Lincoln Live
The gaps inbetween
Departing from Lincoln’s rich entertainment and theatre history, Lincoln Live featured a series of new commissions which existed at the intersections of disciplinary boundaries. The programme was a celebration of performative ventures that stand resolutely marginal to both the history of English theatre and the often exclusive, disciplinary rhetoric of contemporary performance art.
Let’s Dance
The season’s major new commission was with London based musician and producer Haich Ber Na who proposed a programme on online workshops, a 3 part music video series set to new music and a supporting photography series. Inspired by 70’s experimental film, sci-fi futures and modernist interior design the project was an aesthetic continuation from the artist’s 2019 release Everywhere’s Home; which explored autobiographical notions of alienation and isolation.
With professional development opportunities at its core, young creatives in Lincoln were shortlisted to support the project team (Joseph Bernard, Ivor Alice, Jesse Crankson and Richard Wilkins) in paid junior roles including set design, behind the scenes photography, styling and costume.
Images featured courtesy and copyright of Haich Ber Na and Jesse Crankson.
In an ongoing partnership with The Justice Arts & Migration Network artist Natasha Davis lead a 12 mile walk on from Lincoln Castle (Lincoln’s Victorian Prison) to Morton Hall Immigration Removal Centre in Swinderby, Lincolnshire. It Takes a Decade is a collective action in response to the policy of detention without trial and for the livelihoods contained within the Centre.
2020 marks 200 years since Antarctica was first sighted. In Spring, as part of Antarctica In Sight – a national programme of activity supported by the UK Antarctica Heritage Trust, independent curator and researcher Linda Rocco delivered a performance and talks programme exploring groundbreaking intersections of arts and STEM subjects with a focus on climate change and the uniquely precarious position of Antarctica in today’s sociopolitical climate. The week long programme featured contributions from artists Rhine Bernadino, Lula Mebrahtu,Aidan Moesby and Josefina Nellimarka.
Artist Ruth Beale worked with inmates at HMP Lincoln to develop a radio play inspired by futuristic and speculative genres. The workshops were supported by Sonia Rossington and departed from discussions surrounding civic engagement and responsibility. The play aired on National Prison Radio and media outlets across the UK.
In partnership with The Collection, Lincoln Live culminated with a site-specific performance led by artist Laura Wilson which was inspired by Lincoln’s history, heritage and objects from The Collection’s displays and archives.
Further contributions included exhibition of new work by Newcastle based artist Calum Bayne, bold interpretations of Mansions of the Future’s free, monthly Communal Lunches programme by artist’s Wingshan Smith, Beth Kettel and Arianne Churchman and artist talks with Dr Ruth Charnock, Chris Hinojosa and Sam West.
Images courtesy and copyright of Mansions of the Future and the artists involved.
