal Conservatoire’s BA Acting programme. The company, founded by Meghan Tyler
(recently seen as Ophelia, in Hamlet at the Citizens Theatre) whilst still a
student, the all female led Chaseplay focuses on new writing with a mission to
challenge equality within the arts.
Nothing to be Done, their first major work as a company, is an
all-female absurdist tragicomedy, written by Tyler, and initially inspired by
Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. The
piece is directed by and stars Joanne Thomson (Kill Johnny Glendinning- Lyceum,
Citizens and Blackout- ThickSkin Theatre), as well as Tyler, Laura Wooff
(Festen & Misery Guts- RCS) and Charlotte McGuinness.
Double Bill, Politics
and Poetry/ ESRAP brings together the work of Luton based Rapper/Poet Qasim
Shah and the Vienna based Özmen siblings otherwise known as ESRAP. Politics and Poetry recalls Shah’s own
experiences of visiting and working in a refugee camp on the Syrian/Turkish
border, coupled with his own experience of growing up on a council estate in
modern England. Through his own lyrics and supported by video footage of his
time in in the camp Shah creates a visceral and politically charged
autobiographical performance experience.
and Poetry/ ESRAP brings together the work of Luton based Rapper/Poet Qasim
Shah and the Vienna based Özmen siblings otherwise known as ESRAP. Politics and Poetry recalls Shah’s own
experiences of visiting and working in a refugee camp on the Syrian/Turkish
border, coupled with his own experience of growing up on a council estate in
modern England. Through his own lyrics and supported by video footage of his
time in in the camp Shah creates a visceral and politically charged
autobiographical performance experience.
ESRAP, consisting of Esra (24) and Enes (20)
employ German and Turkish language lyrics with their work exploring women’s equality,
the struggle of being strangers in their own country (Austria), and the need to
stand up against injustice in their own country as Turkish Austrians. ESRAP compositions finds their inspiration in
Turkish, oriental and
employ German and Turkish language lyrics with their work exploring women’s equality,
the struggle of being strangers in their own country (Austria), and the need to
stand up against injustice in their own country as Turkish Austrians. ESRAP compositions finds their inspiration in
Turkish, oriental and
Arabesque music.
Thinking no longer
means… by Julie Solberg and Eriqa
Cederqvist challenges the role their generation plays in changing the
world. The performance portrays the
luxuries of
means… by Julie Solberg and Eriqa
Cederqvist challenges the role their generation plays in changing the
world. The performance portrays the
luxuries of
their generation in an
attempt to mirror the struggle of Solberg and Cederqvist’s generation to be
politically engaged. Irony, sarcasm and controversies are essential parts of
the experience, which situates the audience in a think tank as the performers throw
themselves into a live physical and violent interrogation of these questions. The piece is full of black humour and satir with
a serious after-taste.
attempt to mirror the struggle of Solberg and Cederqvist’s generation to be
politically engaged. Irony, sarcasm and controversies are essential parts of
the experience, which situates the audience in a think tank as the performers throw
themselves into a live physical and violent interrogation of these questions. The piece is full of black humour and satir with
a serious after-taste.
21st
Century Clogs, created by Sarah Jeffery and Félipe Ignacio Noriega is an
explosion of daring music-theatre, using a mixture of folk art forms and live
wireless electronics to present a performance with a message. Fusing influences
from their heritages in rural England and Mexico City, Jeffery Ignacio Noriega
take inspiration from the history of English clog dance to explore themes of oppression,
social class and gender identity.
Century Clogs, created by Sarah Jeffery and Félipe Ignacio Noriega is an
explosion of daring music-theatre, using a mixture of folk art forms and live
wireless electronics to present a performance with a message. Fusing influences
from their heritages in rural England and Mexico City, Jeffery Ignacio Noriega
take inspiration from the history of English clog dance to explore themes of oppression,
social class and gender identity.
Exhibition
Photos of landfills, films of ballet, a massive wooded “house
for hens”
for hens”
and a modular set, designed for
modern nomads
modern nomads
A wide variety of work by artists and designers will be shown in the Reid
Gallery.
Gallery.
In a series of striking photographs artist Marko
Miščević from Akademija Dramske Umjetnosti Zagreb, explores the contrast
between the idyllic pastoral idea of landscape and the reality of urban
landfill. They are in our immediate vicinity – no one wants to see them, but we
have to take responsibility for their existence. Moderate UN scenarios suggest
that if current population and consumption trends continue, by the 2030s, we
will need the equivalent of two Earths to support us.
Miščević from Akademija Dramske Umjetnosti Zagreb, explores the contrast
between the idyllic pastoral idea of landscape and the reality of urban
landfill. They are in our immediate vicinity – no one wants to see them, but we
have to take responsibility for their existence. Moderate UN scenarios suggest
that if current population and consumption trends continue, by the 2030s, we
will need the equivalent of two Earths to support us.
In a video work Adrian
Langtry from Dublin Institute of Technology investigates modern urban
society particularly the legality, and morality of surveillance. The work
combines audio recordings over public airwaves synchronized with footage of
people on the streets of Dublin, and explores how the mind seeks to create
meaning and understanding in a given situation often leading to
misunderstandings.
Langtry from Dublin Institute of Technology investigates modern urban
society particularly the legality, and morality of surveillance. The work
combines audio recordings over public airwaves synchronized with footage of
people on the streets of Dublin, and explores how the mind seeks to create
meaning and understanding in a given situation often leading to
misunderstandings.
Pulse Sequence by Georgina Rodger, a graduate of Kunst og designhøgskoleni Bergen, started
with the artist’s conversations
with a neurologist and a medical researcher about the medical scanning
technique Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(MRI) following her own experience of the procedure. During the process
of scanning, the machine produced distinctive and unusual sounds; a variety of
rhythmic patterns, frequencies and timbres – accompanied by the increasing
sensation that the sounds were moving around her body gaining intensity as they
neared her head. Her work explores the parallel between how the MRI is created
the as the potential of material in sculpture is revealed.
with the artist’s conversations
with a neurologist and a medical researcher about the medical scanning
technique Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(MRI) following her own experience of the procedure. During the process
of scanning, the machine produced distinctive and unusual sounds; a variety of
rhythmic patterns, frequencies and timbres – accompanied by the increasing
sensation that the sounds were moving around her body gaining intensity as they
neared her head. Her work explores the parallel between how the MRI is created
the as the potential of material in sculpture is revealed.
Der Leuchtturm (The Lighthouse), a large-scale
sculptural work by GSA graduate Jennifer Martin, was developed for a residency
in Cuxhaven in the North of Germany. Made of scrap metal and bicycle parts with
an onboard camera that took 360° panoramas it travelled around all areas of
Cuxhaven creating images that would later be shown in the town’s ferry terminal.
sculptural work by GSA graduate Jennifer Martin, was developed for a residency
in Cuxhaven in the North of Germany. Made of scrap metal and bicycle parts with
an onboard camera that took 360° panoramas it travelled around all areas of
Cuxhaven creating images that would later be shown in the town’s ferry terminal.
“House” a mammoth installation by Ania
Siekierska from Akademia SztukPięknychw Warszawiesits sits in
juxtaposition to the huge, closed, mechanized halls in which the battery hens
live. Built in parallel to the artist’s new house in the Polish mountains, “House”
is a tribute to animals that are treated by the people as objects rather than
living beings.
Siekierska from Akademia SztukPięknychw Warszawiesits sits in
juxtaposition to the huge, closed, mechanized halls in which the battery hens
live. Built in parallel to the artist’s new house in the Polish mountains, “House”
is a tribute to animals that are treated by the people as objects rather than
living beings.
A film and installation work Israeli-born graduate
of Hogeschool Gent, R’m Aharoni, explores the
different effects which shape identity. In
her performance, NOT TO DISCOU[RAGE] YOU, Newcastle University
graduate, Faye Green presents a work animating the illicit learning of a
forbidden dance. Part telling, part practice, the performance enacts a series
of beginnings and interruptions, as the body interjects into the attempted
narrative. A film of the performance will be played during the exhibition.
of Hogeschool Gent, R’m Aharoni, explores the
different effects which shape identity. In
her performance, NOT TO DISCOU[RAGE] YOU, Newcastle University
graduate, Faye Green presents a work animating the illicit learning of a
forbidden dance. Part telling, part practice, the performance enacts a series
of beginnings and interruptions, as the body interjects into the attempted
narrative. A film of the performance will be played during the exhibition.
In NOMAD – THE MINIMUM LIFE
NECESSITIES, designer Nina Woroniecka from
Akademia Sztuk Pieknych w Warszawie presents a modular set, designed for
modern nomads. Inspired by the rising trend of minimalism and the new dynamic
lifestyle of young people who move very frequently, it consists of basic pieces
of furniture. The practical needs of sleeping, sitting, resting and working
resulted in the development of the set, providing minimal comfort. Furniture
items are light and easy to assemble, forming a mobile unit.
NECESSITIES, designer Nina Woroniecka from
Akademia Sztuk Pieknych w Warszawie presents a modular set, designed for
modern nomads. Inspired by the rising trend of minimalism and the new dynamic
lifestyle of young people who move very frequently, it consists of basic pieces
of furniture. The practical needs of sleeping, sitting, resting and working
resulted in the development of the set, providing minimal comfort. Furniture
items are light and easy to assemble, forming a mobile unit.
Other works on show in the Reid Gallery
have been created by Robin Butter – Hogeschool der Kunsten
Den Haag, Océane Hänni – École cantonale d’art de Lausanne, Martina Rihácková –
Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíne, Annina Thomann – Hochschule der Künste Bern
and.
Meanwhile, costumes designed by Almina Duraković, Faculty of Design,
University of Primorska, will be shown in the contemporary ballet
dance film, CROSSROADS in the café bar at the RCS.
have been created by Robin Butter – Hogeschool der Kunsten
Den Haag, Océane Hänni – École cantonale d’art de Lausanne, Martina Rihácková –
Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíne, Annina Thomann – Hochschule der Künste Bern
and.
Meanwhile, costumes designed by Almina Duraković, Faculty of Design,
University of Primorska, will be shown in the contemporary ballet
dance film, CROSSROADS in the café bar at the RCS.
Eight contrasting films by graduates from
Switzerland, Sweden, Slovenia, Poland, Norway, Belgium and the UK will be shown
in the Glasgow Film Theatre and Reid Auditorium. For full details see Notes for
Editors.
Switzerland, Sweden, Slovenia, Poland, Norway, Belgium and the UK will be shown
in the Glasgow Film Theatre and Reid Auditorium. For full details see Notes for
Editors.
Tickets for performances and screenings are
available through the Royal conservatoire of Scotland Box Office” 0141 332 5057
/ boxoffice@rcs.ac.uk
available through the Royal conservatoire of Scotland Box Office” 0141 332 5057
/ boxoffice@rcs.ac.uk
Ends
Further information:
Lesley Booth, GSA 0779 941 4474 /press@gsa.ac.uk
Katie Bell, RCS 0141 270 8387/ 07834 785014/ k.bell@rcs.ac.uk
Notes for Editors
Previous editions of NEU/NOW were held in Vilnius, Nantes,
Tallinn, Porto and Amsterdam.
Tallinn, Porto and Amsterdam.
NEU/NOW Exhibition open in the Reid Gallery
Thursday 13 – Sunday 16 Nov: 10am – 5pm Free
NEU/NOW Performances
13 NOVEMBER at 8pm NEW
ATHENAEUM THEATRE, RCS
ATHENAEUM THEATRE, RCS
21st Century Clogs
Sarah Jeffery and
Félipe Ignacio Noriega Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten (AHK),
Netherlands. 21st Century Clogs is a music-theatre triptych that uses
traditional English clog dance and live wireless electronics to create unique ways
of expression to communicate a message.
Félipe Ignacio Noriega Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten (AHK),
Netherlands. 21st Century Clogs is a music-theatre triptych that uses
traditional English clog dance and live wireless electronics to create unique ways
of expression to communicate a message.
14 NOVEMBER at 8pm NEW
ATHENAEUM THEATRE, RCS
ATHENAEUM THEATRE, RCS
15 NOVEMBER at 8pm NEW
ATHENAEUM THEATRE, RCS
ATHENAEUM THEATRE, RCS
Nothing to be Done
Chaseplay Theatre
Company Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, United Kingdom. An absurdist, all-female
tragicomedy inspired by Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot.
Company Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, United Kingdom. An absurdist, all-female
tragicomedy inspired by Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot.
12 NOVEMBER at 8pm CHANDLER
STUDIO THEATRE, RCS
STUDIO THEATRE, RCS
13 NOVEMBER at 7pm CHANDLER
STUDIO THEATRE, RCS
STUDIO THEATRE, RCS
DOUBLE BILL:
Politics and Poetry / EsRAP
Qasim Shah University
of Winchester, Faculty of Arts, United Kingdom Esra and Enes Ozmen Akademie der
bildenden Kunste Wien, Austria An evening of spoken word, poetry and rap
exploring our political landscape. Please note, EsRAP is performed in
Turkish and Austrian German, with an English translation available.
of Winchester, Faculty of Arts, United Kingdom Esra and Enes Ozmen Akademie der
bildenden Kunste Wien, Austria An evening of spoken word, poetry and rap
exploring our political landscape. Please note, EsRAP is performed in
Turkish and Austrian German, with an English translation available.
14 NOVEMBER at 8.15pm
CHANDLER STUDIO THEATRE, RCS
CHANDLER STUDIO THEATRE, RCS
15 NOVEMBER at 8.15pm
CHANDLER STUDIO THEATRE, RCS
CHANDLER STUDIO THEATRE, RCS
Thinking no longer means anymore than checking at each moment whether
one can indeed think
Julie Solberg and Erika Cederqvist Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten
(AHK), Netherlands . What is solidarity? Where is the necessity to help others?
Thinking no longer (…) is a theatre performance about the necessity
(or not) of changing the world.
one can indeed think
Julie Solberg and Erika Cederqvist Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten
(AHK), Netherlands . What is solidarity? Where is the necessity to help others?
Thinking no longer (…) is a theatre performance about the necessity
(or not) of changing the world.
Films
13 NOVEMBER at 6pm REID AUDITORIUM, GSA
14 NOVEMBER at 6pm GLASGOW FILM THEATRE
4 Grad Kaltes Wasser (4 Degree Water)
Gabriel Studerus Hochschule Luzern, Switzerland
Who is to blame for the Costa Concordia disaster? Anonymous entries in a
blog are the starting point of a heated debate on blame and responsibility in
this short film.
blog are the starting point of a heated debate on blame and responsibility in
this short film.
Årsringar (Rings of Life)
Ida Lindgren Stockholm University of the Arts, Sweden
Årsringar is a short film about existence, sorrow
and how life easily comes and goes. Hanna was seven years old when she watched
her little sister fall ill and die in a few hours.
and how life easily comes and goes. Hanna was seven years old when she watched
her little sister fall ill and die in a few hours.
Dej Povej (Tell Me)
Domen Lo Fakulteta za dizajn, Univerza na Primorskem, Slovenia
Dej Povej is a short animated film about a love story on a surreal train
ride; written, animated and edited by the artist over six months.
Dej Povej is a short animated film about a love story on a surreal train
ride; written, animated and edited by the artist over six months.
Forcing Function
Adam Janisch Akademia Sztuk Pieknych w Warszawie, Poland Forcing
Function is a ruthless diagnosis of a computerised society ruled by the
market and pressure for success. The film presents a possible vision of the
near and immediate future of our society.
Function is a ruthless diagnosis of a computerised society ruled by the
market and pressure for success. The film presents a possible vision of the
near and immediate future of our society.
HERE – or the art of searching for the wonderful flow
Tord Torpe Kunst- og designhøgskolen i Bergen (KHiB), Norway
HERE – or the art of searching for the wonderful flow is an animation
based on a short story by the acclaimed Norwegian writer Frode Grytten.
HERE – or the art of searching for the wonderful flow is an animation
based on a short story by the acclaimed Norwegian writer Frode Grytten.
Kassa 9 (Cash Register 9)
Anna Heuninck Hogeschool Gent, Belgium
How many people make real contact with the cashier in the supermarket?
How many people make real contact with the cashier in the supermarket?
Hamare Ghar (Our Home)
Kislay Film & Television Institute of India, India
Kamla works as a full-time maid in Raj and Simran’s house. The film attempts to
understand a class relationship in an atmosphere of love and affection where
violence is not physical but structural.
Kamla works as a full-time maid in Raj and Simran’s house. The film attempts to
understand a class relationship in an atmosphere of love and affection where
violence is not physical but structural.
The Carnival of The Animals
Joey Ku University for the Creative Arts, United Kingdom
Inspired by the works of Charley Harper and Eric Carle, this animated film
highlights the criticality of animal extinction with bright colours and Camille
Saint-Saëns’ composition of the same name.
Inspired by the works of Charley Harper and Eric Carle, this animated film
highlights the criticality of animal extinction with bright colours and Camille
Saint-Saëns’ composition of the same name.